 | Literature - 1889 - 1060 pages
...John Hay, 1886. •> Hon. OM Hatch of Illinois, from whom we have this story. All rights reserved. or drive him South. Your army must move now while...enemy and Washington and cover the latter by your operations, you can be reenforced by 30,000 men. If you move up the valley of the Shenandoah, not more... | |
 | Jesse Ames Spencer - United States - 1866 - 620 pages
...peremptory sort > " I am instructed to telegraph you as follows : The president directs that you cross the Potomac and give battle to the enemy, or drive him south. Youi army must move now, while the roads STUART'S CAVALRY RAID. 235 are good. If you cross the river... | |
 | 1863 - 856 pages
...swollen the Potomac and impaired the roads. On the 6th of October he was peremptorily ordered to "cross the Potomac and give battle to the enemy or drive...Your army must move now, while the roads are good." It will be observed that three weeks have elapsed since this order was given. In regard to Gen. McClellan's... | |
 | United States. War Department - 1862 - 268 pages
...swollen the Potomac and impaired the roads. On the 6th of October he was peremptorily ordered " to cross the Potomac and give battle to the enemy, or drive...Your army must move now, while the roads are good." It will be observed that three weeks have elapsed since this order was given. 4th. In my opinion, there... | |
 | Frank Moore - United States - 1863 - 888 pages
...General McCMlan : I am instructed to telegraph you as follows : The President directs that you cross the Potomac and give battle to the enemy or drive...enemy and Washington, and cover the latter by your line of operation, you can be reênforced with thirty thousand men. If you move up the valley of the... | |
 | United States. Congress. Senate - United States - 1863 - 778 pages
...swollen the Potomac and impaired the roads. Ou the 6th of October he was peremptorily ordered ' to cross the Potomac and give battle to the enemy, or drive...Your army must move now while the roads are good.' It will be observed that three weeks have elapsed since this order was given. " Fourth. In my opinion... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1863 - 848 pages
...My.-Gen. McCIellan: I am instructed to telegraph to you as follow*: The President directs that you cross the Potomac and give battle to the enemy or drive him south. Your army must move now while the roads arc good. If you cross the river between the enemy and Washington, and cover the latter by your line... | |
 | Frank Moore - United States - 1863 - 852 pages
...the Potomac wd impaired the roads. On the sixth of Ocióte he was peremptorily ordered : " To cross the Potomac and give battle to the enemy or drive him south. Your army must move now, while the rotds are good." It will be observed that three weeks have elapsed since this order was firen. 4. In... | |
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President directs that you cross the Potomac and give battle to the enemy, or drive him south. Your army must move now, while the roads are good. 
