A History of the Army of the PotomacGibson bros., printers, 1893 - 752 pages |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 85
Page 7
... troops in the city of Washington . McDowell entered on his new and responsible duties with great alacrity , working night and day to prepare his command for the approaching conflict . He realized the fact that his troops were not ...
... troops in the city of Washington . McDowell entered on his new and responsible duties with great alacrity , working night and day to prepare his command for the approaching conflict . He realized the fact that his troops were not ...
Page 10
... troops , and if General McDowell's plan of battle , which had just been presented to him , depended upon General Patterson holding General Johnston in check , his plan was not worth the paper it was drawn upon . " That ended that ...
... troops , and if General McDowell's plan of battle , which had just been presented to him , depended upon General Patterson holding General Johnston in check , his plan was not worth the paper it was drawn upon . " That ended that ...
Page 16
... troops could arrive . The Fourteenth Brooklyn , which had been well on the right all day , had behaved with a gallantry worthy of the Old Guard of Napoleon . They had been attacked in a piece of woods by the Seventh and Eighth Georgia ...
... troops could arrive . The Fourteenth Brooklyn , which had been well on the right all day , had behaved with a gallantry worthy of the Old Guard of Napoleon . They had been attacked in a piece of woods by the Seventh and Eighth Georgia ...
Page 17
... troops re- treated mainly by Sudley's Ford , some crossing above and some below . It was evidently Beauregard's intention to entirely de- stroy McDowell ; for in the morning he ordered his right , under Ewell , Jones , and Longstreet ...
... troops re- treated mainly by Sudley's Ford , some crossing above and some below . It was evidently Beauregard's intention to entirely de- stroy McDowell ; for in the morning he ordered his right , under Ewell , Jones , and Longstreet ...
Page 18
... troops our men performed herculean work . After the break came , and the Union line was driven back , the terrible enfilading fire poured in on our right flank by the fresh arrivals from Johnston's army made re- treat inevitable . The ...
... troops our men performed herculean work . After the break came , and the Union line was driven back , the terrible enfilading fire poured in on our right flank by the fresh arrivals from Johnston's army made re- treat inevitable . The ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
6th Wisconsin A. P. Hill advance arrived artillery attack bank battery bridge Bull Run Burnside Capt Captain captured cavalry charge column command compelled Comte de Paris Confederate crossed Culp's Hill D. H. Hill directed division Doubleday Duffié enemy enemy's engaged Ewell field fight fire force Ford forward fought Fredericksburg front Gettysburg Gibbon Gregg guns Hancock Harper's Ferry headquarters heavy Heintzelman Hill Hooker infantry Iron Brigade Jackson killed left flank Lieut Lieutenant Colonel line of battle Little Round Top Longstreet mand McCall McClellan McDowell McLaws Meade Meade's miles morning mountain moved movement night o'clock officers ordered Pennsylvania Reserves picket placed Plank road Pleasonton position Potomac railroad Rappahannock rear reënforcements regiment retired retreat Reynolds Richmond Ricketts ridge right flank river rode Second Brigade Second Corps Sedgwick sent Sharpsburg Sickles skirmishers soldiers soon Stuart Third Brigade troops Union Union army valley Washington woods wounded York
Popular passages
Page 708 - GENERAL : Your note of last evening, in reply to mine of same date, asking the condition on which I will accept the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia, is just received. In reply I would say that, peace being my great desire, there is but one condition I would insist upon, namely, that the men and officers surrendered shall be disqualified for taking up arms again against the Government of the United States until properly exchanged.
Page 708 - GENERAL : I received at a late hour your note of to-day. In mine of yesterday I did not intend to propose the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia, but to ask the terms of your proposition. To be frank, I do not think the emergency has arisen to call for the surrender of this army...
Page 247 - In coming to us he tenders us an advantage which we should not waive. We should not so operate as to merely drive him away. As we must beat him somewhere or fail finally, we can do it, if at all, easier near to us than far away. If we cannot beat the enemy where he now is, we never can, he again being within the intrenchments of Richmond.
Page 308 - 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 which you are right. You have confidence in yourself, which is a valuable if not an indispensable quality. You are ambitious, which, within reasonable...
Page 708 - GENERAL: I have received your note of this date. Though not entertaining the opinion you express on the hopelessness of further resistance on the part of the Army of Northern Virginia, I reciprocate your desire to avoid useless effusion of blood, and therefore, before considering your proposition, ask the terms you will offer on condition of its surrender.
Page 308 - 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 as dictators. What I now ask of you is military success, and I will risk the dictatorship.
Page 247 - Market, and Fredericksburg, and you see how turnpikes, railroads, and finally the Potomac, by Aquia Creek, meet you at all points from Washington. The same, only the lines lengthened a little, if you press closer to the Blue Ridge part of the way.
Page 594 - Mr. President, I accept the commission, with gratitude for the high honor conferred. With the aid of the noble armies that have fought in so many fields for our common country, it will be my earnest endeavor not to disappoint your expectations. I feel the full weight of the responsibilities now devolving on me ; and I know that if they are met, it will be due to those armies, and above all, to the favor of that Providence which leads both nations and men.
Page 246 - My Dear Sir : You remember my speaking to you of what I called your over-cautiousness. Are you not over-cautious when you assume that you cannot do what the enemy is constantly doing? Should you not claim to be at least his equal in prowess, and act upon the claim? As I understand, you telegraphed General Halleck that you cannot subsist your army at Winchester unless the railroad from Harper's Ferry to that point be put in working order. But the enemy does now subsist his army at Winchester, at a...
Page 247 - For a great part of the way you would be practically between the enemy and both Washington and Richmond, enabling us to spare you the greatest number of troops from here. When at length running...