 | William Swinton - History - 1882 - 790 pages
...7th General Lee received the following communication : Aim. 7, 18«5. struggle. I feel that it is BO, and regard it as my duty to shift from myself the...blood, by asking of you the surrender of that portion of the Confederate States army known as the Army of Northern Virginia, US GRAHT, Lieutenant-General... | |
 | Andrew Atkinson Humphreys - United States - 1883 - 496 pages
...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...blood, by asking of you the surrender of that portion of the Confederate States Army known as the Army of Northern Virginia. US GRiNT, Lieutenant-General.... | |
 | William P. Seville - Delaware - 1884 - 178 pages
...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...blood by asking of you the surrender of that portion of the Confederate States army known as the Army of Northern Virginia. "'US GRANT, Lieutenant- General.... | |
 | Clara Emma Cheney - United States - 1884 - 586 pages
...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...blood, by asking of you the surrender of that portion of the Confederate States army known as the Army of Northern Virginia. US GRANT, Lieutcnant-General... | |
 | Theodore Burr Gates - United States - 1884 - 690 pages
...on the part of the Army of Northern Virginia in this struggle. I feel that it is so, and regard it my duty to shift from myself the responsibility of...blood, by asking of you the surrender of that portion of the Confederate States' Army known as the Army of Northern Virginia. " US GRANT, " Lieut. Gen."... | |
 | George B. Herbert - United States - 1884 - 422 pages
...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...responsibility of any further effusion of blood by askirg of you the surrender of that portion of the Confederate States Army knovra as the Arczy of Northern... | |
 | David W. Lusk - Illinois - 1884 - 600 pages
...hopelessness of further resistance on the part of the Army of Northern Virginia in this struggle. I feel it is so, and regard it as my duty to shift from myself the responsibility of the further effusion of blood, by asking of you the surrender of that portion of the army of the Confederate... | |
 | United States. War Department - Confederate States of America - 1972 - 1210 pages
...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...blood by asking of you the surrender of that portion of the CS army known as the Army of Northern Virginia. US GRANT, Lieutenant-General. Early on the morning... | |
 | Edward Porter Alexander - History - 1998 - 702 pages
...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...blood by asking of you the surrender of that portion of the Confederate States Army known as the Army of Northern Virginia. US Grant, Lt. Genl. To this... | |
 | Howard M. Hensel - United States - 1989 - 344 pages
...that Lee's position was now hopeless, General Grant wrote the gray commander that he felt it was his duty " '. . . to shift from myself the responsibility...blood, by asking of you the surrender . . .' " of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia. Lee responded that, " 'though not entertaining the opinion... | |
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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... 
