 | Jesse Ames Spencer - United States - 1866 - 620 pages
...addressed the rebel commander in the following terms, under date of April 7th, at Farmville : — " GENERAL : The result of the last week must convince...asking of you the surrender of that portion of the Confederate States army known as the Army of Northern Virginia." Lee, though continuing his retreat,... | |
 | Orville James Victor - United States - 1861 - 598 pages
...Northern Virginia in this struggle. I fed that it is so, and regard It as my duty to shirt from myself tho responsibility of any further effusion of blood by...asking of you the surrender of that portion of the Confederate States Army known as the Army of Northern Virginia. " ' US GHANT, Lieutenant-GeneraL "... | |
 | Robert Tomes, Benjamin G. Smith - Slavery - 1862 - 842 pages
...Army of Northern Virginia. A correspondence* ensued, ° "Apnll. " GENERAL RE LEE, Commander CSA — " GENERAL : The result of the last week must convince...asking of you the surrender of that portion of the CS army known as the Army of Northern Virginia. " Very respectfully, your obedient servant, "US GRANT,... | |
 | Horace Greeley - Slavery - 1866 - 842 pages
...from Farmville the pursuit, the latter dispatched to the front next morning the following letter : " company Confederate States army known as the Army of Northern Virginia. " U. 8. GRANT, Lt.-General. " Gen.... | |
 | Cassell, ltd - 1865 - 702 pages
...Farmville, having sent a note to the Confederate head-quarters coached in the following terms : — " General, — The result of the last week must convince...asking of you the surrender of that portion of the Confederate States' army known as the Army of Northern Virginia." This note reached Lee on the evening... | |
 | Joseph Hartwell Barrett - Biography & Autobiography - 1865 - 878 pages
...General-in-Chief, there being " no relaxation in the pursuit :" April 7th, 1865. Gen. RE Lee, Commanding CSA : GENERAL : The result of the last week must convince...asking of you the surrender of that portion of the Confederate army known as the Army of Northern Virginia. Very respectfully, your obedient servant,... | |
 | Cassell, ltd - 1865 - 652 pages
...following terms :— " General, — The result of the last week must convince you of the hepelessness of further resistance on the part of the Army of Northern...asking of you the surrender of that portion of the Confederate States' army known as the Army of Northern Virginia." This note reached Lee on the evening... | |
 | Joseph Hartwell Barrett - Biography & Autobiography - 1865 - 972 pages
...the hopelessness of further resistance on the part of the Army of Northern Virginia in this straggle. I feel that it is so, and regard it as my duty to...asking of you the surrender of that portion of the Confederate army known as the Army of Northern Virginia. Very respectfully, your obedient servant,... | |
 | 1865 - 278 pages
...struggle. I feel that it ia so, and regard it as my duty to shift from myself the responsibility of uny further effusion of blood, by asking of you the surrender of that portion of the CS army known as the Army of Northern Virgmia. Very respectfully, your obedient servant. US GBANT,... | |
 | Thomas Prentice Kettell - United States - 1865 - 944 pages
...struggle. I feel that it is so, and regard it as my duty to shift from myself the responsibility oí any further effusion of blood, by asking of you the surrender of that portion of liv* CS army known as the Army of Northern Virginia. " Very respectfully, your obedient servant, "US... | |
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GENERAL : The result of the last week must convince you of the hopelessness of further resistance on the part of the army of Northern Virginia in this struggle. I feel that it is so, and regard it as my duty to shift from myself the responsibility of... 
