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Hampton roads conference: february 3, 1865 the meeting convened on february 3 aboard the steamboat river queen near virginia’s fort monroe in hampton, virginia.
Wood's main contribution during the peace convention came when he learned that new york financiers had threatened to stop the flow of money to lincoln's.
The conference took place february 3, 1865, to the result of which two countries at least were looking with great solicitude, but the history of what was said and done can be gathered alone from the earliest accounts of it given carefully to the world by all the five great actors; since by agreement not a line was written in the conference room nor a witness admitted to be present.
The hampton roads conference convened on february 3, 1865, in an attempt to find a negotiated settlement to the american civil war (1861–1865). As confederate prospects for survival deteriorated, leaders on both sides met aboard the river queen at union-controlled hampton roads, virginia.
An influential editor, visited confederate president jefferson davis in richmond, virginia, on january 12, 1865. Blair proposed that if davis renounced slavery and southern independence, common cause could be made with the north to drive the french out of mexico.
Although on friendly terms, lincoln and stephens had little chance of making a breakthrough for peace on february 3, 1865, the day of the conference. Besides an african american steward, only five men participated in the conference, which was held aboard the river queen, a union steamer anchored about a mile off fortress monroe on hampton roads.
Congress requested that president lincoln provide documentation of the hampton roads conference, held with secretary seward and three confederate commissioners on february 3, 1865. He released these diplomatic communications and they were published in the new york times on 11 february 1865.
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On the same day, south carolina, mississippi, florida, alabama, georgia, louisiana, and texas met to discuss forming the confederate states of america.
This is a first rate book about an important event in the history of the american civil war, a peace conference that failed to end the war but did a lot to finally define just what issues the war was being fought over. It came just after the thirteenth amendment was passed by congress and as the confederate army was about to take its last stand.
Although on friendly terms, lincoln and stephens had little chance of making a breakthrough for peace on february 3, 1865, the day of the conference. Besides an african american steward, only five men participated in the conference, which was held aboard the river queen a union steamer anchored about a mile off fortress monroe on hampton roads.
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Current wrote: “if the reports of stephens and his colleagues are to be trusted, lincoln, as of february 3, 1865, would have undertaken a peace of reconciliation, a peace of almost unbelievable generosity. The southerners needed only to lay down their arms and acknowledge and obey the federal laws.
“on the last of january, 1865, peace commissioners from the so-called confederate states presented themselves on our lines around petersburg, and were immediately conducted to my headquarters at city point.
February 1865 a chance for reconciliation is lost confederate president jefferson davis agreed to send delegates to a peace conference with president lincoln and secretary of state william seward, but insisted on lincoln's recognition of the south's independence as a prerequisite.
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