 | Whitelaw Reid - Ohio - 1868 - 1172 pages
...military matters. He instructs me to say you are not to decide or confer upon any political questions. Such questions the President holds in his own hands, and will submit them to no military conference or conditions. Meantime vou are to press to the utmost your military advanKmvi.v M. STANTON,... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1869 - 876 pages
...be for the capitulation of Gen. Lee's army, or on some minor and purely military matter, lie wishes me to say that you are not to decide, discuss, or confer upon anv political question. Such questions the President 'holds fa his own hands, and will •ubmit them... | |
 | Josiah Gilbert Holland, Richard Watson Gilder - American literature - 1897 - 1172 pages
...with General Lee, unless it be for the capitulation of General Lee's army, or on some minor and purely military matter. He instructs me to say that you are...to press to the utmost your military advantages.)) The general thought that the President was unduly anxious about the manner in which the affair would... | |
 | John William Draper - United States - 1870 - 716 pages
...be for to Grant. tne capitulation of Lee's army, or on solely minor and purely military matters. " He instructs me to say that you are not to decide,...to press to the utmost your military advantages." Grant therefore replied courteously to Lee, declining the Letters of Grant to interview, on the ground... | |
 | Phrenology - 1870 - 936 pages
...conference with Gen. Lee, unless it be for the capitulation of Lee's army, or on some minor or purely military matter. He instructs me to say that you are...his own hands, and will submit them to no military conference or convention. In the mean time you aro to press to the utmost your military advantages."... | |
 | Edward McPherson - Freed persons - 1871 - 670 pages
...with General Lee, unless it be for the capitulation of General Lee's army, or on some minor and purely $ EDWIN M. STASTON, Secretary of War. After the Cabinet meeting last night, General Srant started for... | |
 | Edward McPherson - Reconstruction - 1871 - 678 pages
...General Lee's army, or on some minor and purely military matter. He instructs mo to say that you aro uot to decide, discuss, or confer upon any political question....are to press to the utmost your military advantages. EDWIN M. STANTOX, Secretary of War. After the Cabinet meeting last night, General jrant started for... | |
 | Harriet Beecher Stowe - United States - 1872 - 690 pages
...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 to say that you are...his own hands, and will submit them to no military conference or conventions. In the mean time you are to press to the utmost your military advantages."... | |
 | Francis Bicknell Carpenter - 1872 - 370 pages
...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 to say that you are...President holds in his own hands, and will submit them'to no military conferences or conventions. In the mean time you are to press to the * utmost your... | |
 | Malcolm McGregor Dana - Norwich (Conn. : Town) - 1873 - 432 pages
...you to have no conference with General Lee, unless it be for the capitulation of General Lee's army. He instructs me to say that you are not to decide, discuss, or confer upon any political question Meantime you are to press to the utmost your military advantages." The sublime devotion of the man... | |
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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 or conventions. Meantime you are to press to the utmost... 
