 | William Swinton - United States - 1866 - 702 pages
...with a kind of grim humor, wrote, but flying as he wrote : APRIL 8, 1865. GENERAL : — I received at a late hour your note of to-day. In mine of yesterday...to ask the terms of your proposition. To be frank, / do not think the emergency has arisen to call for tJie surrender of this army ; but, as the restoration... | |
 | Edward Alfred Pollard - Confederate States of America - 1866 - 758 pages
...United States. April 8, 1865. General : I received, at a late hour, your note of to-day in answer to mine of yesterday. I did not intend to propose the...terms of your proposition. To be frank, I do not think tlie emergency has arisen to call for the surrender. But as the restoration of peace should be the... | |
 | Phineas Camp Headley - Generals - 1866 - 794 pages
...GENERAL': — I received at a late hour your note of to-day in answer to mine of yesterday. ginin, but to ask the terms of your proposition. To be frank,...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... | |
 | Edward McPherson - Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) - 1866 - 164 pages
...United Stalti. APRIL 8, 1865. GENERAL: I received, at alate hour, your noto of to-day, in answer to mine of yesterday. I did not intend to propose the...Army of Northern Virginia, but to ask the terms of yourproposition. Tobefrank, I donotthink the emergency has arisen to call for the surrender of this... | |
 | Horace Greeley - Slavery - 1866 - 836 pages
...surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia, but to ask the terms of your proposition. To be frank, / do not think the emergency has arisen to call for...this army ; but, as the restoration of peace should be the sole object of all, I desired to know whether your proposals would lead to that end. I can not,... | |
 | Isaac N. Arnold - Dummies (Bookselling) - 1866 - 804 pages
...At midnight Grant received from Lee the following note :* " APRIL 8, 1865. " 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 urtuv of Northern Virginia, but to ask the terms of your proposition. To be » Grant's Report, p. 41.... | |
 | HORACE GREELEY - 1866 - 808 pages
...following response to Grant's later overture: "APEIL 8, 1865. " GENERAL—I received at a late hour yonr note of to-day. In mine of yesterday, I did not intend to propose the surrender of the Army of Northern Yirginia, but to ask the terms of your proposition. To be frank, / do not tliink the emergency has... | |
 | United States. War Department - 1866 - 436 pages
...miduigbt received the following communication from General Lee : "AraiL 8, I8iw. "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 oi your proposition. To be frank, I do not think... | |
 | Edwin Bentley Quiner - United States - 1866 - 1088 pages
...US GRANT : APRIL 8, 1865. General:—- 1 received, at a late hour, your note of to-day, In answer to mine of yesterday. I did not Intend to propose the...surrender of the army of Northern Virginia, but to 88k the terms of your proposition ; to be frank with you, I do not think the emergency hns arisen to... | |
 | United States. President - United States - 1866 - 722 pages
...from General Let- : "APRILS, 16G5. "GENERAL: I received ni a late hour your note of to-day. In mino of yesterday I did not intend to propose the surrender of the army of northern Virginia, but to :isk the terms of your proposition. To be frank, 1 do not think the emergency has arisen to call for... | |
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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... 
