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Johnson (search for this): chapter 17
. He and Breckinridge looked over them, and, after some side conversation, lie handed one of the papers to me. It was in Reagan's handwriting, and began with a long preamble and terms, so general and verbose that I said they were inadmissible. Then recalling the conversation of Mr. Lincoln at City Point, I sat down at the table and wrote off the terms, which, I thought, concisely expressed his views and wishes, and explained that I was willing to submit these terms to the new President, Mr. Johnson, provided that both armies should remain in statu quo until the truce therein declared should expire. I had full faith that General Johnston would religiously respect the truce, which he did; and that I would be the gainer, for, in the few days it would take to send the papers to Washington and receive an answer, I could finish the railroad up to Raleigh, and be the better prepared for a long chase. Neither Mr. Breckinridge nor General Johnston wrote one word of that paper. I wrote i
Hitchcock (search for this): chapter 17
pportunity should offer. While waiting to hear from Washington in regard to the fate of his terms, General Sherman, in the course of a letter transmitting some orders to General J. H. Wilson, then operating with cavalry in Georgia, thus expressed his ideas concerning slavery to General Johnston: headquarters Military division of the Mississippi, in the field, Raleigh, N. C., April 21. General J. E. Johnston, Commanding Confederate Army. General: * * * * I shall look for Major Hitchcock back from Washington on Wednesday, and shall promptly notify you of the result. By the action of General Weitzel in relation to the Virginia Legislature, I feel certain we will have no trouble on the score of recognizing existing State Governments. It may be the lawyers will want us to define more minutely what is meant by the guarantee of rights of person and property. It may be construed into a compact for us to undo the past as to the rights of slaves, and leases of plantations on
Weitzel (search for this): chapter 17
erman, in the course of a letter transmitting some orders to General J. H. Wilson, then operating with cavalry in Georgia, thus expressed his ideas concerning slavery to General Johnston: headquarters Military division of the Mississippi, in the field, Raleigh, N. C., April 21. General J. E. Johnston, Commanding Confederate Army. General: * * * * I shall look for Major Hitchcock back from Washington on Wednesday, and shall promptly notify you of the result. By the action of General Weitzel in relation to the Virginia Legislature, I feel certain we will have no trouble on the score of recognizing existing State Governments. It may be the lawyers will want us to define more minutely what is meant by the guarantee of rights of person and property. It may be construed into a compact for us to undo the past as to the rights of slaves, and leases of plantations on the Mississippi, of vacant and abandoned plantations. I wish you would talk to the best men you have on these po
John A. Logan (search for this): chapter 17
officers after his first interview with Johnston in regard to the character of terms that should be offered: During the evening of the 17th and morning of the 18th, I saw nearly all the general officers of the army (Schofield, Slocum, Howard, Logan, Blair), and we talked over the matter of the conference at Bennett's house of the day before, and without exception, all advised me to agree to some terms, for they all dreaded the long and harassing march in pursuit of a dissolving and fleeing we found ourselves. We discussed all the probabilities, among which was, whether, if Johnston made a point of it, I should assent to the escape from the country of Jeff. Davis and his fugitive Cabinet; and some one of my general officers, either Logan or Blair, insisted that if asked for, we should even provide a vessel to carry them to Nassau from Charleston. In Craven's Prison Life of Jeff. Davis, the author gives this version of the circumstances attending the surrender of Johnston, wh
William T. Sherman (search for this): chapter 17
versation which has recently taken place between Major-General W. T. Sherman and myself, I propose the following points as a . Johnston, commanding the Confederate Army, and Major-General W. T. Sherman, commanding the Army of the United States in Norsary authority, and to carry out the above programme. W. T. Sherman, Major-General Commanding Army of the United States in. I am, with great respect, your obedient servant, W. T. Sherman, Major-General U. S. A. Through the unheralded aton, General. in the field, April 26, 1865. Major-General W. T. Sherman, Commanding United States Forces. General: I United States. Washington, D. C., May 25, 1865. Major-General W. T. Sherman, Comd'g Military Division of the Mississippi. blished in the New York papers of April 28th. * * * * W. T. Sherman, Major-General commanding. General Sherman, howevlearly defined area of my own command. I am, etc., W. T. Sherman, Major-General commanding. The movements of Gene
Frank Blair (search for this): chapter 17
s after his first interview with Johnston in regard to the character of terms that should be offered: During the evening of the 17th and morning of the 18th, I saw nearly all the general officers of the army (Schofield, Slocum, Howard, Logan, Blair), and we talked over the matter of the conference at Bennett's house of the day before, and without exception, all advised me to agree to some terms, for they all dreaded the long and harassing march in pursuit of a dissolving and fleeing army; aourselves. We discussed all the probabilities, among which was, whether, if Johnston made a point of it, I should assent to the escape from the country of Jeff. Davis and his fugitive Cabinet; and some one of my general officers, either Logan or Blair, insisted that if asked for, we should even provide a vessel to carry them to Nassau from Charleston. In Craven's Prison Life of Jeff. Davis, the author gives this version of the circumstances attending the surrender of Johnston, which conta
Stoneman (search for this): chapter 17
binet, with their stolen treasure, through any part of the country occupied by my command. The last and most obnoxious feature of General Halleck's dispatch is wherein he goes out of his way, and advises that my subordinates, Generals Thomas, Stoneman, and Wilson, should be instructed not to obey Sherman commands. This is too much, and I turn from the subject with feelings too strong for words, and merely record my belief that so much mischief was never before embraced in so small a space This is recognized and provided for by the regulations of the War Department and has been practised for years. I have transmitted hundreds of orders in this way, and General Sherman was cognizant of the fact. The movements of Generals Thomas, Stoneman, Wilson, A. J. Smith, etc., while within General Sherman's general command, have been directed in this way for more than six months. In suggesting that orders be sent to these officers directly and not through General Sherman, I suggested no dep
J. E. Johnston (search for this): chapter 17
terms extended to Lee. To these notes General Johnston sent the following replies: headqof the Army of the James, to push on, cut off Johnston's retreat, and pay no attention to orders frof April 18th, wherein I wrote clearly that if Johnston's army about Greensboro were pushed it would hose of Lieutenant-General Grant, and cut off Johnston's retreat. He knew at the time he penned thal Schofield. He could not pursue and cut off Johnston's retreat toward Saulsbury and Charlotte withation of any new arrangements between him and Johnston for the surrender of the latter's army. Neite hostilities and the subsequent surrender of Johnston's army of which he then notified me, and recar as General Grant styles it arrangement with Johnston and Breckinridge, but have simply acted upon herman relates that at the first meeting with Johnston, after the rejection of these terms, the latt very different story of the negotiations with General Johnston from that contained in the Memoirs. [9 more...]
Breckenridge (search for this): chapter 17
red the resources of the belligerents, and agreed in the opinion that the Southern Confederacy was overthrown. In conversation with General Breckinridge afterward, I repeated this, and said that the only power of government left in the President's hands was that of terminating the war, and that this power should be exercised without more delay. I also expressed my readiness to suggest to the President the absolute necessity of such action, should an opportunity 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 the war should be commenced, and urged that I was the person who should suggest the measure to the President. I, on the contrary, thought that 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 promptl
Jefferson C. Davis (search for this): chapter 17
bel Postmaster-General at a consultation had between this member of Davis' Cabinet, his Secretary of War, Generals Johnston, and Wade Hamptonsaid not then, but intimated that he could procure authority from Mr. Davis. I then told him that I had recently had an interview with Generfor him to be present. I objected on the score that he was then in Davis' Cabinet, and our negotiations should be confined strictly to belliative, gives the following account of the consultation held at President Davis' quarters at Charlotte, after the news of Lee's surrender was an on the subject. After a few words in opposition to that idea, Mr. Davis reverted to the first suggestion, that he should offer terms to t the 18th, except that General Sherman did not consent to include Mr. Davis and the officers of his Cabinet in an otherwise general amnesty. able that the confidential relations of the Secretary of War with Mr. Davis might enable him to remove the only obstacle to an adjustment, I
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