 | Jesse Ames Spencer - 1866 - 620 pages
...us discard such ideaa The strongest position a soldier should desire to occupy is one from which lie can most easily advance against the enemy. Let us...own to take care of themselves. Let us look before, and not behind. Success and glory are in the advance. Disaster and shame lurk in the rear." Several... | |
 | Joel Tyler Headley - 1863 - 554 pages
...and of bases of supplies — let us discard such ideas." And again, " Let us study the probable line of retreat of our opponents and leave our own to take care of themselves." Aside from the bad taste of such language, casting as it did, an implied reproach on those generals... | |
 | John Esten Cooke - 1863 - 328 pages
...occupy, is the one from which he can most easily advance upon the enemy. Let us study the probable line of retreat of our opponents, and leave our own to take care of itself. Let us look before and not behind. Disaster and shame lurk in the rear." Such was the order... | |
 | Edward Alfred Pollard - 1863 - 324 pages
...occupy is the one from which he can most easily .advance upon the enemy. Let .us study the probable line of retreat of our opponents, and leave our own to take care of itself. Let us look before and not behind. Disaster and shame lurk in the rear." On establishing his... | |
 | 1863 - 848 pages
...occupy is one IV, mi which he eu most easily advance against the enemy. Let us study the probable line of retreat of our opponents, and leave our own to take care of itself. Let us look before us, and not behind. Success and glory are in the advance — disaster and... | |
 | Horace Greeley - 1866 - 842 pages
...discard such ideas. " The strongest positiou a soldier should desiro to occupy is one from which ho s )Qm(Z t 2 p and not behind. Success and glory are in the advance. Disaster and shame lurk in the rear. " Let us... | |
 | Edward Alfred Pollard - 1864 - 414 pages
...occupy is the one from which he can most easily advance upon the enemy. Let us study the probable line of retreat of our opponents, and leave our own to take care of itself. Let us look before, and not behind. Disaster and shame lurk in the rear." On establishing his... | |
 | Evert Augustus Duyckinck - 1861 - 852 pages
...to find much in vogue amongst you. I hear constantly of taking strong positions and holding them — of lines of retreat, and of bases of supplies. Let...own to take care of themselves. Let us look before, and not behind. Success and glory are in the advance. Disaster and shame lurk in the rear. Let us act... | |
 | Henry Charles Fletcher - 1865 - 470 pages
...of lines of retreat, and bases of supplies. Let us discard such ideas. The strongest position which a soldier should desire to occupy is one from which...to take care of themselves. Let us look before us, not behind : success and glory are in the advance — disaster and shame lurk in the rear. Let us act... | |
 | Cassell, ltd - 1865 - 702 pages
...and holding them — of lines of retreat and of bases of supplies. Let us discard such ideas. . . . Let us study the probable lines of retreat of our...own to take care of themselves. Let us look before, and not behind. Success and glory are in the advance. Disaster and shame lurk in the rear." But Quid... | |
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The strongest position a soldier should desire to occupy is one from which he can most easily advance against the enemy. " Let us study the probable lines of retreat of our opponents, and leave our own to take care of themselves. " Let us look before,... 
