| Orville James Victor - United States - 1861 - 598 pages
...following communication from General Lee : " ' April 8, 1885. •' ' GEXFIUI/— I received at a lato hoar your note of to-day. In mine of yesterday I did not Intend to propose the surrender of tho Army of Northern Virginia, but lo usk the terms of your proposition. To bo frank, I do not think... | |
| Robert Tomes, Benjamin G. Smith - Slavery - 1862 - 842 pages
...obedient servant, "US GRANT, Lieutenant-General Commanding Armies of the United States." " AprU 8. ' ' GENERAL : I received at a late hour your note of to-day in answer to mine of yesterday. the result of which was that, on the April 9th, General Lee requested... | |
| Joseph Hartwell Barrett - Presidents - 1865 - 902 pages
...Very respectfully, your obedient servant, US GRANT, Lieutenant-General. tIEN. LEE TO GEN. GRANT. April 8, 1865. GENERAL : I received at a late hour your note of to-day, in answer to mine of yesterday. I did not intend to propose the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia,... | |
| Joseph Hartwell Barrett - Biography & Autobiography - 1865 - 878 pages
...Very respectfully, your obedient servant, US GRANT, Lieutenant-General. GEN. LEE TO GEN. GRANT. April 8, 1865. GENERAL : I received at a late hour your note of to-day, in answer to mine of yesterday. I did not intend to propose the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia,... | |
| 1865 - 278 pages
...GBANT, Lieutenant-Gen. Commanding Armies of the United States. IV. GENERAL LEE TO GENERAL GRANT. April 8, 1865. GENERAL : I received at a late hour your note of to-day in answer to mine of yesterday. I did not intend to propose the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia,... | |
| Thomas Prentice Kettell - United States - 1865 - 872 pages
...GRAST, " Lieutenant- General Commanding ft« Armirs of the United States." IV. LEE TO GENERAL GRAKT. ver, general, that I am equally anxious for peace with yoursel answer to mice of yesterday. " I did not intend to propose the surrender of the Army of Northern Virgin«,... | |
| Isaac N. Arnold - Dummies (Bookselling) - 1866 - 804 pages
...for Lee's army. The chase was up. At midnight Grant received from Lee the following note :* " APRIL 8, 1865. " GENERAL : I received at a late hour your...yesterday I did not intend to propose the surrender of the urtuv of Northern Virginia, but to ask the terms of your proposition. To be » Grant's Report, p. 41.... | |
| United States. War Department - 1866 - 436 pages
...column, and about miduigbt received the following communication from General Lee : "AraiL 8, I8iw. "GENERAL: I received at a late hour your note of to-day....yesterday I did not intend to propose the surrender of the'army of northern Virginia, but to ask the terms oi your proposition. To be frank, I do not think... | |
| 1866 - 724 pages
...General Mcade's column, and about midnight received the following communication from General Lee : "Aran, 8, 1865. "GENERAL : I received at a late hour your...to-day. In mine of yesterday I did not intend to propose tbe surrender of the army of northern Virginia, but to iisk the tenu!- •: your proposition. To bo... | |
| Edward McPherson - Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) - 1866 - 164 pages
...United Stalti. APRIL 8, 1865. GENERAL: I received, at alate hour, your noto of to-day, in answer to mine of yesterday. I did not intend to propose the...Army of Northern Virginia, but to ask the terms of yourproposition. Tobefrank, I donotthink the emergency has arisen to call for the surrender of this... | |
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