Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Francis P. Blair, senior” in chapter 10 of John G. Nicolay, The Outbreak of Rebellion:
...eived the idea of putting him at the head of the Union army about to take the field; and, on Saturday, April 20th, an informal and unofficial tender of this honor appears to have been made to him by Francis P. Blair, senior , as coming from President Lincoln.
In a letter written subsequent to the war, Lee says that he declined this offer.
That same evening he wrote a resignation from Arlington, and on Monday hurried ...
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