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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... 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 realized ...
... 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 realized ...
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... necessary to ren- der such an organization the most effective . Your committee deemed it so vitally necessary that they repeatedly brought the subject to the attention of the au- thorities , and urged its immediate adoption with all the ...
... necessary to ren- der such an organization the most effective . Your committee deemed it so vitally necessary that they repeatedly brought the subject to the attention of the au- thorities , and urged its immediate adoption with all the ...
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... necessary to send with that expedition , in order to insure its success , the greater portion of the Potomac flotilla , because , being very powerful vessels , of light draught , with their machinery protected , they were better fitted ...
... necessary to send with that expedition , in order to insure its success , the greater portion of the Potomac flotilla , because , being very powerful vessels , of light draught , with their machinery protected , they were better fitted ...
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... necessary to be left should be sufficient to fully garrison the forts on the right bank of the Potomac , and " to occupy " those on the left bank , with a covering force of 25,000 . It is , we think , the judgment of officers , that ...
... necessary to be left should be sufficient to fully garrison the forts on the right bank of the Potomac , and " to occupy " those on the left bank , with a covering force of 25,000 . It is , we think , the judgment of officers , that ...
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... necessary for the defence of the capital , though not numeri- cally stated , and of the force represented by General McClellan as left for that purpose , we are of the opinion that the requirements of the President , that the city shall ...
... necessary for the defence of the capital , though not numeri- cally stated , and of the force represented by General McClellan as left for that purpose , we are of the opinion that the requirements of the President , that the city shall ...
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