Report of the Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War in Three PartsU.S. Government Printing Office, 1863 - Ball's Bluff, Battle of, Va., 1861 |
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... means necessary to put down the rebellion , but upon those whose duty it was to rightfully apply those means , and the agents they employed for that purpose , rested the blame , if any , that the hopes of the nation have not been ...
... means necessary to put down the rebellion , but upon those whose duty it was to rightfully apply those means , and the agents they employed for that purpose , rested the blame , if any , that the hopes of the nation have not been ...
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... means to accomplish the landing successfully ; that no inquiry had been made of them in regard to that matter , and no notification that the troops were not to be sent . It was then agreed that the troops should be sent the next night ...
... means to accomplish the landing successfully ; that no inquiry had been made of them in regard to that matter , and no notification that the troops were not to be sent . It was then agreed that the troops should be sent the next night ...
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... means of transpor- tation . He stated that he regarded " success as certain , by all the chances of war , " by the route he proposed , while it was " by no means certain that we can beat them [ the enemy ] at Manassas . " To this the ...
... means of transpor- tation . He stated that he regarded " success as certain , by all the chances of war , " by the route he proposed , while it was " by no means certain that we can beat them [ the enemy ] at Manassas . " To this the ...
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... means of transportation sufficient for an immediate transfer of the force to its new base can be ready at Washington and Alexandria to move down the Potomac ; third , that a naval auxiliary force can be had to silence or aid in ...
... means of transportation sufficient for an immediate transfer of the force to its new base can be ready at Washington and Alexandria to move down the Potomac ; third , that a naval auxiliary force can be had to silence or aid in ...
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... means provided him for that pur- pose , addressed to the Secretary of War the following communication : " HEADQUARTERS MILITARY DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON , " Washington , D. C. , April 2 , 1862 . " SIR : I have the honor to submit the ...
... means provided him for that pur- pose , addressed to the Secretary of War the following communication : " HEADQUARTERS MILITARY DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON , " Washington , D. C. , April 2 , 1862 . " SIR : I have the honor to submit the ...
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