Hampton Roads Conference

Hampton Roads Conference
(Feb. 3, 1865) Informal and unsuccessful peace talks at Hampton Roads, Va.

, during the American Civil War. Pres. Abraham Lincoln agreed to meet with the Confederate vice president, Alexander H. Stephens, to reach a peace settlement. Lincoln's terms called for a reunion of the nation, emancipation of the slaves, and disbanding of Confederate troops. Since Stephens had been authorized to accept independence only, no settlement was reached.

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      (Feb. 3, 1865), informal, unsuccessful peace talks at Hampton Roads, Va., U.S., between the Union and the Confederacy during the U.S. Civil War. At the urging of his wartime adviser, Francis P. Blair, Sr., Pres. Abraham Lincoln had agreed for the first time since the start of the war to meet with representatives of the South. The President and Secretary of State William H. Seward met on the boat “River Queen” with three spokesmen for the Confederacy, Vice Pres. Alexander H. Stephens, Sen. R.M.T. Hunter of Virginia, and Assistant Secretary of War J.A. Campbell. Lincoln offered a peace settlement that called for a reunion of the nation, emancipation of the slaves, and disbanding of Confederate troops. Since the Southern representatives were authorized to accept independence only, no settlement was possible.

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