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Head Quarters Armies of the United States
January 31st 1865.
Hon. Alexander H. Stephens, J.A. Campbell, and R.M.T. Hunter
Gentlemen!
Your Communication of yesterday requesting an interview with myself and a safe conduct to Washington and return, is received. I will instruct the Commanding Officer of the forces near Petersburg to receive you, notifying you at what point of the line and the time when and where conveyance will be ready for you.
Your letter to me has been telegraphed to Washington for instructions. I have no doubt but that before you arrive at my Headquarters an answer will be received directing me to comply with your request. Should a different reply be received I promise you a safe and immediate return within your own lines.
I am, very respectfully
Object Description
| Title | 1865, January 31, From Grant, US to Alexander Stephens et al. |
| Creator | Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885 |
| LC Subject Headings |
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 Hampton Roads Peace Conference (1865: Hampton Roads, Va.) Stephens, Alexander Hamilton, 1812-1883 Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885 Campbell, John Archibald, 1811-1889 Hunter, R. M. T. (Robert Mercer Taliaferro), 1809-1887 |
| EOA Categories |
History -- 1838-1874: Sectionalism, the Civil War, and Reconstruction Government & Politics -- Military |
| Description | This document is a letter dictated by Ulysses Grant to his Assistant Adjutant General Theodore S. Bowers on January 31, 1865. The letter was addressed to Confederate peace commissioners Stephens, Campbell and Hunter. In the letter, Grant acknowledges the receipt of the commissioners' letter dated January 30, 1865. Grant instructs the Confederate representatives to proceed the the Union line in Petersburg, Virginia and await instructions from Washington. Grant assures the commissioners safe passage to the conference or, if Washington declines the proposed conference, immediate and safe passage to the Confederate lines. 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 | 1865-01-31 |
| Original Format | 2 pages, 25 x 21 cm |
| 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 | 004_1865, January 31, From Grant, US to Alexander Stephens et al, page 1.tif; 004_1865, January 31, From Grant, US to Alexander Stephens et al, page 2.tif |
| Collection | Hampton Roads Collection |
| Repository | Auburn University Libraries. Special Collections and Archives |
| Submitted by | Schmidt, Gregory J. |
| Transcript | Head Quarters Armies of the United States January 31st 1865. Hon. Alexander H. Stephens, J.A. Campbell, and R.M.T. Hunter Gentlemen! Your Communication of yesterday requesting an interview with myself and a safe conduct to Washington and return, is received. I will instruct the Commanding Officer of the forces near Petersburg to receive you, notifying you at what point of the line and the time when and where conveyance will be ready for you. Your letter to me has been telegraphed to Washington for instructions. I have no doubt but that before you arrive at my Headquarters an answer will be received directing me to comply with your request. Should a different reply be received I promise you a safe and immediate return within your own lines. I am, very respectfully |
Description
| Title | 004_1865, January 31, From Grant, US to Alexander Stephens et al, page 1 |
| Creator | Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885 |
| LC Subject Headings |
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 Hampton Roads Peace Conference (1865: Hampton Roads, Va.) Stephens, Alexander Hamilton, 1812-1883 Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885 Campbell, John Archibald, 1811-1889 Hunter, R. M. T. (Ro |
| EOA Categories |
History -- 1838-1874: Sectionalism, the Civil War, and Reconstruction Government and Politics -- Military |
| Description | This document is a letter dictated by Ulysses Grant to his Assistant Adjutant General Theodore S. Bowers on January 31, 1865. The letter was addressed to Confederate peace commissioners Stephens, Campbell and Hunter. In the letter, Grant acknowledges the |
| Digital Publisher | Auburn University Libraries |
| Date | 1865-01-31 |
| Original Format | 2 pages, 25x21cm |
| 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 | 004_1865, January 31, From Grant, US to Alexander Stephens et al, page 1.tif |
| Collection | Hampton Roads Collection |
| Repository | Auburn University Libraries. Special Collections and Archives |
| Submitted by | Schmidt, Gregory J. |
| Transcript | Head Quarters Armies of the United States January 31st 1865. Hon. Alexander H. Stephens, J.A. Campbell, and R.M.T. Hunter Gentlemen! Your Communication of yesterday requesting an interview with myself and a safe conduct to Washington and return, is received. I will instruct the Commanding Officer of the forces near Petersburg to receive you, notifying you at what point of the line and the time when and where conveyance will be ready for you. Your letter to me has been telegraphed to Washington for instructions. I have no doubt but that before you arrive at my Headquarters an answer will be received directing me to comply with your request. Should a different reply be received I promise you a safe and immediate return within your own lines. I am, very respectfully |
