 | Samuel Millard Bowman, Richard Biddle Irwin - United States - 1865 - 566 pages
...telegraphed to General Grant. " ' WASHINOTON, March 8, 1365—12.80 r. «. " ' LlEUTEN AUT-GENERAI, GRANT : * ' The President directs me to say to you that he wishes you to have no on ference with General Lee, unless it be for the capitulation of General Lees army, or some minor... | |
 | Thomas Prentice Kettell - United States - 1865 - 944 pages
...March, d govern his action : — * "\VAsniSGTOlf, March 3, 1SC3 — 12 p. и. tenant-General GRANT. 10 President directs me to say to you that he wishes you to have no conference ¡eneral Leo unless it be for the capitulation of General Lee's army, or on some und purely military... | |
 | Henry Jarvis Raymond - United States - 1865 - 886 pages
...however, again defeated them by sending the following order:— WASHWOTON, Jfarv* 3, ;;::—•. p.«. Lieutenant-General GRANT : The President directs me to say to you that he wishes yon to Lave ni conference with General Lee, unless it be for the capitulation of General Lee's army,... | |
 | Henry Jarvis Raymond - United States - 1865 - 848 pages
...i.vo 10 f, March 8. 1S65— 12 r. K. Lieutenant-General GBANT : The President directs me to say to yon that he wishes you to have no conference with General Lee, unless it be for the capitulation of General Lee's army, or on some minor and purely military matter. He instructs... | |
 | John Stevens Cabot Abbott - Civil war - 1866 - 688 pages
...and transmitted to General Grant. The reply was as follows : — " WASHINGTON, March 3 — 12 p. M. " Lieutenant-General GRANT : " The President directs...to have no conference with General Lee, unless it be for the capitulation of General Lee's army, or on some minor or purely military matter. He instructs... | |
 | Isaac N. Arnold - Dummies (Bookselling) - 1866 - 750 pages
...War, and telegraphed to General Grant : " WASHINGTON, March 3, 1865 — 12 PM " Lieutenant General GRANT : " The President directs me to say to you that...to have no conference with General Lee, unless it be for the capitulation of General Lee's army, or on some minor and purely military matter. He instucts... | |
 | Isaac N. Arnold - Dummies (Bookselling) - 1866 - 748 pages
...of War, and telegraphed to General Grant: " WASHINGTON, March 3, 1865 — 12 PM " Lieutenant General GRANT : " The President directs me to say to you that...to have no conference with General Lee, unless it be for the capitulation of General Lee's army, or on some minor and purely military matter. He instucts... | |
 | United States dept. of state - 1866 - 702 pages
...telegraphed to General Grant: President's Lincoln's instructions. "WASHINGTON, Mareh 3, 1865—12. pm "The President directs me to say to you that he wishes...to have no conference with General Lee, unless it he for the capitulation of General Lee's army, or on some minor and purely military matter. He instructs... | |
 | Francis Bicknell Carpenter - History - 1866 - 382 pages
...changing. ' Let me have a pen.' " Mr. Lincoln sat down at the table, and wrote as follows : — " ' The President directs me to say to you that he wishes...to have no conference with General Lee, unless it be for the capitulation of Lee's army, or on some minor or purely military matter. He instructs me... | |
 | Isaac N. Arnold - Dummies (Bookselling) - 1866 - 804 pages
...following is a copy of the President's instructions : " WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, March 3, 1865. " To Lieutenant-General GRANT : " The President directs...that he wishes you to have no conference with General Lec, unless it be for the capitulation of General Lee's army, or some minor and purely military matter.... | |
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Lee's army, or on some minor and purely military matter. He instructs me to say that you are not to decide, discuss, or confer upon any political question. Such questions the President holds in his own hands, and will submit them to no military conferences... 
