Posted on 04/23/2025 6:56:24 AM PDT by Homer_J_Simpson
WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, Saturday, April 22.
Yesterday evening a bearer of dispatches arrived from Gen. SHERMAN.
An agreement for a suspension of hostilities, and a memorandum of what is called a basis for peace, had been entered into on the 18th inst., by Gen. SHERMAN with the rebel Gen. JOHNSTON.
The rebel Gen. BRECKINRIDGE was present at the conference.
A Cabinet meeting was held at 8 o'clock in the evening, at which the action of Gen. SHERMAN was disapproved by the President, by the Secretary of War, by Gen. GRANT, and by every member of the Cabinet.
Gen. SHERMAN was ordered to resume hostilities immediately, and was directed that the instructions given by the late President in the following telegram, which was penned by Mr. LINCOLN himself, at the Capitol, on the night of the 3d of March, were approved by President ANDREW JOHNSON, and were reiterated to govern the action of military commanders.
On the night of the 3d of March, while President LINCOLN and his cabinet were at the Capitol, a telegram from Gen. GRANT was brought to the Secretary of War, informing him that Gen. LEE had requested an interview or conference to make an arrangement for terms of peace.
The letter of Gen. LEE was published in a letter of DAVIS to the rebel Congress.
Gen. GRANT's telegram was submitted to Mr. LINCOLN, who, after pondering a few minutes, took up his pen and wrote with his own hand the following reply, which he submitted to the Secretary of State and Secretary of War.
It was then dated, addressed and signed by the Secretary of War, and telegraphed to Gen. GRANT.
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From Gen. Sherman: He Undertakes a Treaty with Gen. Johnston – 2
Moseby’s Surrender: All His Men and Officers Give Up, but He Runs Away – 2-3
From Richmond: Jeff. Davis said to be at Augusta – 3
More Rebel Plots in Canada: An Armed Expedition Read to Sail from Toronto – 3-4
Cry of an Injured Innocent: Letter from Geo. N. Sanders – 4
From the Army of the Potomac: Johnston’s Army Demoralized – 4
Grant’s Army: Salute in Honor of Our Victories – 4-5
The Capture of Mobile: Over One Hundred and Fifty Cannon Taken – 5
The Obsequies: Departure of the President’s Body from Harrisburgh – 5-6
A Speech by Fred Douglass – 6
Herold and Atzerot – 6
News from Washington – 6-7
The Seward Family: The Condition of Secretary Seward and His Son – 7
Editorial: An Extraordinary Operation – 7
Editorial: The New President – Extra Official Advice – 7
Editorial: A Sensitive Rebel – 7-8
The State and the Public – 8
Gen. Lee’s Responsibility – 8
More Rebel Plotting in the British Provinces – 8
A Blunder in Political History – 8
Death of Commodore McKean – 8
Sailing of the Steamship Moravian – 8
Shooting Affray – 8
Personal – 8
St. Albans Bazaar – 8
Fatal Accident – 8
Odd Fellows – 8
The Knife – 8
So WHO is ‘ The rebel Gen. BRECKINRIDGE was present at the conference.
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Ya gotta love how they just drop his name in there.
He is the man MOST responsible for the civil war between the democrats and the republicans.
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