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I have the honor to propose an armistice for--hours, with the view to arranging terms for the capitulation of Vicksburg.
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gutenberg.orgUlysses S. Grant: “I have the honor to propose an armistice for--hours, with the view to arranging terms for the capitulation of Vicksburg.”
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Grant formally proposes an armistice to negotiate the terms for the surrender of Vicksburg.
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