| Jesse Ames Spencer - United States - 1866 - 620 pages
...thoroughly familiar with the harrowing details of war.' "— Army of ik» Potomac," p. 613. lessness of further resistance on the part of the Army of Northern...terms you will offer, on condition of its surrender." To this Grant immediately replied : — " GENERAL : Your note of last evening, in reply to mine of... | |
| Orville James Victor - United States - 1861 - 598 pages
...: " ' April J, 1865. " ' Gwniui^Tho result of the last week must convince you of t!io hopelessness of further resistance on the part of the Army of Northern Virginia in this struggle. I fed that it is so, and regard It as my duty to shirt from myself tho responsibility... | |
| Robert Tomes, Benjamin G. Smith - Slavery - 1862 - 842 pages
...LEE, Commander CSA — " 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... | |
| Horace Greeley - Slavery - 1866 - 842 pages
...: " APRIL 7, 1865. " 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... | |
| Joseph Hartwell Barrett - Presidents - 1865 - 912 pages
...received your note of this date. Though not entirely of the opinion you express of the hopelessness of the further resistance on the part of the Army of Northern...to avoid useless effusion of blood, and, therefore, considering your proposition, ask tho terms you will offer on condition of its surrender. It. E. LEE,... | |
| Thomas Prentice Kettell - United States - 1865 - 872 pages
...entirely of the opinion you express of the hopelessness of further resistance on the part of the Annj of Northern Virginia, I reciprocate your desire to avoid useless effusion of blood, aci therefore, before considering your proposition, ask the terms you will offer, on coDduffii of its... | |
| American literature - 1865 - 828 pages
...following letter to Lee : "GKNFKAI., — The result of the laut wrck mu*t convince you of the hopeliwne.-w of further resistance on the part of the Army of Northern Virginia in thin £t niggle. I feel that It is 5<>, яп(1 retard It as my duty to shift fn>m my§i-lf the responsibility... | |
| Joseph Hartwell Barrett - Biography & Autobiography - 1865 - 972 pages
...RE Lee, Commanding CSA : 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 straggle. I feel that it is so, and regard it as my duty to shift from myself the responsibility... | |
| Cassell, ltd - 1865 - 702 pages
...following terms : — " 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... | |
| Henry Mills Alden, Frederick Lewis Allen, Lee Foster Hartman, Thomas Bucklin Wells - 1865 - 838 pages
...following letter to Lee : " GFNERAL,_Thc result of tho 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, mid regard it as my duty to shirt from myself tho responsibility... | |
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