Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-02-09
LEE AND LONGsTBEEr.
Interesting Correspondence Taken
from the Latter's Book

Interesting Correspondence I"@e"
from the Latter's Book
The following interesting letters are
taken from General Longstreets BOOK
From Manassas 10 Appomattox":
LEE TO LoNGsTREET.
HEADQUARTERS, February %, 1863.
General.-I have received your letters
NJ the 23d and 9th instants. l fear
ala not fully comprehend your views
EXPRESSED I'm your letter OF the lith'
think. however, my reply meets your
snnposition, in the event OF conGeHlf@-
ION bv the enemy. 1 shall, In that case
mite ALI the forces possible. thihA
Won are misinformed as TO the NUMBER
OF men In Lynchburg. AT my last can
upon General Colston, commissary lnelc,
he said he had not 100 men. ana .hey
were unarmed / am very glad 10 near
that General Ewell can get force enough
from Richmond to man the lines north
of lanes river. 1 know him TO be
brave old soldier. ready TO attempt any
thing but | do not know where he VIII
6nd the men. Please see him and get
definite statement for II that can De dohe'
n will tighten our labor considerably.
Won cannot afford to keep your wagons
Nv Won They will have to be kept COL
lec,ino provisions. forage, etc, or you
will starye. | am making great e1orts
IN gather supplies, and send you some
documents which will show. what the
commlssary-general Is doing In adlltloh
10 the operations Of the officers OF ms
department It will be grievous thing
TO be obliged 10 abandon our position ana
7 hone the necessity will never arise, but
"a
army. | am fully alive 70 the dement's
Of procuring gold, but fear II cannot 30
obtained In the way you suggest, stil'
l will try 1 am much gratihed by the
earnestness and zeal you display IN our
operatons; and were our whole popula-
ton animated by tho same spirit We
should DO invincibie.
The last reports from South Carolina IN
| dicated that Sherman was turning cast
ward. IL may be % reach the Peedee IN
search Of supplies
! Very respectfully your obedlent ser
want. H. l.. LEE
| General I0ngstreot, Commanding, etc.
LoNGsTREET TO LEE or MS
"PEACE INTERVIEW WITH GENE
RAJ ORD.
Headquarters First Army Corps,
March !. 1850.
General r. T.. Lee. Commanding:
had another interview with Major
General Ord yesterday. and expressed
the opinions that were spoken Of in our
interview at the Presidents Mansion on
! Sabbath last. lie accoded promptly u
my proposition that tho war must cease,
n We are 10 go 10 work TO try 10
make peace, and 10 the proposal for
| military convention. ! further claimed
that we could not so into convention
upon any more favorable basis than an
| earnest desire 10 arrange plans iOI
peace that should be equally honorable
for both parties. TO this also / under
stood him 10 give his unqualified con
sent. lie says that General Grant has
the authority TO meet YOU II you have
the authority 10 appoint a military con
vcntion. and proposed that you should
Indicate your desire to meet Genera
/ Grant; II you felt authorized to do so
As he made this proposition before
/ mine, TO the effect that General Grant
should express his desire TO meet you
and as the interview between Genera
| ord and myself had been brought or
hy the request OF General Ord, dc
not feel that / could well do otherwise
than promise 10 write 10 you OF th'
disposition on their part TO have The
interview 1T you AAlUA IT. WI III gNHl
time 10 invite General Grant 10 an In
toryicw, 20 might be upon some othei
as the oslensiblc grounds, and this mat
ter might be brought up incidentally
presume that General Grants frs
proposition will be TO so into conven
ton upon the basis Of rccOnstruction' but
n I have not misunderstood Genera
Ord's conversation. General Grant Wal
agree TO take the matter up without re
quiring any principle as a basis, turtle
than the general principle Of DESIRING
20 make peace unon terms tnat ar
equally honorable for both sides. ] woul'
suggest that the interview take plac
on this side. and at the place OF meet
ing. between General Ord and myself
because there are several little point
upon which you should be posted befor
the interview, and / do not see ha
can well do that by writing. h.
sides. as 1.-THE ice has already bee
broken on this side. your Interview
would be relieved in a measure or u
formality incident 10 sucl. occasions.
Il should be on this side. hope tina
YOU will give me two or three days nc
tice. General Stevens is OF the oplnio
that 100 negro laboreFs on this lin
during this month win so strengthen on
position that we will be able TO spar
a division; and am satisfied that we ca
do so If we can have the Work con