OTD 165 YEARS AGO: U.S. Colonel Robert E. Lee meets with influential statesmen and receives an offer to command the Federal army.
Tag: Francis P. Blair Sr.
The Confederate Peace Commission
Elder statesman Francis P. Blair, Sr. returns to Richmond to deliver President Abraham Lincoln’s letter regarding potential peace negotiations to Confederate President Jefferson Davis.
Securing Peace to Our One Common Country
President Abraham Lincoln meets with statesman Francis P. Blair, Sr. and responds to Confederate President Jefferson Davis’s offer to negotiate an end to the war. Lincoln’s response angers many within his own political party.
Securing Peace to the Two Countries
Prominent statesman Francis P. Blair, Sr. visits Confederate President Jefferson Davis at Richmond and proposes a possible peace settlement between North and South that involves joining forces to drive the French out of Mexico.
The Blair Peace Initiative
Influential statesman Francis P. Blair, Sr. receives unofficial permission from President Lincoln to go to Richmond and discuss with Confederate President Jefferson Davis the possibility of ending the war.
You Are Quite a Female Politician
After six days, John C. Fremont finally responds to Abraham Lincoln’s request to modify clauses in his controversial Missouri proclamation.