LET THE THING BE PRESSED TELEGRAM TO GENERAL U. S. GRANT April 7, 11 A.M., 1865 by Abraham Lincoln
LET THE THING BE PRESSED.
TELEGRAM TO GENERAL U. S. GRANT.
HEADQUARTERS ARMIES OF THE UNITED STATES,
CITY POINT, April 7, 11 A.M., 1865.
LIEUTENANT-GENERAL GRANT:
Gen. Sheridan says:
“If the thing is pressed I think that Lee will surrender.”
Let the thing be pressed.
A. LINCOLN.
