 | James D. McCabe - Generals - 1866 - 752 pages
..."GENERAL: " I have received your note of this date. Though not entertaining the opinion you express on the hopelessness of further resistance on the part of the Army of Northern Virginia, I reciprocate your desire to avoid useless effusion of blood, and therefore, before considering your... | |
 | Horace Greeley - Slavery - 1867 - 848 pages
...next morning the following letter : " APRIL 7, 1865. " GENERAL — The result of the last week mast convince you of the hopelessness of further resistance on the part of the Array of Northern Virginia in this struggle. I feel that it is so; and regard it as my duty to shift... | |
 | Henry Coppée - Presidents - 1868 - 494 pages
...determined to surrender. To this end, the following correspondence ensued between them. Grant writes from Farmville : APRIL 7, 1885. GENERAL — The result...myself the responsibility of any further effusion of'blood, by asking of you the surrender of that portion of the Confederate States army known as the... | |
 | James Sanks Brisbin - Campaign literature, 1868 - 1868 - 424 pages
...GENERAL : I have just received your note of this date. Though not entertaining the opinion you express of the hopelessness of further resistance on the part of the Army of Northern Virginia, I reciprocate your desire to avoid useless effusion of blood; and, therefore, before considering your... | |
 | Edward Howland - Biography & Autobiography - 1868 - 670 pages
...GENERAL : I have received your note of this date. Though not entertaining the opinion you express on the hopelessness of further resistance on the part of the army of Northern Virginia, I reciprocate your desire to avoid useless effusion of blood, and therefore, before considering your... | |
 | Henry Champion Deming - Electronic books - 1868 - 562 pages
...GENERAL, — I have received your note of this date. Though not entertaining the opinion you express on the hopelessness of further resistance on the part of the Army of Northern Virginia, I reciprocate your desire to avoid useless effusion of blood, and therefore, before considering your... | |
 | James Harrison Wilson, Charles Anderson Dana - Generals - 1868 - 456 pages
...GENERAL, — I have received your note of this date. Though not entertaining the opinion you express on the hopelessness of further resistance on the part of the Army of Northern Virginia, I reciprocate your desire to avoid useless effusion of blood, and therefore, before considering your... | |
 | Henry Coppée - Presidents - 1868 - 494 pages
...GENERAL — I have received your note of this date. Though not entertaining the opinion you express on the hopelessness of further resistance on the part of the Army of Northern Virginia, I reciprocate your desire to avoid useless effusion of blood, and therefore, before considering your... | |
 | Stella S. Flood Coatsworth - Chicago (Ill.) - 1869 - 458 pages
...Grant reached the rebel lines bearing the following letter: April 1th, 1865. GENERAL : — The results of the last week must convince you of the hopelessness...I feel that it is so, and regard it as my duty to lift from myself the responsibility of the further effusion of blood, by asking of you the surrender... | |
 | 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...I feel that it is so, and regard it as my duty to lift from myself the responsibility of the further effusion of blood, by asking of you the surrender... | |
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April 7, 1865 GENERAL : — I have received your note of this date. Though not entertaining the opinion you express on the hopelessness of further resistance on the part of the Army of Northern Virginia... 
