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Edward Porter Alexander, Military memoirs of a Confederate: a critical narrative, Chapter 5: Seven Pines or fair Oaks (search)
perations which you propose. The information relative to the composition and position of your army can readily be furnished, but your plan of operations, dependent upon circumstances, perhaps yet to be developed, may not be so easily explained, nor may it be prudent to commit it to paper. I would, therefore, respectfully suggest that you communicate your views on this subject personally to the President, which perhaps would be more convenient to you and satisfactory to him. I am, etc., R. E. Lee, General. The War Records follow this letter with a statement of the army's complete organization, and its strength (53,688), but there is nowhere record of any other reply. From Mr. Davis's narrative it is clear that no further communication took place. The narrative goes on: — When Gen. Lee came back, he told me that Gen. Johnston proposed, on the next Thursday, to move against the enemy as follows: Gen. A. P. Hill was to move down the right flank and rear of the enemy; Gen. G
Edward Porter Alexander, Military memoirs of a Confederate: a critical narrative, Chapter 23: the fall of 1864 (search)
will offer on condition of its surrender. R. E. Lee, Gen. The next day, the 8th, was the first tween the picket-lines of the two armies. R. E. Lee, Gen. This letter was received by Grant at n your letter of yesterday for that purpose. R. E. Lee, General. While this last message was bepected. It read: — April 9, 1865. Gen. R. E. Lee, Commanding C. S.A:— Your note of this re they may reside. U. S. Grant, Lt.-Gen. Gen. R. E. Lee. This was accepted by Lee in the followingers to carry the stipulation into effect. R. E. Lee, Gen. Lt.-Gen. U. S. Grant. Some conversatiduring which it was under the command of Gen. Robert E. Lee, from June 1, 1862, to April 9, 1865. Iich the guns were scarcely silent a single day. Lee's army at its greatest numbered less than 85,00uga and Knoxville, it having been detached from Lee from Sept. 1, 1863, to April 30, 1864. They wohey be included. Briefly it may be said that Lee, in a fight to a finish against heavy odds, pro