 | Jesse Ames Spencer - 1866 - 620 pages
...driven from the Big Black, he ordered the evacuation of Vicksburg. He wrote, 'If Haynes's Bluff be untenable, Vicksburg is of no value, and cannot be...place, you must, if possible, save the troops. If not too late, evacuate Vicksburg and its dependencies, and march to the north-east,'" This was too... | |
 | Orville James Victor - 1861 - 598 pages
...Grand Gulf May 8th, with three days' rations in their haversacks, and rccei ed * " If Haiues" bluff be untenable Vicksburg is of no value, and cannot be held. If, therefore, you ara invented in Vicksburg yon must ultimately surrender. Under 8uch circumstances, instead of losing... | |
 | Edward Alfred Pollard - 1865 - 454 pages
...driven from the Big Black, he ordered the evacuation of Vicksburg. He wrote : " If Haynes' Bluff be untenable, Vicksburg is of no value and cannot be...held. If, therefore, you are invested in Vicksburg, yon must ultimately surrender. Under such circumstances, instead of losing both troops and place, you... | |
 | Edward Alfred Pollard - 1867 - 776 pages
...disaster at Baker's Creek, he despatched to Pemberton : " If Haynes's Bluff be untenable, Vieksburg is of no value and cannot be held. If, therefore,...possible, save the troops. If it is not too late, evacuate Vieksburg and its dependencies, and march to the northeast." Before the despatch was received Gen.... | |
 | Adam Badeau - 1868 - 792 pages
...that Pemberton had been driven into Vicksburg, he dispatched to that commander : " If Haine's bluff be untenable, Vicksburg is of no value, and cannot be held. If, therefore, you are invested at Vicksburg, you must ultimately surrender. Under such circumstances, instead of losing both troops... | |
 | Edward Howland - 1868 - 670 pages
...Johnston, who had learned that he had been driven back into Vicksburg, as follows : " If Haine's Bluff be untenable, Vicksburg is of no value, and cannot be held. If, therefore, you are invested at Vicksburg, you must ultimately surrender. Under such circumstances, instead of losing both troops... | |
 | John William Draper - 1870 - 716 pages
...Vicksburg is of no value; it can not be held. If you are invested in it you must ultimately surrender. Instead of losing both troops and place, you must, if possible, save the troops. If not too late, evacuate Vicksburg and its dependencies forthwith, and march northeast." But it was too... | |
 | JOSEPH E. JOHNSTON - 1874 - 652 pages
...General PEMBERTON- : " Your dispatch of to-day, by Captain Henderson was received. If Haines's Bluff is untenable, Vicksburg is of no value, and cannot be...circumstances, instead of losing both troops and place, we must, if possible, save the troops. If it is not too late, evacuate Vicksburg and its dependencies,... | |
 | Joseph Eggleston Johnston - 1874 - 704 pages
...Lieutenant-General PEMBEETON : " Your dispatch of to-day, by Captain Henderson was received. If Haines's Bluff is untenable, Vicksburg is of no value, and cannot be...circumstances, instead of losing both troops and place, we must, if possible, save the troops. If it is not too late, evacuate Vicksburg and its dependencies,... | |
 | Joseph Eggleston Johnston - 1874 - 714 pages
...my fourth order to Lieutenant-General Pemberton was dispatched. It was this : " If Haynes's Bluff is untenable, Vicksburg is of no value and cannot be...circumstances, instead of losing both troops and place, we must, if possible, save the troops. If it is not too late, evacuate Vicksburg and its dependencies,... | |
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Bluff is 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, we must, if possible, save the troops. If... 
