 | James Baird McClure - 1879 - 250 pages
...communication 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. I Virginia, in this struggle. I feel that it is so, and regard it as my duty to shift from myself the... | |
 | United States. War Department - Confederate States of America - 1880 - 1064 pages
...entertaining the opinion you express on the hopelessness of further resistance on the part of the Armv of" Northern Virginia, I reciprocate your desire to...effusion of blood, and therefore, before considering your pr< position, ask the terms you will offer on condition of its surrender. RE LEE, Oeneral. To this... | |
 | John Denison Champlin - United States - 1881 - 626 pages
...Farmville the following note: "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... | |
 | John Denison Champlin - United States - 1881 - 624 pages
...Farmville the following note: "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... | |
 | Charles Folsom Walcott - Massachusetts - 1882 - 562 pages
...communication 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... | |
 | United States. War Department - Confederate States of America - 1972 - 1210 pages
...Farmville : APRIL 7, 1865. General RE LEE : 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... | |
 | William S Mcfeely - Biography & Autobiography - 1981 - 612 pages
..."Though not entertaining the opinion you express on the hopelessness of further resistance . . . , I reciprocate your desire to avoid useless effusion...proposition, ask the terms you will offer on condition of ... surrender." The next morning — how early is not clear — Grant replied, "I would say, that peace... | |
 | James C. Clark - History - 1997 - 196 pages
...here."61 On Friday, Grant sent a message to Lee saying, "The result of the last week must convince you of the hopelessness of further resistance on the part of the Army of Northern Virginia."62 Lee received Grant's message but continued his drive toward Appomattox Court House. He... | |
 | Edward Porter Alexander - History - 1998 - 702 pages
...& a generous act to send it.30 April 7, 1865 General. The events 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, & regard it as my duty to shift from myself the responsibility... | |
 | Howard M. Hensel - United States - 1989 - 344 pages
...Army of Northern Virginia. Lee responded that, " 'though not entertaining the opinion you express on the hopelessness of further resistance on the part of the Army of Northern Virginia (General Lee's army), I reciprocate your desire to avoid useless effusion of blood, and therefore,... | |
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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... 
