 | Richard Miller Devens - Industries - 1883 - 756 pages
...portion of the Confederate States army known as the Army of Northern Virginia." He said : " The result of last week must convince you of the hopelessness of...of the army of Northern Virginia in this struggle." Lee replied the same day, saying that though he was not entirely of Grant's opinion as to the hopelessness... | |
 | Andrew Atkinson Humphreys - United States - 1883 - 552 pages
...Ftrnt Brigade. Second Brigade. APPENDIX M. No. 1. April 7, 1R65. GENERAL — The result of the test week must convince you of the hopelessness of further resistance on the part or the Army of Northern Virginia in this struggle. I feel that it is so, and regard it as my duty to... | |
 | George B. Herbert - United States - 1884 - 422 pages
...listened to. With noble magnanimity he sent a note to Lee, from Farmville, to the following effect : " The result of the last week must convince you of the hopelessness...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
...Gen. Grant and Gen. Lee, relating to the surrender of Lee's army. "APRIL 7, 1865. "GENERAL — The result of the last week must convince you of the hopelessness...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... | |
 | Theodore Burr Gates - United States - 1884 - 690 pages
...General : — I have received your note of this date. Though not entertaining the opinion you express of the hopelessness of further resistance on the part of the Army of Northern Virginia, I reciprocate your desire to avoid useless effusion of blood, and, therefore, before considering your... | |
 | William P. Seville - Delaware - 1884 - 178 pages
...GENERAL, — I have received your note of this day. Though not entertaining the opinion you express on the hopelessness of further resistance on the part of the Army of Northern Virginia, I reciprocate your desire to avoid useless effusion of blood, and therefore, before considering your... | |
 | David W. Lusk - Illinois - 1884 - 586 pages
..."GENERAL — I have received your note of this date. Though not entertaining the opinion you express on the hopelessness of further resistance on the part of the Army of Northern Virginia, I reciprocate your desire to avoid useless effusion of blood, and, therefore, before considering your... | |
 | Charles Maltby - California - 1884 - 340 pages
..."GENERAL — I have received your note of this date. Though not entertaining the opinion you express on the hopelessness of further resistance on the part of the Army of Northern Virginia, I reciprocate your desire to avoid .useless effusion of blood, and therefore, before considering your... | |
 | L. T. Remlap - Voyages and travels - 1885 - 374 pages
...further effusion of blood, addressed the following dispatch to Lee: "APRIL 7, 186.5. * GENERAL : — The result of the last week must convince you of the hopelessness...Virginia in this struggle. I feel that it is so, and I regard it as my duty to shift from myself the responsibility of any further effusion of blood by... | |
 | Ulysses Simpson Grant - Generals - 1885 - 668 pages
...follows : HEADQUARTERS ARMIES OF THE US, 5 PM, Apiil 7, 1865. GENERAL RE LEE, Commanding CS A The results of the last week must convince you of the hopelessness...Virginia in this struggle. I feel that it is so. and retrarri it as effusion of blood, by asking of you the surrender of that portion of the Confederate... | |
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April 7, 1865 GENERAL : — I have received your note of this date. Though not entertaining the opinion you express on the hopelessness of further resistance on the part of the Army of Northern Virginia... 
