 | Jesse Ames Spencer - 1866 - 620 pages
...date of April 7th, at Farmville : — " GENERAL : The result of the last week must convince you of the hopelessness of further resistance on the part of...States army known as the Army of Northern Virginia." Lee, though continuing his retreat, wrote a reply the same night, which reached Grant early the next... | |
 | Orville James Victor - 1861 - 598 pages
...GI.KRAL— I have received your note of this date. Though not entertaining tho opinion you express on the hopelessness of further resistance on the part of the Army of Northern Virginia, 1 reciprocate your desire to avoid useless effusion of blood, and, therefore, before considering your... | |
 | Robert Tomes, Benjamin G. Smith - 1862 - 842 pages
...GE.NEEAL : I have received your note of this date. Though not entirely of the opinion you express of tho 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... | |
 | Horace Greeley - 1866 - 842 pages
...— I have received your note of this date. Though not entertaining the opinion you express on the e ro , I reciprocate your desire to avoid useless effusion of blood, and therefore, before considering your... | |
 | Cassell, ltd - 1865 - 702 pages
...coached in the following terms : — " General, — The result of the last week must convince you of the hopelessness of further resistance on the part of...States' army known as the Army of Northern Virginia." This note reached Lee on the evening of the same day. after ho had repulsed, with severe loss, an attack... | |
 | Cassell, ltd - 1865 - 652 pages
...following terms :— " General, — The result of the last week must convince you of the hepelessness of further resistance on the part of the Army of Northern...States' army known as the Army of Northern Virginia." This note reached Lee on the evening of the same day. after he had repulsed, with severe loss, an attack... | |
 | Joseph Hartwell Barrett - 1865 - 878 pages
...1865. Gen. RE Lee, Commanding CSA : GENERAL : The result of the last week must convince you of the hopelessness of further resistance on the part of...you the surrender of that portion of the Confederate army known as the Army of Northern Virginia. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, US GRANT, Lieutenant-General,... | |
 | Thomas Prentice Kettell - 1865 - 944 pages
...GENERAL : — The result of the last week must convince you of the hopelessness at further resistance1 on the part of the Army of Northern Virginia in this...as my duty to shift from myself the responsibility oí any further effusion of blood, by asking of you the surrender of that portion of liv* CS army known... | |
 | Joseph Hartwell Barrett - 1865 - 912 pages
...1865. Gen. RE Lee, Commanding CSA : GENERAL : The result of the last week must convince you of the hopelessness of further resistance on the part of...Northern Virginia in this struggle. I feel that it is BO, and regard it as my duty to shift from myself the responsibility of any further effusion of blood,... | |
 | Joseph Hartwell Barrett - 1865 - 972 pages
...1865. Gen. RE Lee, Commanding CSA : GENERAL : The result of the last week must convince you of the hopelessness of further resistance on the part of the Army of Northern Virginia in this straggle. I feel that it is so, and regard it as my duty to shift from myself the responsibility of... | |
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I feel that it is so, and regard it as my duty to shift from myself the responsibility of any further effusion of blood by asking of you the surrender of that portion of the Confederate States army known as the Army of Northern Virginia. 
