 GENERAL: — I received, at a late hour, your note of today. 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.  General Lee - Page 390by Fitzhugh Lee - 1894 - 433 pagesFull view - About this book
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...Confederate infantry defending a train. At midnight came Lee's answer to Grant's letter: "April 8th, 1865. " GENERAL, — I received at a late hour your note of...mine of yesterday I did not intend to propose the surren^eneder,cbutewm treat der of the Army of Northern Virginia, but to ask the jecfof peace?1 SUb"... | |
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...United Stata. 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...Virginia, but to ask the terms of your proposition. To be frank, I do not think the emergency has arisen to call for the surrender. • • But as the restoration... | |
 | Edward McPherson - Freed persons - 1871 - 670 pages
...United Statr*. APRIL 8, 1865. GENERAL: I received, at álate hour, your note of to-day, in answer to n liberal wages, to agriculture remunerative у our proposition, lobe frank, I do not think the emergency has arisen to call for the surrender of... | |
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...obedient servant, U. 8. GBANT, Lieutenant- General, commanding Armies of the 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 surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia,... | |
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...GRANT, Lieutenant-General. GENERAL RE LEE. General Lee promptly replied as follows : 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 surrender of the Army of Northern Virgiania,... | |
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...Armips of the U. States." " April 8th. " To LIEUT.-\JEN. GRANT, Commanding Armies of the United States : "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 surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia,... | |
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...River and the Appomattox. This is the answer Lee made to the foregoing letter : "April 8th, 1865. " GENERAL, " I received at a late hour your note of...Virginia, but to ask the terms of your proposition. To be frank, I do not think the emergency has arisen to call for the surrender of this army ; but as the... | |
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...States: "General—I received at a late hour your note of to-day, in answer to mine of yesterday. 1 did not intend to propose the surrender of the Army...Virginia, but to ask the terms of your proposition. To be frank, I do not think the emergency has arisen to call for the surrender. But as the restoration... | |
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