| Literature - 1889 - 1060 pages
...to Stone1 ... I have come to you from the West, where we have always seen the backs of our enemies; from an army whose business it has been to seek the adversary and to beat him when found — whose policy has been attack, and not defense. ... I presume that I have been called here... | |
| James Grant Wilson - Illinois - 1862 - 202 pages
...the purpose. I have come to you from the West, where we have always seen the backs of our enemies— from an army whose business it has been to seek the adversary, and to beat linn when found— whose policy hue been attack, and not defense. In butone instance has the enemy... | |
| 1863 - 856 pages
...has been to seek an adversary and beat him when found ; whose policy has been attack and not defence. In but one instance has the enemy been able to place our Western armies in a defensive attitude. I presume I hire been called here to pursue the same system, and to lead you... | |
| James Grant Wilson - Illinois - 1862 - 212 pages
...to seek the adversary, and to beat him when found—whose policy has been attack, and not rlffea.tr. In but one instance has the enemy been able to place our Western armies in a defensive attitude. I presume I have been called here to pursue the same system, and to lead you... | |
| English Combatant - United States - 1863 - 388 pages
...the purpose. I have come to yon from the West, where we have always seen the backs of our enemies — from an army whose business it has been to seek the adversary, and to beat him when found — whose policy has been attack, and not defence ! In but one instance has the enemy been able... | |
| Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1863 - 848 pages
...has been to seek an adversary and beat him when found ; whose policy has been attack and not defence. In but one instance has the enemy been able to place our Western armies in a defensive attitude. I presume I hare been called here to pursue the same system, and |p lead you... | |
| Horace Greeley - Slavery - 1866 - 842 pages
...our enemies —from an army whose business it has been to »eek the adversary, and to beat him when say they were of a character not to be foreseen nor prevented by human sagacity or resources. " a defensive attitude, I presume that I have been called iere to pursue the same system, and to lead... | |
| Thomas Prentice Kettell - United States - 1865 - 944 pages
...purpose. "I have come to you from the West, where we have always seen the backs of our enemies — from an army whose business it has been to seek the adversary, and to beat him when found — whose policy has been attack, and not defence. " In but one instance has the enemy been able... | |
| Henry Charles Fletcher - United States - 1865 - 470 pages
...the purpose. I have come to you from the West, where we have always seen the backs of our enemies — from an army whose business it has been to seek the adversary and to beat him when found — whose policy has been attack and not defence. In but one instance has the enemy been able... | |
| Henry Charles Fletcher - United States - 1865 - 494 pages
...to seek the adversary and to beat him when found — whose policy has been attack and not defence. In but one instance has the enemy been able to place our Western armies in a defensive attitude. I presume that I have been called here to pursue the same system, and to lead... | |
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