 | Edward Alfred Pollard - 1890 - 800 lehte
...into the hands of the enemy. Slierman announced his success in a characteristic despatch. lie wrote to President Lincoln : " I beg to present you, as...hundred and fifty heavy guns and plenty of ammunition, and also about twenty-five thousand bales of cotton." And thus ended the story of the march to the... | |
 | Mary Ashton Livermore - 1890 - 636 lehte
...Savannah, which he presented to the President in the following terse despatch, — " I beg to present yon, as a Christmas gift, the city of Savannah, with one hundred and fifty guns, plenty of ammunition, and twenty-five thousand bales of cotton." There proved to be thirty-eight... | |
 | David Henry Montgomery - 1891 - 516 lehte
...President, — "SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, Dec. 22, 1864. " To his Excellency, President Lincoln, Washington, DC : " I beg to present you as a Christmas gift the City...ammunition; also about twenty-five thousand bales of cotton. "WT SHERMAN, Major-General."1 Sherman's men had long before come to the conclusion that the sea-coast... | |
 | David Henry Montgomery - 1891 - 528 lehte
...President,*— " SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, Dec. 22, 1864. "To his Excellency, President Lincoln, Washington, DC: " I beg to present you as a Christmas gift the City...ammunition; also about twenty-five thousand bales of cotton. " WT SHERMAN, Major- General! ' * Sherman's men had long before come to the conclusion that the sea-coast... | |
 | 1891 - 864 lehte
...fighting. He occupied Savannah towards the close of the year. From that city he wrote to Lincoln saying: "I beg to present you, as a Christmas gift the city of Savannah, with 150 guns and 25,000 bales of cotton." From Savannah Sherman marched through the Atlantic States to... | |
 | Thomas Clement Fletcher - 1891 - 534 lehte
...army, and toward the end of December Sherman was able to send a dispatch to President Lincoln, saying: "I beg to present you as a Christmas gift the city of Savannah with 150 heavy guns, plenty of ammunition, and 25,000 bales of cotton/' The appreciation of Congress was... | |
 | James Penny Boyd - 1892 - 630 lehte
...great victory. His dispatch to President Lincoln, which was sent by boat to Fortress Monroe, ran — " I beg to present you as a Christmas gift the city...also about twenty-five thousand bales of cotton." He became the recipient of congratulatory dispatches from the President, many members of his cabinet,... | |
 | Alonzo Leighton Brown - 1892 - 660 lehte
...1864, General Sherman sent the following to President Lincoln, which reached him on Christmas Eve: . I beg to present you, as a Christmas gift, the city of Savannah, with one hundred and fifty guns and plenty of ammunition, and also abont twenty-five thousand bales of cotton. And he said in... | |
 | Alonzo Leighton Brown - 1892 - 816 lehte
...sent the following to President Lincoln, which reached him on Christmas Eve : I beg to present yon, as a Christmas gift, the city of Savannah, with one hundred and fifty gnns and plenty of ammunition, and also about twenty-fire thousand bales of cotton. And he said in... | |
 | David Bittle Floyd - 1893 - 474 lehte
...following telegram: SAVANNAH, GA., December 22, 1864. To H1s EXCELLENCY, PRESIDENT LINCOLN, Washington, DC I beg to present you as a Christmas gift the city...ammunition; also about twentyfive thousand bales of cotton. WT SHERMAN, Major-General. On the afternoon of the 22d, our Division went into camp a short distance... | |
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I beg to present you, as a Christmas gift, the city of Savannah, with one hundred and fifty heavy guns and plenty of ammunition, and also about twenty-five thousand bales of cotton. 
