History of the Civil War in America: book 1. The war on the Rapidan. book 2. The Mississippi. book 3. Pennsylvania. book 4. The third winterPorter & Coates, 1883 |
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... necessary for them to hoodwink their adversaries in order to prevent them from completing their victory before dark . Lee had only three or four hundred men left , the remainder having been dispersed . He halted 16 THE CIVIL WAR IN AMERICA ...
... necessary for them to hoodwink their adversaries in order to prevent them from completing their victory before dark . Lee had only three or four hundred men left , the remainder having been dispersed . He halted 16 THE CIVIL WAR IN AMERICA ...
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... necessary for him to put himself once more in communication with the rest of the army in order to clear its way during the battle about to be fought , and it was also important to protect the dépôts at Gordonsville , a rich prey which ...
... necessary for him to put himself once more in communication with the rest of the army in order to clear its way during the battle about to be fought , and it was also important to protect the dépôts at Gordonsville , a rich prey which ...
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... necessary orders were given on the evening of the 30th . Early's division , Barksdale's brigade , and the reserve artillery were alone charged with holding the Federal left wing in check on the battlefield of December 13 , and the rest ...
... necessary orders were given on the evening of the 30th . Early's division , Barksdale's brigade , and the reserve artillery were alone charged with holding the Federal left wing in check on the battlefield of December 13 , and the rest ...
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... necessary to take up one of the two bridges at each of the crossings opened by Sedg- wick over the Lower Rappahannock , and forward them to Sickles as far as the heights of Banks ' Ford , in order to establish a con- nection between the ...
... necessary to take up one of the two bridges at each of the crossings opened by Sedg- wick over the Lower Rappahannock , and forward them to Sickles as far as the heights of Banks ' Ford , in order to establish a con- nection between the ...
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... necessary orders for resuming his march in the course of the morning . Whilst waiting for these orders the four corps gathered around him had settled as well as they could in the positions they had taken on their arrival , occupying as ...
... necessary orders for resuming his march in the course of the morning . Whilst waiting for these orders the four corps gathered around him had settled as well as they could in the positions they had taken on their arrival , occupying as ...
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Page 851 - Burnside's command of the army, you have taken counsel of your ambition, and thwarted him as much as you could, in which you did a great wrong to the country, and to a most meritorious and honorable brother officer.
Page 851 - The government will support you to the utmost of its ability, which is neither more nor less than it has done and will do for all commanders. I much fear that the spirit which you have aided to infuse into the army, of criticising their commander and withholding confidence from him, will now turn upon you. I shall assist you as far as I can to put it down. Neither you nor Napoleon, if he were alive again, could get any good out of an army while such a spirit prevails in it ; and now beware of rashness....
Page 851 - I believe you to be a brave and skilful soldier, which of course I like. I also believe you do not mix politics with your profession, in which you are right. You have confidence in yourself, which is a valuable if not an indispensable quality. You are ambitious, which, within reasonable bounds, does good rather than harm...
Page 851 - I have heard, in such a way as to believe it, of your recently saying that both the army and the government needed a dictator. Of course it was not for this, but in spite of it, that I have given you the command. Only those generals who gain success can set up dictators. What I now ask of you is military success, and I will risk the dictatorship.
Page 851 - General : I have placed you at the head of the Army of the Potomac. Of course I have done this upon what appear to me to be sufficient reasons, and yet I think it best for you to know that there are some things in regard to which I am not quite satisfied with you. I believe you to be a brave and skilful soldier, which, of course, I like. I also believe you do not mix politics with your profession, in...
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Page 332 - Bluff be untenable, Vicksburg is of no value and cannot be held. If, therefore, you are invested in Vicksburg, you must ultimately surrender. Under such circumstances, instead of losing both troops and place, you must, if possible, save the troops. If it is not too late, evacuate Vicksburg and its dependencies, and march to the northeast.
Page 553 - Reynolds was undoubtedly the most remarkable man among all the officers that the Army of the Potomac saw fall on the battlefield during the four years of its existence; and Meade could say of him that he was the noblest and bravest of them all.
Page 896 - Falmouth to Dumfries; the First and Third corps marched from Bealeton to Manassas Junction; the Fifth corps arrived at Morrisville, and marched thence, via Bristersburg, to Catlett's Station; Wright's (First) and Newton's (Third) divisions...
Page 851 - I will risk the dictatorship. The Government will support you to the utmost of its ability, which is neither more nor less than it has done, and will do, for all commanders. I much fear that the spirit which you have aided to infuse into the army, of criticising their commander and withholding confidence from him, will now turn upon you.