 | Henry Coppée - Presidents - 1868 - 494 pages
...Grant writes from Farmville : APRIL?, 1S65. GENERAL — The result of the lost 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 Champion Deming - Electronic books - 1868 - 562 pages
...from Farmville : " — . 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... | |
 | Albert Deane Richardson - Generals - 1868 - 664 pages
...following letter from Farmville to Lee : — " GENERAL : — The result of the last week must convince yon 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... | |
 | Stella S. Flood Coatsworth - Chicago (Ill.) - 1869 - 458 pages
...: — I have received your note of this date. Though not entertaining the opinion you expressed on the hopelessness of further resistance on the part...offer on condition of its surrender. RE LEE, General. US GRANT, Lieutenant- General. This was promptly answered on the morning of the 8th. April 8th, 1865.... | |
 | John Esten Cooke - Fiction - 1869 - 536 pages
...had opened the correspondence. " The result of the last week must convince General Lee," he wrote, " of the hopelessness of further resistance on the part of the army of Northern Virginia." He therefore "asked the surrender" of that army to prevent bloodshed. Lee had written in reply, requesting... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1869 - 876 pages
...Commander Confederati Statet Armies : 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... | |
 | Phineas Camp Headley - Generals - 1869 - 820 pages
...1S65. General RE 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... | |
 | Stella S. Flood Coatsworth - Chicago (Ill.) - 1869 - 478 pages
...the following letter: April 1th, 1865. GENERAL : — The results of the last week must convince yon 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 lift from myself the responsibility... | |
 | Phineas Camp Headley - 1869 - 794 pages
...Commander CSA : — GENERAL : — The result of the last week must convince you of the hopelessuess of further resistance on the part of the Army of Northern Virginia in this struggle. I feel tlmt it is so, and regard it as my duty to shift from myself the responsibility... | |
 | John William Draper - United States - 1870 - 716 pages
...inquires what entertaining the opinion you express of the hopelesskmL wlli b° °f" ness of fartner resistance on the part of the Army of Northern Virginia,...offer on condition of its surrender. "RE LEE, General. " Lieutenant General US Grant." To this Grant replied : "April 8th, 1865. " GENERAL, — Your note... | |
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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 any further... 
