 GENERAL: — I received your note of this morning on the picket-line, whither I had come to meet you, and ascertain definitely what terms were embraced in your proposal of yesterday with reference to the surrender of this army. I now ask an interview,...  Lee and His Generals - Page 153by William Parker Snow - 1867 - 500 pagesFull view - About this book
 | American essays - 1912 - 912 pages
...reading Grant's letter a second time, began to dictate to Marshall the following reply: — GENERAL: I received your note of this morning on the picket-line, whither I had come to meet you and ascertain what terms were embraced in your proposal of yesterday with reference to the surrender of this army.... | |
 | Orville James Victor - United States - 1861 - 598 pages
...April 9, 1865. " ' GKdouL— I received your note this morning on the picket line, whither 1 had curae to meet you, and ascertain definitely what terms were embraced In your proposal of yrstJMay with reference to the surrender of this army. I now ask an interview In accordance... | |
 | Horace Greeley - Slavery - 1866 - 842 pages
...Sheri dan's headquarters, had received the following additional note : " APRIL 9, 1865. " GENERAL — I received your note of this morning on the picket-line,...ascertain definitely what terms were embraced in your proposal f yesterday with reference to the surrender of this army. I now ask an interview in accordance... | |
 | 1865 - 278 pages
...respectfully, your obedient servant, GENERAL : I received your note of this morning on the picket line, whither I had come to meet you and ascertain definitely...yesterday with reference to the surrender of this army. RE LEE, General. To Lieutenant-General GRANT, Commanding United States Armies. GENERAL GRANT TO GENERAL... | |
 | Thomas Mears Eddy - Illinois - 1866 - 736 pages
...without any further request to play the role of diplomacy. It ran thus : "APRIL 9, 1865. " GKNKRAL: — I received your note of this morning, on the picket-line,...and ascertain definitely what terms were embraced in yonr proposal of yesterday, with reference to the surrender of this army. I now ask an interview in... | |
 | Thomas Prentice Kettell - United States - 1865 - 944 pages
...1865. ОЕУЕНАЬ: — I received your note of this morning on the picket line, whither I had e to meet you and ascertain definitely what terms were embraced in your propoeiof yesterday with reference to the surrender of this army. Г now request an interview in accordance... | |
 | Stella S. Coatsworth - Chicago (Ill.) - 1866 - 728 pages
...without any further request to play the role of diplomacy. It ran thus : "APRIL 9, 1865. " GENERAL: — I received your note of this morning, on the picket-line,...and ascertain definitely what terms were embraced in yo'ir proposal of yesterday, with reference to the surrender of this army. I now ask an interview in... | |
 | Horace Greeley - Slavery - 1866 - 804 pages
...received the following additional note: " APRIL 9, 1865. " GENERAL—I received your note of this norning on the picket-line, whither I had come to meet you,...ascertain definitely what terms were embraced in your proposal )f yesterday with reference to the surrender of this army. I now ask an interview in accordance... | |
 | J. T. Headley - United States - 1866 - 640 pages
...General Lee : — April 9, 1865. GENERAL: — I received your note of this morning-, on the picket line, •whither I had come to meet you, and ascertain definitely what terms were embraced in your proposal of yesterday, with reference to the surrender of this army. I now ask an interview in accordance... | |
 | United States. President - United States - 1866 - 920 pages
...a surrender. " APRIL 9, 1865. " GENERAL : I received yonr noto of this morning on the picket line, whither I had come to meet you, and ascertain definitely what terms were embraced in your proposal of yesterday with reference to the surrenderor this army. I now ask an interview in accordance... | |
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