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Memoranda
The conference was opened by some conversation between Mr Stephens & President Lincoln relative to their connection as members of a committee or association to promote the election of Gen Taylor as President in 1848 � The composition of the association, the fate of the different members (Truman Smith & Mr Toombs & others)the time that the parties had served in Congress together & when Mr Hunter and Mr Seward became members of the Senate, & other personal incidents were alluded to � After this the parties approached the subject of the Conference. At a very early stage in the conversation Mr Linclon announced with some emphasis, that until the national authority be recognized within the Confederate States that no consideration of any other terms or conditions would take place �
Mr Stephens then suggested if there could not be some plan devised by which that question could be adjourned & to let its settlement await the calm that would occur in the passions & irritations that the war had enacted � that it was important to divert the public mind from the present quarrel to some matter in which the parties had a common feeling & interest, & mentioned the condition of Mexico as affording such an opportunity
Mr. Lincoln answered, that the settlement of the existing difficulties was of supreme importance & that he was not disposed to entertain any proposi
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| Title | Campbell, John A, memoranda draft of conversations at Hampton, page 1 |
| Creator | Campbell, John Archibald, 1811-1889 |
| LC Subject Headings |
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 Hampton Roads Peace Conference (1865: Hampton Roads, Va.) Eckert, Thomas Thompson, 1825-1910 Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Campbell, John Archibald, 1811-1889 Hunter, R. M. T. (Robert Mercer Taliaferro), 1809-1887 Stephens, Alexander Hamilton, 1812-1883 Blair, Francis Preston, 1791-1876 Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889 Stanton, Edwin McMasters, 1814-1869 Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) Slavery -- Southern States -- History -- 19th century United States Foreign relations 1861-1865 United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Confiscations and contributions United States -- Constitution -- Amendments -13th Slavery -- Law and legislation -- United States |
| EOA Categories |
History -- 1838-1874: Sectionalism, the Civil War, and Reconstruction Government and Politics -- Military |
| Description | This document, undated, is Confederate commissioner John A Campbell's written recollections of the Hampton Roads peace conference. As agreed by the participants, no notes were taken during the informal discussion. Campell's recollections cover both the topics discussed and the tenor of the meeting. Topics discussed included a proposed armistice between the Union and Confederate governments in order to take military action against the French-backed regime in Mexico. When Lincoln refused this proposal and affirmed the Union resolve to unify the nation, the discussion turned to issues of Reconstruction, including slavery, confiscation of property, and the recently-passed 13th Amendment to the United States Constitution. The Hampton Roads Peace Conference of February 3, 1865 was held to discuss terms for ending the American Civil War. At the conference, President Abraham Lincoln and Secretary of War William H. Seward represented the Union, and Confederate Vice President Alexander Stephens, Senator Robert M.T. Hunter, and Assistant Secretary of War John A. Campbell represented the Confederacy. |
| Digital Publisher | Auburn University Libraries |
| Date | 1865 |
| Original Format | 12 pages, 26x21cm |
| Type | Text |
| Format | JPEG 2000 |
| Original Item ID | RG 1138 |
| Rights | This image is property of the Auburn University Libraries and is intended for non-commercial use. Users of this image are asked to acknowledge the Auburn University Libraries. For information about obtaining high-resolution copies of this and other images |
| Language | eng |
| File Name | 011_[no date] Campbell, John A, memoranda draft of conversations at Hampton, page 1.tif |
| Collection | Hampton Roads Collection |
| Repository | Auburn University Libraries. Special Collections and Archives |
| Submitted by | Schmidt, Gregory J. |
| Transcript | Memoranda The conference was opened by some conversation between Mr Stephens & President Lincoln relative to their connection as members of a committee or association to promote the election of Gen Taylor as President in 1848 � The composition of the association, the fate of the different members (Truman Smith & Mr Toombs & others)the time that the parties had served in Congress together & when Mr Hunter and Mr Seward became members of the Senate, & other personal incidents were alluded to � After this the parties approached the subject of the Conference. At a very early stage in the conversation Mr Linclon announced with some emphasis, that until the national authority be recognized within the Confederate States that no consideration of any other terms or conditions would take place � Mr Stephens then suggested if there could not be some plan devised by which that question could be adjourned & to let its settlement await the calm that would occur in the passions & irritations that the war had enacted � that it was important to divert the public mind from the present quarrel to some matter in which the parties had a common feeling & interest, & mentioned the condition of Mexico as affording such an opportunity Mr. Lincoln answered, that the settlement of the existing difficulties was of supreme importance & that he was not disposed to entertain any proposi |
