...ent with Mr. Lincoln upon the uselessness of his pardons, I addressed confidentially a note to him explaining all that he had lost by his clemency to this wretch. Upon looking into the reports of Brig.-Gen. Eppa Hunton , who commanded the Confederate forces in Richmond, I find that he was thoroughly puzzled to learn what we were up there for, and why if we intended to assault the city we did not do it with more ...