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I claim that when we took Vicksburg, by all the rules of civilized warfare the Confederates should have surrendered, and allowed us to restore peace in the land.
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gutenberg.orgGrenville Dodge: “I claim that when we took Vicksburg, by all the rules of civilized warfare the Confederates should have surrendered, and…”
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Dodge asserts that the Confederates should have surrendered after the fall of Vicksburg, according to the rules of warfare, to restore peace.
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