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Description:Excerpt from The North Carolina Booklet, Vol. 16: Great Events in North Carolina History; July, 1916The Confederate Senate adjourned 16 March, and on the 2oth he visited Raleigh at request of Governor Vance, and in the conference told him that he left Richmond satisfied that all hope for the success of the Confederacy had passed; that Mr. Davis had declared that he was without power to negotiate for a return to the Union; and that each State could only do that for itself; but he advised Governor Vance that should he call a meeting' of the Legislature to consider such action, Mr. Davis should be apprised. To this Governor Vance assented. But before further action could be taken the approach of General Sherman made it useless. On 12 April, 1865, Governor Vance sent ex - Governors Graham and Swain as Commissioners to General Sherman, then approach ing Raleigh, with a letter asking a suspension of arms with a view to a return to the Union. The letter is set out in North Carolina Regimental Histories Vol. I, page 58. General Sherman courteously received the Commissioners but declined the requested truce. Of course Governor Gra ham's course in this trying time expressed the views of all those who saw the hopelessness of the situation, and who felt that the lives Of the gallant men who had served their coun try faithfully should now be preserved for its future service in days Of peace. He was not wanting in this supreme hour in the highest fidelity to the people that had honored and trusted him.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The North Carolina Booklet: Great Events In North Carolina History, Volume 16. To get started finding The North Carolina Booklet: Great Events In North Carolina History, Volume 16, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Excerpt from The North Carolina Booklet, Vol. 16: Great Events in North Carolina History; July, 1916The Confederate Senate adjourned 16 March, and on the 2oth he visited Raleigh at request of Governor Vance, and in the conference told him that he left Richmond satisfied that all hope for the success of the Confederacy had passed; that Mr. Davis had declared that he was without power to negotiate for a return to the Union; and that each State could only do that for itself; but he advised Governor Vance that should he call a meeting' of the Legislature to consider such action, Mr. Davis should be apprised. To this Governor Vance assented. But before further action could be taken the approach of General Sherman made it useless. On 12 April, 1865, Governor Vance sent ex - Governors Graham and Swain as Commissioners to General Sherman, then approach ing Raleigh, with a letter asking a suspension of arms with a view to a return to the Union. The letter is set out in North Carolina Regimental Histories Vol. I, page 58. General Sherman courteously received the Commissioners but declined the requested truce. Of course Governor Gra ham's course in this trying time expressed the views of all those who saw the hopelessness of the situation, and who felt that the lives Of the gallant men who had served their coun try faithfully should now be preserved for its future service in days Of peace. He was not wanting in this supreme hour in the highest fidelity to the people that had honored and trusted him.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The North Carolina Booklet: Great Events In North Carolina History, Volume 16. To get started finding The North Carolina Booklet: Great Events In North Carolina History, Volume 16, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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