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William Tecumseh Sherman, Memoirs of General William T. Sherman ., volume 2, Chapter 22 : campaign of the Carolinas . February and March , 1866 . (search)
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 4. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 50 (search)
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 10. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 22 (search)
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 2. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The relative strength of the armies of Generals Lee and Grant . (search)
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 2. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Editorial paragraphs. (search)
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 2. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Annual meeting of the Southern Historical Society . (search)
Annual meeting of the Southern Historical Society.
On Thursday evening, November 2d, the Society assembled in the hall of the House of Delegates, in the State Capitol at Richmond, in its annual meeting.
In the absence of the President, General Jubal A. Early (who wrote that only the most imperative business engagements could have detained him from the meeting), the Vice-President, Hon. R. M. T. Hunter, of Virginia, presided.
The meeting was opened with an appropriate and fervent prayer, by Rev. J. B. Jeter, D. D., after which the annual report of the Executive Committee was read by the chairman, General Dabney H. Maury, as follows:
Fourth annual report of the Executive Committee of the Southern Historical Society, for the year ending October 31st, 1876.
In presenting our fourth annual report, the Committee feel constrained to congratulate the Society on the gratifying progress we have made during the past year, and the bright prospects which open before us in the future
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 2. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 6.34 (search)
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 3. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), General Early 's Valley campaign. (search)
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 3. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The peace Commission of 1865 . (search)
The peace Commission of 1865. By Hon. R. M. T. Hunter.
[We have already published in the Southern Magazine a paper from Judge Campbell on the Hampton Roads Conference.
The following, from the pen of the distinguished Vice-President of our Society, has recently appeared in the Philadelphia Weekly Times as one of their series of chapters of unwritten history, but our readers will thank us for reproducing it.]
At the beginning of the year 1865, the country had become much exhausted by the tates Government, on the subject of peace, at some place to be agreed upon between the Governments.
The persons appointed were A. H. Stephens, Vice-President of the Confederate States, Judge John A. Campbell, Assistant Secretary of War, and R. M. T. Hunter, Confederate Senator from the State of Virginia.
These were expected to meet President Lincoln and Secretary Seward at Old Point, and prepare for the conference.
General Lee was directed to pass the Commissioners through his lines to City
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 7. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Instructions to Hon. James M. Mason --letter from Hon. R. M. T. Hunter , Secretary of State , C. S. A. (search)
Instructions to Hon. James M. Mason--letter from Hon. R. M. T. Hunter, Secretary of State, C. S. A.
[The following letter has never been published, so far as we are aware, and will be read with pleasure as an important link in the history of the Confederacy.]
Department of State, Richmond, September 23, 1861. To the Honorable James M. Mason, Etc., Etc.:
Sir — The President desires that you should proceed to London with as little delay as possible, and place yourself, as soon as you will request an audience of Her Majesty, for the purpose of presenting your letters accrediting you as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of the Confederate States near Her Majesty, and in that capacity you are empowered to negotiate such treaties as the mutual interests of both countries may require, subject of course to the approval of the President and the co-ordinate branch of the treaty-making power.
I have the honor to be, sir, your obedient servant, R. M. T. Hunter.