 | Edward Porter Alexander - 1998 - 702 pages
...& a generous act to send it.30 April 7, 1865 General. The events of the last week must convince you of the hopelessness of further resistance on the part of the Army of Northern Virginia, in this struggle. I feel that it is so, & regard it as my duty to shift from myself the responsibility... | |
 | Howard M. Hensel - 1989 - 344 pages
...Army of Northern Virginia. Lee responded that, " 'though not entertaining the opinion you express on the hopelessness of further resistance on the part of the Army of Northern Virginia (General Lee's army), I reciprocate your desire to avoid useless effusion of blood, and therefore,... | |
 | Ulysses S. Grant - 1990 - 1228 pages
...communication from Farmville: "April 7, 1865. "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 struggle. I feel that it is so, and regard it as my duty to shift from myself the responsibility... | |
 | Sylvanus Cadwallader - 1996 - 402 pages
...said : "Not yet," Lee wrote to Grant: "I have reed your note of this date. Though not entertaining the opinion you express of the hopelessness of further resistance on the part of the Army of N. Va.— I reciprocate your desire to avoid useless effusion of blood, & therefore before considering... | |
 | Russell Frank Weigley - 2000 - 662 pages
...might well address the Confederate commander: 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 struggle. I feel that it is so, and regard it as my duty to shift from myself the responsibility... | |
 | Charles Marshall - 2000 - 386 pages
...yth, 1865 General 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 struggle. I feel that it is so, and regard it as my duty to shift from myself the responsibility... | |
 | Mclean - 2000 - 372 pages
...formal letter to General Lee suggesring he surrender. "The results of the last week must convince you of the hopelessness of further resistance on the part of the Army of Northern Vitginia in this struggle," wrote Grant. "I feel it is so, and regard it as my duty to shift from myself... | |
 | Jean Edward Smith - 2001 - 785 pages
...and began to write. yth Apl. '65 Genl I have received your note of this date. Though not entertaining the opinion you express of the hopelessness of further resistance on the part of the Army of N. Va.— reciprocate your desire to avoid the useless effusion of blood, and therefore before considering... | |
 | David J Eicher - 2002 - 992 pages
...correspondence with the embattled Confederate chief. 'The result of the last week must convince you of the hopelessness of further resistance on the part of the Army of Northern Va. in this struggle," declared Grant. "I feel that it is so and regard it as my duty to shift from... | |
 | Susan Provost Beller - 2003 - 132 pages
...the conflict. APRIL 7, 1865. General RE LEE: 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 struggle. I feel that it is so, and regard it as my duty to shift from myself the responsibility... | |
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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 struggle. I feel that it is so, and regard it as my duty to shift from myself the responsibility of any further... 
