Military Essays and Recollections: Papers Read Before the Commandery of the State of Illinois, Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States ...McClurg, 1894 |
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... received within twenty- four hours after their occurrence , and were thoroughly discussed ; and a second edition of every fight was had , resulting in the usual number of broken heads and black eyes . They were a reckless set of fellows ...
... received within twenty- four hours after their occurrence , and were thoroughly discussed ; and a second edition of every fight was had , resulting in the usual number of broken heads and black eyes . They were a reckless set of fellows ...
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... receiving information , because everybody had heard much , conjectured more , and was anxious to be told . everything . As for several days the Rebel outposts fell back , the impression prevailed that the entire Rebel army had re ...
... receiving information , because everybody had heard much , conjectured more , and was anxious to be told . everything . As for several days the Rebel outposts fell back , the impression prevailed that the entire Rebel army had re ...
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... received from the Military Commission , organized to inquire into the surrender , was well earned by gallant and arduous ser- MARCH OF THE CAVALRY FROM HARPER'S FERRY SEPT 14, 1862 BY WILLIAM M LUFF, late Brevet Major U S V.
... received from the Military Commission , organized to inquire into the surrender , was well earned by gallant and arduous ser- MARCH OF THE CAVALRY FROM HARPER'S FERRY SEPT 14, 1862 BY WILLIAM M LUFF, late Brevet Major U S V.
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... received . After riding all night in a strange country , he had no idea where he was , knowing only that he was somewhere on the north side of the Potomac ; and Green- castle was a place he had never heard of before . He naturally , and ...
... received . After riding all night in a strange country , he had no idea where he was , knowing only that he was somewhere on the north side of the Potomac ; and Green- castle was a place he had never heard of before . He naturally , and ...
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... received from Colonel A. Voss , Twelfth Illinois Cavalry , dated Greencastle , Pa . , September 15. " Har- per's Ferry is from all sides invested , by a force estimated at thirty thousand . By order of Colonel Miles , I left it last ...
... received from Colonel A. Voss , Twelfth Illinois Cavalry , dated Greencastle , Pa . , September 15. " Har- per's Ferry is from all sides invested , by a force estimated at thirty thousand . By order of Colonel Miles , I left it last ...
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Page 50 - 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. Beware of rashness, but with energy and sleepless vigilance go forward and give us victories.
Page 455 - There's freedom at thy gates and rest For Earth's down-trodden and opprest, A shelter for the hunted head, For the starved laborer toil and bread. Power, at thy bounds, Stops and calls back his baffled hounds.
Page 50 - 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 successes can set up dictators What I now ask of you is military success, and I will risk the dictatorship.
Page 454 - Dead ! One of them shot by the sea in the east, And one of them shot in the west by the sea. Both ! both my boys ! If in keeping the feast You want a great song for your Italy free, Let none look at me...
Page 54 - It is with heartfelt satisfaction, that the Commanding General announces to the army, that the operations of the last three days have determined that our enemy must either ingloriously fly, or come out from behind his defences, and give us battle on our own ground, where certain destruction awaits him.
Page 455 - DEAD ! One of them shot by the sea in the east, And one of them shot in the west by the sea. Dead ! both my boys ! When you sit at the feast And are wanting a great song for Italy free, Let none look at me...
Page 17 - In the hope that it may be no intrusion upon the sacredness of your sorrow, I have ventured to address you this tribute to the memory of my young friend, and your brave and early fallen child. May God give you that consolation which is beyond all earthly power. Sincerely your friend in a common affliction — A. Lincoln...
Page 50 - 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...
Page 50 - 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 348 - AM to-morrow, I propose to evacuate the works in and around Vicksburg, and to surrender the city and garrison under my command, by marching out with my colors and arms, stacking them in front of my present lines. After which you will take possession. Officers to retain their side-arms and personal property, and the rights and property of citizens to be respected.