History of the Twelfth Regiment, Rhode Island Volunteers, in the Civil War, 1862-1863Snow & Farnham, 1901 - 394 pages |
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1st Lt 2d Lt absent sick April army artillery batteries battle of Fredericksburg borne as absent Borne as sick Borne on detached borne until July boys bridge brigade Burrillville camp Camp Casey Capt Captain cavalry Colonel Browne command Company comrades Corp Coventry Cranston Cumberland detached service discharged for disability division duty East Greenwich encamped enemy enrolled at Warwick Falmouth fire front GEORGE Glocester Hopkinton hospital and borne hospital from Feb Invalid Corps JAMES JOHN July 29 June Kentucky Lieut March March 27 miles morning move mustered Newport night North Providence o'clock officers OFFICIAL RECORDS Originally served OSCAR LAPHAM picket pontoon Potomac Priv R. I. Inf rebel Rhode Island Volunteers road sent to hospital Sept service at Nicholasville shelter sick in hospital soldiers South Kingstown tents Tiverton troops Twelfth Regiment Twelfth Rhode Island Washington WILLIAM wounded
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Page 69 - General : I have placed you at the head of the Army of the Potomac. Of course I have done this upon what appear to me to be sufficient reasons, and yet 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.
Page 69 - 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 73 - For them no more the blazing hearth shall burn. Or busy housewife ply her evening care; No children run to lisp their sire's return, Or climb his knees the envied kiss to share.
Page 175 - The long-extended squadrons shape their way ! Death, in approaching terrible, imparts An anxious horror to the bravest hearts ; Yet do their beating breasts demand the strife, And thirst of glory quells the love of life.
Page 69 - I have placed you at the head of the Army of the Potomac. Of course I have done this upon what appear to me to be sufficient reasons, and yet 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....
Page 70 - Joseph Hooker. The short time that he has directed your movements has not been fruitful of victory, or any considerable advancement of our lines, but it has again demonstrated an amount of courage, patience, and endurance that under more favorable circumstances would have accomplished great results.
Page 69 - 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 69 - You are ambitious, which, within reasonable bounds, does good rather than harm ; but I think that during General 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. 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,...
Page 46 - ... feet high, on the city side. The road having been cut out of the side of the hill, (in many places,) this last wall is not visible above the surface of the ground. The ground falls off rapidly to almost a level surface, which extends about...
Page 69 - 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. The government will support you to the utmost of its ability, which is neither more nor less than it has done and will do for all commanders. 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.