 | Literature - 1889 - 1060 pages
...dismiss from your minds certain phrases which I am sorry to find much in vogue amongst you. I hear constantly of taking strong positions, and holding...Let us discard such ideas. The strongest position that a soldier should desire to occupy is one from which he can most easily advance against the enemy.... | |
 | Jesse Ames Spencer - United States - 1866 - 620 pages
...positions and holding them — of lines of retreat, and of bases of supplies. Let us discard such ideaa The strongest position a soldier should desire to occupy is one from which lie can most easily advance against the enemy. Let us study the probable lines of retreat of our opponents,... | |
 | James Grant Wilson - Illinois - 1862 - 202 pages
...to dismiss from your minds certain phrases which I am sorry to find much in vogue among you. I hear constantly of taking strong positions and holding them— of lines of retreat— and of basee of supplies. Let us discard such ideas. The strongest position the soldier should desire to occupy,... | |
 | 1863 - 856 pages
...mean time I desire yon to dismiss certain phrases I am sorry to find much in vogue amongst von. I hear constantly of taking strong positions and holding them — of lines of retreat and bases of supplies. Lei us discard such ideas. The strongest position a soldier should desire to occupy... | |
 | James Grant Wilson - Illinois - 1862 - 212 pages
...among you. I hear constantly of taking strong positions and holding them—of lines of retreat—and of bases of supplies. Let us discard such ideas. The strongest position the soldier should desire to occupy, is one from which he can most easily advance against the enemy.... | |
 | Joel Tyler Headley - History - 1863 - 554 pages
...taking personal command, though full of promise in words, was ominous of defeat. In it he said, " I hear constantly of taking strong positions and holding...bases of supplies — let us discard such ideas." And again, " Let us study the probable line of retreat of our opponents and leave our own to take care... | |
 | John Esten Cooke - 1863 - 316 pages
...to dismiss from your minds certain phrases, which I am sorry to find much in vogue among you. I hear constantly of taking strong positions and holding them : of lines of retreat, and bases of supplies. Let us discard such ideas. The strongest position which a soldiea should desire... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1863 - 848 pages
...mean time I desire you to dismiss certain phrases I am sorry to find much in vogue amongst Ton. I hear constantly of taking strong positions and holding them — of lines of retreat and bases of supplies. Let us discard such, ideas. The strongest position а soldier should desire to occupy... | |
 | Edward Alfred Pollard - Confederate States of America - 1863 - 324 pages
...certain phrases, (said Pope to his army,) which I am sorry to find much in vogue among you. I hear constantly of taking strong positions and holding them; of lines of retreat and bases of supplies. Let us discard such ideas. The strongest position a soldier should desire to occupy... | |
 | Horace Greeley - Slavery - 1866 - 842 pages
...dismiss from your minds certain phrases which I am sorry to find much in vogue amongst you. " I hear RTERS ARMY OP TOE POTOMAC, ) '• WILLIAMSBURO, VA., May 6. ) " Hon. EM STANTON, Secretary of War : positiou a soldier should desiro to occupy is one from which ho can most easily advance against the... | |
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I hear constantly of taking strong positions and holding them, — of lines of retreat and of bases of supplies. Let us discard such ideas. The strongest position a soldier should desire to occupy is one from which he can most easily advance against the... 
