 | Rolander Guy McClellan - United States - 1872 - 744 pages
...peace should be the sole object of all, I desire to know whether your proposals would tend to thdt end. " I cannot, therefore, meet you with a view to surrender the Army of Northern Virginia, but so far as your proposition uiaj affect the Confederate States forces under my command, and lead to... | |
 | Everett Chamberlin - Biography & Autobiography - 1872 - 568 pages
...of your proposition. To be frank, I do not think the emergency has arisen to call for the surrender. But as the restoration of peace should be the sole object of all, I desire to know whether your proposals would tend to that end. I cannot, therefore, meet you with a... | |
 | Everett Chamberlin - Campaign literature - 1872 - 586 pages
...of your proposition. To be frank, I do not think the emergency has arisen to call for the surrender. But as the restoration of peace should be the sole object of all, I desire to know whether your proposals would tend to that end. I cannot, therefore, meet you with a... | |
 | Edward Lee Childe - Generals - 1875 - 394 pages
...the surrender of this army; but as the restoration of peace should be sole object of all, I desire to know whether your proposals would lead to that...to surrender the army of Northern Virginia, but as far as your proposal may affect the Confederate States forces under my command, and tend to the restoration... | |
 | Edward Lee Childe - Generals - 1875 - 406 pages
...surrender of the army of Northern Virginia, but to ask the terms of your proposition. To be frank, I do not think the emergency has arisen to call for the...this army ; but as the restoration of peace should be sole object of all, I desire to know whether your proposals would lead to that end. I cannot, therefore,... | |
 | Edward Lee Childe - Generals - 1875 - 366 pages
...surrender of the army of Northern Virginia, but to ask the terms of your proposition. To be frank, I do not think the emergency has arisen to call- for the...this army ; but as the restoration of peace should be sole object of all, I desire to know whether your proposals would lead to that end. I cannot, therefore,... | |
 | Willard W. Glazier - United States - 1875 - 416 pages
...of your proposition. To be frank, I do not think the emergency has arisen to call for the surrender. But as the restoration of peace should be the sole object of all, I desire to know whether your proposals would tend to that end. " I cannot, therefore, meet you with... | |
 | Benson John Lossing - United States - 1877 - 674 pages
...surrender of the Army of Northern Virginial but to ask the terms of your proposition. To be frank, I do not think the emergency has arisen to call for the...know whether your proposals would lead to that end. I can not, therefore, meet you with a view to surrender the Army of Northern Virginia ; but as far as... | |
 | Benson John Lossing - North America - 1877 - 764 pages
...sent a note to General Grant, saying he did not propose to surrender. " To be frank," he said, " I do not think the emergency has arisen to call for the surrender of this army." He then proposed to meet Grant on the morning of the 9th to confer upon the subject of peace. The lieutenant-general... | |
 | Benson John Lossing - United States - 1878 - 722 pages
...sent a note to General Grant, saying he did not propose to surrender. " To be frank," he said, " I do not think the emergency has arisen to call for the surrender of this army." He then proposed to meet Grant on the morning of the 9th to confer upon the subject of peace. The lieutenant-general... | |
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GENERAL: I received at a late hour your note of to-day. In mine of yesterday I did not intend to propose the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia, but to ask the terms of your proposition. To be frank, I do not think the emergency has arisen to... 
