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" 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... "
Chancellorsville: Lee's Greatest Battle - Page 146
by Edward James Stackpole - 1988 - 398 pages
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History of the United States from the Compromise of 1850 to the Final ...

James Ford Rhodes - 1906 - 622 pages
...which displayed itself in a boastful order. " The operations of the last three days," he declared, " 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." 8 That " with...
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pt. 2. The Civil War

Oliver Otis Howard - 1907 - 652 pages
...HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE POTOMAC, CAMP NEAR FALMOUTH, VIRGINIA, April 30, 1863. General Orders, No. 47. IT is with heartfelt satisfaction the Commanding General...either ingloriously fly, or come out from behind his defenses and give us battle on our own ground, where certain destruction awaits him. The operations...
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The Reminiscences of Carl Schurz: 1852-1863

Carl Schurz - 1907 - 534 pages
...day the following general order to the Army of the Potomac : " It is with heartfelt satisfaction that the commanding general announces to the army that...last three days have determined that our enemy must ingloriously fly, or come out from behind his defenses and give us battle on our own ground, where...
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McClure's Magazine, Volume 29

1907 - 992 pages
...day the following general order to the Army of the Potomac: "It is with heartfelt satisfaction that the commanding general announces to the army that...last three days have determined -that our enemy must ingloriously fly, or come out from behind his defenses and give us battle on our own ground, where...
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The Reminiscences of Carl Schurz: 1852-1863

Carl Schurz - 1907 - 536 pages
...day the following general order to the Army of the Potomac : " It is with heartfelt satisfaction that the commanding general announces to the army that...last three days have determined that our enemy must ingloriously fly, or come out from behind his defenses and give us battle on our own ground, where...
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Stuart's Cavalry in the Gettysburg Campaign

John Singleton Mosby - 1908 - 286 pages
...war. 1 GENERAL ORDERS, No 47. HEADQUARTERS ABMY OF THE POTOMAC, CAMP NEAR FALMODTH, VA. April 30th, 1863. It is with heartfelt satisfaction the commanding...either ingloriously fly, or come out from behind his defences and give us battle on our own ground where certain destruction awaits him. . . . By command...
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Stuart's Cavalry in the Gettysburg Campaign

John Singleton Mosby - 1908 - 290 pages
...April SOth, 1863. It is with heartfelt satisfaction the commanding General announces to the army thai the operations of the last three days have determined...either ingloriously fly, or come out from behind his defences and give us battle on our own ground where certain destruction awaits him. . . . By command...
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A Soldier's Recollections: Leaves from the Diary of a Young Confederate ...

Randolph Harrison McKim - 1910 - 406 pages
...order to his army, felicitating them and himself on what had been accomplished, in the following terms: "The operations of the last three days have determined...either ingloriously fly, or come out from behind his defences 126 and give us battle on our own ground, where certain destruction awaits him." He would...
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A Soldier's Recollections: Leaves from the Diary of a Young Confederate ...

Randolph Harrison McKim - 1910 - 410 pages
...order to his army, felicitating them and himself on what had been accomplished, in the following terms: "The operations of the last three days have determined...either ingloriously fly, or come out from behind his defences 126 and give us battle on our own ground, where certain destruction awaits him." He would...
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History of the One Hundred and Fortieth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers: By ...

Robert Laird Stewart - 1912 - 594 pages
...somewhat boastful General Order No. 47, which "announced to his army that the operations of the past three days have determined that our enemy must either ingloriously fly, or come out from behind his defences and give battle on our own ground, where certain destruction awaits him." It seems passing...
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