Confederate officials arrive off Hampton Roads, Virginia, to negotiate prisoner exchange terms with the Federals. They are also unofficially authorized to negotiate a possible end to the war.
Tag: Peace Overtures
Fret Him and Fret Him
As Robert E. Lee’s Confederates move north, Lee offers President Jefferson Davis political advice. As Joseph Hooker’s Federals try to pursue Lee, President Abraham Lincoln offers Hooker military advice.
Lee Proposes a Military Convention
March 2, 1865 – Confederate General-in-Chief Robert E. Lee proposed to meet with Federal General-in-Chief Ulysses S. Grant to discuss the possibility of “a satisfactory
Compensated Emancipation and the Hampton Roads Fallout
February 10, 1865 – President Abraham Lincoln unveiled a new plan for slave emancipation, and members of Congress demanded to know what happened at Hampton Roads.
The Hampton Roads Conference: Southern Reaction
February 6, 1865 – President Jefferson Davis submitted his report on the Hampton Roads peace conference to the Confederate Congress, along with his denunciation of
Peace Conference at Hampton Roads
February 3, 1865 – President Abraham Lincoln and Secretary of State William H. Seward met with three Confederate envoys to discuss a possible end to