 | 1865 - 618 pages
...and finesse, Sherman announced his achievement in the following brief dispatch to the President : — "I beg to present you, as a Christmas gift, the city of Savannah, with one hundred and fifty heavy yuns and pknty of ammunition, and also about twentij-fivi thousand oakx of cotton." Subsequently, on... | |
 | 1865 - 870 pages
...crowning success of the campaign: ЗАУАМНАП, О A.. December 22. ait Excellency President Lincoln : I beg to present you as a Christmas gift the city of Savannah, with one hundred and fiftv heavy guns and plenty of ammunition, and also about twentyfive thousand bales of cotton. WT SHERMAN,... | |
 | Daniel O'Gorman - 1865 - 506 pages
...despatches with regard to the capture of this important city : — " His Excellency President Lincoln, — I beg to present you, as a Christmas gift, the city of Savannah, with 150 heavy guns and plenty of ammunition, and also about 25,000 bales of cotton. — WT Sherman, Major-General."... | |
 | Orville James Victor - 1866 - 554 pages
...of his success to the President : SAVANNAH. Ga., Dee. 22, 1844. Bis Excellency President LINCOLN : I beg to present you as a Christmas gift the city of Savannah, with one hundred and fifty heavy guna and plenty of ammunition, and also about twenty-five thousand bales of cotton. WT SHERMAN, Major-General.... | |
 | J. T. Headley - 1866 - 640 pages
...was placed in command of the city. Sherman sent the following terse dispatch to the President : — "I beg to present you, as a Christmas gift, the City of Savannah, with one hundred and fifty guns, and plenty of ammunition, and about twentyfive thousand bales of cotton." There proved to be... | |
 | 1866 - 858 pages
...this crowning success of the campaign: SAVAXKAH, G A., December 22. Ли ExcAUncy President Lincoln : I beg to present you as a Christmas gift the city of Savannah, with one hundred and fitly heavy guns and plenty of ammunition, and also about twentyAre thousand bales of cotton. WT SHERMAN,... | |
 | Henry Charles Fletcher - 1866 - 600 pages
...attack. He entered the captured city on the 21st, and sent the following telegram to President Lincoln: *I beg to present you, as a Christmas gift, the city of Savannah, with 150 heavy guns and plenty of ammunition, and also about 25,000 bales of cotton.' So terminated the... | |
 | Horace Greeley - 1867 - 848 pages
...concentrated to oppose his advance. Sherman announced his crowning triumph to President Lincoln as follows: "I beg to present you, as a Christmas gift, the city of Savannah, with 150 heavy guns and plenty of ammunition, and also about 25,000 bales of cotton." The President responded... | |
 | Albert Deane Richardson - 1868 - 640 pages
...hundred miles within the enemy' a lines. A few days later its leader telegraphed the President : — " I beg to present you, as a Christmas gift, the city of Savannah, with one hundred and fifty guns and plenty of ammunition, and about twentyfive thousand bales of cotton." On the last day of November,... | |
 | James Harrison Wilson, Charles Anderson Dana - 1868 - 456 pages
...valuable property. He immediately announced his success to the President in the following terms : " I beg to present you, as a Christmas gift the city of Savannah, with 150 heavy guns and plenty of ammunition and also about 25,000 bales of cotton." The present and in... | |
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I beg to present you as a Christmas gift the city of Savannah, with one hundred and fifty heavy guns and plenty of ammunition, also about twenty-five thousand bales of cotton. 
