On April 9, 1865, he told his troops, "I have done my best for you; my heart is too full to say more"
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The American Civil War - Approaching the Surrender at Appomattox  Farewell to the Army of Northern Virginia - April 1865 ... I have done my best for you; my heart is too full to say more," he bade them good-bye and told them to...
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Title: Untitled Biography of Robert E. Lee Robert E. Lee was born in ...  Lee looked up to his father and always wanted to know what he was doing. ... To get news for Scott, Lee went behind the lines of enemy soldiers. .... surrounded Lee's troops at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, where Lee surrendered to Grant, on April 9, 1865. ... I have done my best for you; my heart is too full to say more.
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The Soul of Lee, by Randolph H. McKim, Chapter 7  No one knew better than Lee at that moment that his failure to win a decisive victory ... beginning the 4th of May, 1864, and ending at Appomattox April 9, 1865,a ... Already he writes, Thousands (of the men) are barefooted, a greater number ... soldiers from the people at home, in which mothers, wives and sisters told of...
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appomattox - Lee Family Digital Archive  On April 7 he was approached by several of his corps commanders who told him that ... On the evening of the 8th, Lee directed a last attack, and early the next morning his troops with dash attacked Sheridan and drove his ... APPOMATTOX C. H. April 9, 1865. ... I have done my best for you. My heart is too full to say more..
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The Baldwin Project: Builders of Our Country: Book II by Gertrude ...  Among the men who fought for the South were some of the bravest soldiers ... One of the men who believed in this way was Robert E. Lee, and it is his story that I am going to tell. ... As he grew older, Robert decided, like his father, to be a soldier. .... The largest was a square brick house; and here, on April 9, 1865, General...
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Lexington and Concord April 18-19, 1775 | Living Narrations  Jun 19, 2010 ... This absolutely stunned and frightened General Gage who called for 20,000 more troops from England, since he only had 3,000 at the time.
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General Sherman to President Lincoln - Civil War Trust  A telegram from General Sherman to President Lincoln informing him of the capture of ... The success of this campaign helped clinch the 1864 election for Lincoln. ... I beg to present you, as a Christmas gift, the city of Savannah, with 150 heavy...
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Ulysses S. Grant | HistoryNet  Facts and summary information and article on Ulysses S. Grant, a union General during the ... In February 1862, he commanded the land forces in the Army-Navy ... On April 16, 1863, at Hard Times, Louisiana, south of Vicksburg, he and Rear ..... No terms except an unconditional and immediate surrender can be accepted.
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When Washington, D.C. Came Close to Being Conquered by the ...  Jubal Early of the Confederate States Army, at least for a little while that day, ... The Union, heartily tired of war, would be electing its President in November. ... Lincoln approved; he had, after all, tried for three long years to find a general ... I hope neither Baltimore nor Washington will be sacked. ..... You should be proud.
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Lincoln, Grant, and the 1864 Election - Lincoln Home National ...  But, Lincoln was not entirely convinced of his presidential potential, although he did admit ... in state service until Lincoln's call for 300,000 more troops in July of 1862. ... In the summer of 1861, General Irvin McDowell led the Union soldiers south ... heavy losses at Shiloh, Lincoln responded, "I can't spare this man, he fights!
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The Graves Are Not Yet Full - The New York Times  alt=banner ... In 1986 I had written some unkind words about the country's mercurial tyrant, ... full-blown out of the most sensational Western images of Darkest Africa. ... power from Samuel Doe than to resort to arms," Taylor was telling me now. .... antebellum South, complete with top hats and morning coats and a Society of...
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British Literature Wiki - Cori's Part - Wikispaces  A More Comprehensive Table of Contents .... in the war as he states through the lines I could not love thee, dear, so much/ Loved I not honor more (line 11-12).
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Lesson 4: The Second Inaugural Address (1865)Restoring the ...  Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address was a surprisingly brief but profound reflection ... who called Southerners "to stand to our arms," Lincoln counseled "malice ... He believed that a common memory of the war and its impact on slavery, one that ... move beyond its disagreements "with malice toward none, with charity for all.
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Ulysses S. Grant | HistoryNet  Facts and summary information and article on Ulysses S. Grant, a union General ... The boredom of frontier duty and longing for his beloved wife, Julia, likely did lead ... There were occasional stories of drunken binges, but none substantiated. ... When President Abraham Lincoln called for troops to put down the Southern...
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stonewall jackson - Search-ID.com  ... men defeated 60,000 union troops; A bio of him sums up, "It was by dying when he did", in 1863 that he achieved his military fame; In 1863 at Chancellorsville,...
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The Gettysburg Address by Abraham Lincoln  November 19, 1863. On June 1, 1865, Senator Charles Sumner referred to the most famous speech ever given by President Abraham Lincoln. In his eulogy on...
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Full text of "Life of Lieut.-Gen. Thomas J. Jackson (Stonewall Jackson)"  The cause -for which General Jackson fought and died has been overthrown. .... dispositions  General Winder mortally wounded  Confederate left broken ...... At their close he arose, asked that a lunch be placed in his haversack, and went ...... accordiag to the technical maxims of war, that Eichmond was untenable ; but...
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Bizarre History Of Conjugal Visits And How They Were Used ... - Day  It marked the day Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston surrendered to ... of the Confederacy, many southern states chose to celebrate their own days of ... Plus, Texas' "Confederate Heroes Day" always falls on Lee's birthday, January 19.
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April 1865: The Month That Saved America by Jay Winik, Paperback ...  Aug 15, 2006 ... The Paperback of the April 1865: The Month That Saved America by Jay Winik at ... in April 1865 (the fall of Richmond; Lee's graceful surrender to Grant at .... On the following Monday, the inauguration rush would include a grand .... Grant had before the Confederate surrender, then this title may be for you.
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Leaders of the Civil War  He appointed generals to command his troops. In 1863 he issued the ... He wanted to honor all the soldiers who had lost their lives in the war. Many people thought he was a ... Ulysses S. Grant was the leader of the Union Army. He had all the...
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Gettysburg Address - Wikipedia  The Gettysburg Address is a speech by U.S. President Abraham Lincoln, one of the best-known in American history. It was delivered by Lincoln during the American Civil War, on the afternoon of Thursday, November 19, 1863, at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery in .... In Lincoln at Gettysburg, Garry Wills notes the parallels between Lincoln's...