When you first reached the vicinity of Vicksburg, I thought you should do, what you finally did -march the troops across the neck, run the batteries with the transports, and thus go below; and I never had any faith, except a general hope that you knew... Abraham Lincoln: A History - Page 323by John George Nicolay, John Hay - 1890Full view - About this book
| Orville James Victor - 1861 - 598 pages
...thought you should do what you finally did — march the troops across the neck, run the butteries with the transports, and thus go below; and I never had any faith, except a general Impo that you knew better than I, that the Ynzoo Pass expedition and the like would succeed. When you... | |
| 1864 - 878 pages
...When you first reached the vicinity of Vicksburg, I thought you should do what you finally did—march the troops across the neck, run the batteries with...Yazoo Pass expedition and the like could succeed. When yon got below and took Port Gibson, Grand Gulf, and vicinity, I thought yon should go down the river... | |
| Joseph Hartwell Barrett - 1864 - 544 pages
...a word further. When you first reached the vicinity of Vicksburg, I thought you should do what you finally did — march the troops across the neck,...faith, except a general hope, that you knew better / *han I that the Yazoo Pass expedition, and the like, could succeed. When you got below, and took... | |
| 1864 - 878 pages
...a word further. When you first reached the vicinity of Vicksburg, I thought you should do what you finally did — march the troops across the neck,...thus go below ; and I never had any faith, except а еепегаГ hope that you knew better than I, that the Yazoo Pass expedition and the like could... | |
| Henry Jarvis Raymond - 1864 - 492 pages
...of Vicksburg, I thought you should do what you finally did—march the troops across the neck, rim the batteries with the transports, and thus go below;...faith, except a general hope that you knew better than T, that the Yazoo Pass expedition, and the like, could succeed. When you got below, and took Port Gibson,... | |
| Henry Jarvis Raymond - 1864 - 518 pages
...a word further. When you first reached the vicinity of Ticksburg, I thought you should do what you finally did — march the troops across the neck,...transports, and thus go below ; and I never had any &ith, except a general hope that you knew better than I, that the Yazoo Pass expedition, and the like,... | |
| Henry Jarvis Raymond - 1865 - 840 pages
...a word further. When you first reached the vicinity of Vicksburg, I thought you should do what yon finally did — march the troops across the neck,...Gibson, Grand Gulf, and vicinity, I thought you should gu dowu the river and join General Banks, and when you turned northward, east of the Big Black, I feared... | |
| Sarah Emma Evelyn Edmonds - 1865 - 414 pages
...say a word further. When you first reached the vicinity of Yicksburg I thought you should do what you finally did — march the troops across the neck,...like could succeed. When you got below and took Port Gipson, Grand Gulf and vicinity, I thought you should go down the river and join Banks; and when you... | |
| Henry Jarvis Raymond - 1865 - 886 pages
...troops across the neck, run tho batteries with the transports, and thus go below ; and I never luiJ any faith, except a general hope that you knew better...down the river and join General Banks, and when you tnrned northward, east of the Big Black, I feared it was a mistake. I now wish to make the personal... | |
| Thomas Prentice Kettell - 1865 - 944 pages
...a word further. When you first reached the vicinity of Vicksburg, I thought you should do what you finally did — march the troops across the neck,...general hope that you knew better than I, that the Vazoo Pasa expedition and the like could succeed. When you got below, and took Port Gibson, Grand Gulf,... | |
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