 | James Harrison Wilson, Charles Anderson Dana - 1868 - 456 Seiten
...Northern Virginia, but to ask the terms of your proposition. To be frank, I do not think the emergency arisen to call for the surrender of this army ; but as the restoration of peace should be the solo object of all, I desired to know whether your proposal would lead to that end. 1 cannot, therefore,... | |
 | James Harrison Wilson, Charles Anderson Dana - 1868 - 456 Seiten
...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 arisen to call for the surrender of this army ; but as the restoration of peace should be the sole... | |
 | Frank Moore - 1868 - 796 Seiten
...Army of Northern Virginia, but to ask the terms of your proposition. To be frank, I do not think ше emergency has arisen to call for the surrender of this army ; but as the restoration of pesée should be the sole object of all, I desired know whether your proposals would lead t that end.... | |
 | Frank Moore - 1868 - 842 Seiten
...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 tho emergency has arisen to call for the surrender of this army ; but as the restoration of peace should... | |
 | Phineas Camp Headley - 1869 - 794 Seiten
...GENEBAL : — 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... | |
 | Phineas Camp Headley - 1869 - 820 Seiten
...a late hour your note of to-day in answer to mine of yesterday. ginia, bnt to ask the terms of roar proposition. To be frank, I do not think the emergency has arisen to call for the surrender. But, as tho restoration of peace should be the sole object of all, I desire to know whether your proposals... | |
 | 1869 - 876 Seiten
...propose the surrender of the Army of Northern Vir§inia, but to ask the terms of your'proposition. To e frank, I do not think 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... | |
 | John Esten Cooke - 1869 - 546 Seiten
...Northern Virginia, but to ask the terms of General Grant's proposition. To be frank," he had added, " I do not think the emergency has arisen to call for the surrender." But he would meet General Grant on the next morning to discuss the whole affair. There the correspondence... | |
 | Josiah Gilbert Holland, Richard Watson Gilder - 1888 - 990 Seiten
...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. To be frank,...know whether your proposals would lead to that end. I cannot, therefore, meet you with a view to surrender the I got up and crossed the hall to ascertain... | |
 | John Esten Cooke - 1870 - 318 Seiten
...of his army ; but as late as the evening of the 8th, the day before the surrender, Lee replied : " To be frank, I do not think the emergency has arisen to call for the surrender of this army." A Federal writer sees in that reply " a kind of grim humor ; " and in truth there was something grim,... | |
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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... 
