 | Everett Chamberlin - Campaign literature - 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... | |
 | Edward Lee Childe - Generals - 1875 - 394 pages
...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 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 end, I cannot, therefore,... | |
 | Edward Lee Childe - Generals - 1875 - 370 pages
...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 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 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
...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 surrender of...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... | |
 | James Baird McClure - 1879 - 250 pages
...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 surrender •of...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... | |
 | Historical Society of Delaware - Delaware - 1879 - 654 pages
...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 surrender of...restoration of peace should be the sole object of all, I desire to know whether your proposal would lead to that end. I cannot, therefore, meet you with a view... | |
 | Theodore Burr Gates - New York (State) - 1879 - 656 pages
...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 surrender of this army ; but as the restoration of peace should bethe sole object of all, I desired to know whether your proposals would lead to that end. I cannot,... | |
 | James Baird McClure - 1879 - 260 pages
...letter, General Lee's prospects had improved, when he indicted the following epistle: APRIL 8, 1865. of all, I desired to 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... | |
 | Andrew Atkinson Humphreys - United States - 1883 - 552 pages
...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 surrender of...restoration of peace should be the sole object of all, I desire to know whether your proposils would lead to that end. I cannot, therefore, meet you with a... | |
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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... 
