| United States. Congress. Senate - United States - 1863 - 778 pages
...repossess himself of that position and line of communication. " Second. Leave Washington secure. " Third. Move the remainder of the force down the Potomac,...or, at all events, move such remainder of the army at once, in pursuit of the enemy, by some route." The army was directed to return to Alexandria to... | |
| Henry Jarvis Raymond - United States - 1864 - 514 pages
...repossess himself of that position and line of communication. 2. Leave Washington entirely secure. 3. Move the remainder of the force down the Potomac,...or, at all events, move such remainder of the army at once in pursuit of the enemy by some route. EDWIN M. STAN-TON, Secretary of War. Major-General GEORGE... | |
| Joseph Hartwell Barrett - 1864 - 544 pages
...repossess himself of that position and line of communication. 2. Leave Washington entirely secure. 3. Move the remainder of the force down the Potomac,...or, at all events, move such remainder of the army at once in pursuit of the enemy by some route. EDWIN M. STANTON, Secretary of War. Maj.-Gen. GEORGE... | |
| George Stillman Hillard - Biography & Autobiography - 1864 - 426 pages
...repossess himself of that position and line of communication. "2. Leave Washington entirely secure. " 3. Move the remainder of the force down the Potomac,...or, at all events, move such remainder of the army at once in pursuit of the enemy by some route. "EowiN M. STANTON, " Secretary of War. " Major-General... | |
| Henry Jarvis Raymond - History - 1864 - 492 pages
...repossess himself of that position and line of communication. 2. Leave Washington entirely secure. 3. Move the remainder of the force down the Potomac,...or, at all events, move such remainder of the army at once in pursuit of the enemy by some route. EDWIN M. STANTON, Secretary of War. Major-General GEORGE... | |
| United States. War Department - United States - 1864 - 256 pages
...repossess himself of that position and line of communication. ' " 2. Leave Washington entirely secure. " 3. Move the remainder of the force down the Potomac,...or, at all events, move such remainder of the army at once in pursuit of the enemy by some route. "EDWIN M. ST ANTON, " Secretary of War. "Major General... | |
| George Brinton McClellan - Maryland Campaign, 1862 - 1864 - 256 pages
...repossess himself of that position and line of communication. "2. Leave Washington entirely secure. " 3. Move the remainder of the force down the Potomac,...or, at all events, move such remainder of the army at once in pursuit of the enemy by some route. "EDWIN M. ST ANTON, " Secretary of War. "Major General... | |
| Horace Greeley - Slavery - 1866 - 842 pages
...repossess himself of that position and line of communication. "2d. Leave Washington entirely secure. "3d. my in detail far from his base. i .it as but will...which never yet failed me, I announce to you, fello at once in pursuit of the enemy by some route." Just before starting for the Penin- • sula, Gen.... | |
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