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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... soldiers . - Fatal and unaccountable decision . - Jackson invests the Fed- erals in the forest . - Hooker summons a council of war . - Consequences of his error . - Description of his positions . - They are bad . - He sends for the ...
... soldiers . - Fatal and unaccountable decision . - Jackson invests the Fed- erals in the forest . - Hooker summons a council of war . - Consequences of his error . - Description of his positions . - They are bad . - He sends for the ...
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... soldiers succeeded at last in conquering adverse fortune in the course of that year . But , before narrating the decisive events of the month of July which marked the decline of the Confederate power , we shall yet have to record more ...
... soldiers succeeded at last in conquering adverse fortune in the course of that year . But , before narrating the decisive events of the month of July which marked the decline of the Confederate power , we shall yet have to record more ...
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... soldier out of fifty . These leaves of absence were generally for ten or fif- teen days , and as soon as they had expired the same favor was extended to other officers and soldiers . The organization of grand divisions , a heavy and ...
... soldier out of fifty . These leaves of absence were generally for ten or fif- teen days , and as soon as they had expired the same favor was extended to other officers and soldiers . The organization of grand divisions , a heavy and ...
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... soldiers of each corps , varying in color according to the di- vision to which those who wore them belonged . These badges not only prevented much confusion in battle , but likewise devel- oped a salutary emulation among the soldiers ...
... soldiers of each corps , varying in color according to the di- vision to which those who wore them belonged . These badges not only prevented much confusion in battle , but likewise devel- oped a salutary emulation among the soldiers ...
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... soldiers appertaining to the first category , trained up to the hardships of war by two years of campaigning , were about to leave a great void in the Army of the Potomac , but the law was explicit they were to be set free on the 1st of ...
... soldiers appertaining to the first category , trained up to the hardships of war by two years of campaigning , were about to leave a great void in the Army of the Potomac , but the law was explicit they were to be set free on the 1st of ...
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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...
Page 545 - This first inspiration of a cavalry officer and a true soldier decided in every respect the fate of the campaign. It was Buford who selected the battlefield where the two armies were about to measure their strength...
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.