 | Rolander Guy McClellan - United States - 1872 - 744 pages
...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 call for the surrender. But as the restto ration of peace should be the sole object of all, I desire to know whether your proposals would... | |
 | John William Jones - Generals - 1875 - 586 pages
...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...end. " I cannot, therefore, meet you with a view to the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia, but so far as your proposition may affect the Confederate... | |
 | Edward Lee Childe - Generals - 1875 - 394 pages
...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 call for the surrender of this army; but as the restoration of peace should be sole object of all, I desire to know whether... | |
 | Edward Lee Childe - Generals - 1875 - 366 pages
...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 call- for the surrender of this army ; but as the restoration of peace should be sole object of all, I desire to know whether... | |
 | Benson John Lossing - United States - 1877 - 674 pages
...propose the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginial 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 restoration of peace should be the sole object of all, I desired to know... | |
 | Benson John Lossing - North America - 1877 - 764 pages
...Lee sent a note to General Grant, saying he did not propose to surrender. " To be frank," he said, " I do not think the emergency has arisen to call for the surrender of this army." He then proposed to meet Grant on the morning of the 9th to confer upon the subject... | |
 | Benson John Lossing - United States - 1878 - 722 pages
...Lee sent a note to General Grant, saying he did not propose to surrender. " To be frank," he said, " I do not think the emergency has arisen to call for the surrender of this army." He then proposed to meet Grant on the morning of the 9th to confer upon the subject... | |
 | J. T. Headley - Biography & Autobiography - 1879 - 864 pages
...exchanged." Lee in reply, denied that he proposed to surrender his army, but to ask his terms, saying: "to be frank, I do not think the emergency has arisen to call for the surrender" This may have been "frank" enough, but it was not true, for at this time he had not more than ten thousand... | |
 | Historical Society of Delaware - Delaware - 1879 - 654 pages
...propoie 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 call for the surrender of this army, but as the restoration of peace should be the sole object of all, I desire to know whether... | |
 | James Baird McClure - 1879 - 250 pages
...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 call for the surrender •of this army ; but. as the restoration of peace should be the sole object of all, I desired to know... | |
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I do not think the emergency has arisen to call for the surrender of this army, but as the restoration of peace should be the sole object of all. I desire to know whether your proposals would lead to that end. I cannot, therefore, meet you with a view... 
