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The Daily Dispatch: August 26, 1864., [Electronic resource], Additional Northern News. (search)
c., R. L. Page, Brigadier-General Commanding, Confederate States Army. It appears that Anderson, who surrendered Fort Gaines, first made his offer to capitulate to Major-General Granger, commanding the forces which had landed on Dauphin island. A Northern paper says: On Sunday evening General Granger had an interview with Admiral Farragut, on the flagship Hartford, in relation to Colonel Anderson's proposition to surrender Fort Gaines. The result of the interview was the foartford, Mobile Bay, August 7, 1864. Sir: In accordance with the proposal made in your letter of this morning, for the surrender of Fort Gaines, I have to say that, after communicating with General Granger, in command of our forces on Dauphin island, the only offers we can make are: First--The unconditional surrender of yourself and the garrison of Fort Gaines, with all the public property within its limits. Second--The treatment which is in conformity with the custom of the m