CITY POINT, March 25,
1865—8.30 a.m.
(Received 10.20 a.m.)
Hon. SECRETARY OF WAR:
Arrived here all safe about 9 p.m. yesterday. No war news.
General Grant does not seem to know very much about Yeatman, but thinks very
well of him so far as he does know. I like Mr. Whiting very much, and hence
would wish him to remain or resign as best suits himself. Hearing this much
from me, do as you think best in the matter. General Lee has sent the Russell
letter back, concluding, as I understand from Grant, that their dignity does
not admit of their receiving the document from us. Robert just now tells there
was a little rumpus up the line this morning, ending about where it began.
A. LINCOLN.
SOURCE: The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of
the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume
46, Part 3 (Serial No. 97), p. 109
