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Macon (Georgia, United States) (search for this): chapter 17
he responsibility of adopting that course must rest upon the authority who sent the orders. If his complaint is directed against the form of the suggestions, I can only say that I was innocent of any intended offense. My telegram was hurriedly written, intended for yourself, not the public, and had reference to the state of facts as reported to me. It was reported that orders purporting to come from General Sherman had been received through rebel lines for General Wilson to withdraw from Macon, release his prisoners, and that all hostilities should cease. These orders threw open the doors for the escape of Davis and his party. This I knew was contrary to the wishes and orders of the Government; but I had no means of knowing whether or not Sherman had been so informed. I at the time had no communication with him or with General Grant, and I was not aware that either could communicate with our officers in the West, except through rebel authorities, who, of course, could not be r
Appomattox (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 17
Chapter 17: The terms with Johnston the first draft made by a Confederate Cabinet officer. General Sherman sneers at political generals, and then devotes thirty pages of his Memoirs to an inaccurate history of his own political surrender to General Jos. E. Johnston near Raleigh. The country will never forget its joy over the news from Appomattox, or the chill which shortly after fell upon it when the true character of Sherman's terms became known. If the country at large ever does forget the circumstances attending the latter event, those who were at Raleigh at the time never will. The real character of these terms was carefully concealed there, even from very prominent officers, and was known first at the North. It was given out at Sherman's Headquarters that the terms granted Johnston were virtually the same as those extended by Grant to Lee, and special stress was laid upon the statement that in no sense had General Sherman recognized the political existence
Saulsbury (Tennessee, United States) (search for this): chapter 17
ver claimed, and clearly covers the whole case. All of North Carolina was in my immediate command, with General Schofield its department commander, and his army present with me. I never asked the truce to have effect beyond my own territorial command. General Halleck himself, in his Orders No. 1, defines his own limits clearly enough, viz.: Such part of North Carolina as was not occupied by the command of Major-General Schofield. He could not pursue and cut off Johnston's retreat toward Saulsbury and Charlotte without invading my command, and so patent was his purpose to defy and violate my truce that Mr. Stanton's publication of the fact, not even yet recalled, modified, or explained, was headed: Sherman's Truce Disregarded, that the whole world drew but one inference. It admits of no other. I never claimed that the truce bound Generals Halleck and Canby within the sphere of their respective commands as defined by themselves. It was a partial truce of very short duration, clea
Richmond (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 17
General commanding. The movements of General Halleck, of which General Sherman thus pointedly complained, were made in pursuance of the following order from General Grant: Fortress Monroe, April 22, 1865. Major-General Halleck, Richmond, Va. The truce entered into by Sherman will be ended as soon as I can reach Raleigh. Move Sheridan with his cavalry toward Greensboro, North Carolina, as soon as possible. I think it will be well to send one corps of infantry also, the whole t and the subsequent correspondence in relation to it between himself and General Grant, having been brought to the attention of General Halleck, the latter thus reviewed the whole subject: headquarters Military division of the James, Richmond, Va., June 7, 1865. Hon. E M. Stanton, Secretary of War. Sir: I have just received the Army and Navy Gazette of May 30th, containing an official publication of Major-General Sherman's letters of May 9th and 26th, with other papers on the same
Charlotte (North Carolina, United States) (search for this): chapter 17
arrative, gives the following account of the consultation held at President Davis' quarters at Charlotte, after the news of Lee's surrender was received: In a telegram dated Greensboro, 4:30 P. Mional Cabinets held a consultation over Sherman's terms on the same day, the former at Charlotte, North Carolina, and the latter at Washington. All the members of President Davis' Cabinet advised hid at Washington: In the afternoon of the 24th, the President of the Confederacy, then in Charlotte, communicated to me, by telegraph, his approval of the terms of the Convention of the 17th andor-General Schofield. He could not pursue and cut off Johnston's retreat toward Saulsbury and Charlotte without invading my command, and so patent was his purpose to defy and violate my truce that Mcordance with his request, made at the session of his Cabinet held on the 21st of April, at Charlotte, N. C. All reviewed the situation at length. A few extracts from these opinions will serve to s
Burkesville (Kentucky, United States) (search for this): chapter 17
s of North Carolina, Johnston, Beauregard, and other rebel officers tried, on the alleged grounds of arrangements with Sherman, to stop the movement ordered by General Grant When informed of this, I directed my officers to execute the commands which General Grant had given to me, regardless of orders from any one except Grant himself. I respectfully submit that I could not have done less without neglecting my duty. 5th. General Sherman sneers at my sending troops from the direction of Burkesville and Danville against Davis in North Carolina as hardly worthy of my military education and genius. However ridiculous General Sherman may consider these movements, they were made precisely as General Grant had directed them. 6th. He complains that I did not notify him in regard to Davis and his stolen treasure. For the reason that I had no communication open to him. My most direct way of communicating with him was through the Department at Washington, and I sent all information to t
Greensboro (North Carolina, United States) (search for this): chapter 17
render was received: In a telegram dated Greensboro, 4:30 P. M., the President directed me to leg the first train, about midnight, I reached Greensboro about eight o'clock in the morning on the 12 wrote clearly that if Johnston's army about Greensboro were pushed it would disperse, an event I wiove Sheridan with his cavalry toward Greensboro, North Carolina, as soon as possible. I think it wirecting a portion of my troops to march upon Greensboro in North Carolina. By direction of the Prrman. At the time my troops were ordered to Greensboro, General Sherman's troops did not occupy thaof the War Department. But whether or not Greensboro, or any part of North Carolina, was in my coirected me to move my troops on Danville and Greensboro, precisely as I did move them, there to awaidirected by him to push forward my troops to Greensboro, where they would receive further orders. Ah he had directed me to send to Danville and Greensboro. 9th. There is but one other point in Ge[1 more...]
S. R. Mallory (search for this): chapter 17
d myself were summoned to the President's office in an hour or two, and found Messrs. Benjamin, Mallory, and Reagan with him. We had supposed that we were to be questioned concerning the military resportunity to do so be given me. General Breckenridge promised to make me this opportunity. Mr. Mallory came to converse with me on the subject, and showed great anxiety that negotiations to end th such a suggestion would come more properly from one of his constitutional advisers, but told Mr. Mallory of my conversation with General Breckinridge. That gentleman fulfilled his engagement prom by the President to express their opinions on the important question. General Breckinridge, Mr. Mallory, and Mr. Reagan, thought that the war was decided against us; and that it was absolutely neceat this course might be adopted at once, I proposed that he should dictate the letter then to Mr. Mallory, who was a good penman, and that I should sign and send it to the Federal commander immediate
Beauregard (search for this): chapter 17
aking the first train, about midnight, I reached Greensboro about eight o'clock in the morning on the 12th, and was General Beauregard's guest. His quarters were a burden car, near, and in sight of those of the President. The General and myself werinia. General Breckinridge came as expected, and confirmed the report of the surrender of the army in Virginia. General Beauregard and myself, conversing together after the intelligence of the great disaster, reviewed the condition of our affairs Mr. Mallory of my conversation with General Breckinridge. That gentleman fulfilled his engagement promptly; and General Beauregard and myself were summoned to the President's office an hour or two after the meeting of his Cabinet there next mornioops to Greensboro to await his further orders. As these troops approached the boundaries of North Carolina, Johnston, Beauregard, and other rebel officers tried, on the alleged grounds of arrangements with Sherman, to stop the movement ordered by G
John C. Breckinridge (search for this): chapter 17
ned strictly to belligerents. He then said Breckinridge was a Major-General in the Confederate armyrom Mr. Reagan, Postmaster-General. He and Breckinridge looked over them, and, after some side convre leaving the room, we learned that Major-General Breckinridge's arrival was expected in the courseof the state of affairs in Virginia. General Breckinridge came as expected, and confirmed the repold Mr. Mallory of my conversation with General Breckinridge. That gentleman fulfilled his engageir opinions on the important question. General Breckinridge, Mr. Mallory, and Mr. Reagan, thought te terms of amnesty. After listening to General Breckinridge, who addressed him six or eight minutesny mere military commander to decide upon. Breckinridge and Postmaster-General Reagan immediately sh a proposition as the last to him (Davis). Breckinridge also informed General Sherman that his propoth sides, and fulfilled in good faith; General Breckinridge adding that certain parts of the terms [10 more...]
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