Abraham Lincoln and His Presidency, Volume 2Robert Clarke Company, 1904 |
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... White House . ― Personally , General McClellan had not been idle . He worked with zeal at his headquarters , and was also much in the saddle , riding rapidly with his staff from post to post of his long line , frequently returning at a ...
... White House . ― Personally , General McClellan had not been idle . He worked with zeal at his headquarters , and was also much in the saddle , riding rapidly with his staff from post to post of his long line , frequently returning at a ...
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... White House , the new base of supplies , on the south bank of the Pamunkey , five miles beyond West Point . On the 9th , McClellan had telegraphed to Secretary Stanton , then at Fortress Monroe , asking permission to reorganize his army ...
... White House , the new base of supplies , on the south bank of the Pamunkey , five miles beyond West Point . On the 9th , McClellan had telegraphed to Secretary Stanton , then at Fortress Monroe , asking permission to reorganize his army ...
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... White House to the Chickahominy by the 26th of the month . Casey had crossed the river a few days before , and was soon joined by Couch , Heintzelman's corps fol- lowing , and the enemy was driven from Seven Pines , on the stage road by ...
... White House to the Chickahominy by the 26th of the month . Casey had crossed the river a few days before , and was soon joined by Couch , Heintzelman's corps fol- lowing , and the enemy was driven from Seven Pines , on the stage road by ...
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... White Oak swamp . Huger's flanking movement had failed . Smith , on the Confederate left , unexpect- edly encountered the corps of Sumner , which had promptly crossed the swollen Chickahominy — having been ready to march at the moment ...
... White Oak swamp . Huger's flanking movement had failed . Smith , on the Confederate left , unexpect- edly encountered the corps of Sumner , which had promptly crossed the swollen Chickahominy — having been ready to march at the moment ...
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... White Oak Swamp , arrived safe at his starting point on the 15th . McClellan reported : " A general engagement may take place any hour . .. We shall await only a favorable condition of the earth and sky , and the completion of some ...
... White Oak Swamp , arrived safe at his starting point on the 15th . McClellan reported : " A general engagement may take place any hour . .. We shall await only a favorable condition of the earth and sky , and the completion of some ...
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