 SIR : I have the honor to suggest the following proposition, with the request that the necessary authority be at once given me to carry it out : To organize a force of two brigades of five regiments each of New England men, for the general service —...  Congressional Serial Set - Page 5911882Full view - About this book
 | William Henry Hurlbert - 1864 - 344 pages
...AEMY OF THE POTOMAC, WASHINGTON, Sept. 6, 1861. Hon. SIMON CAMERON, Secretary of War : SIR : I have the honor to suggest the following proposition, with...manage steamers, sailing vessels, launches, barges, surf boats, floating batteries, &c. To charter or buy for the command a sufficient number of propellers... | |
 | United States. War Department - United States - 1864 - 256 pages
...military operations : "HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE POTOMAC, " Washington, September 6, 1861. " SIR : I have the honor to suggest the following proposition, with...conversant with boat service, to manage steamers, sailing ves- • sels, launches, barges, surf-boats, floating batteries, &c. To charter or buy for the command... | |
 | George Brinton McClellan - Maryland Campaign, 1862 - 1864 - 500 pages
...Hon. SIMON CAMERON, Secretary of War, SIR : I have the honor to suggest the following proposi tion, with the request that the necessary authority be at...manage steamers, sailing vessels, launches, barges, surf boats, floating batteries, &c. To charter or buy for the command a sufficient number of propellers... | |
 | George Brinton McClellan - Maryland Campaign, 1862 - 1864 - 150 pages
...precautions were taken to secure an orderly and quiet passage of the troops and guns. "SiR: I have the honor to suggest the following proposition, with...general service, but particularly adapted to coast service—the officers and men to be sufficiently conversant with boat service, to manage steamers,... | |
 | William Henry Hurlbert - History - 1864 - 324 pages
...ARMY OF THE POTOMAC, WASHINGTON, Sept. 6, 1861. Hon. SIMON CAMEKOST, Secretary of War: ~SiR : I have the honor to suggest the following proposition, with...regiments each of New England men, for the general service — fout particularly adapted to coast service. The officers and men to be sufficiently conversant... | |
 | George Brinton McClellan - Maryland Campaign, 1862 - 1864 - 498 pages
...ARMY OF THE POTOMAC, WASHINGTON, Sept. 6, 1861. Hon. SIMON CAMERON, Secretary of War, SIR : I have the honor to suggest the following proposition, with...a force of two brigades of five regiments each of Ne\v England men, for the general service — but particularly adapted to coast service. The officers... | |
 | George Brinton MACCLELLAN (General.) - Maryland Campaign, 1862 - 1864 - 676 pages
...Hon. SIMON CAMERON, Secretary of War, SIB : I have the honor to suggest the following proposi tion, with the request that the necessary authority be at...regiments each of New England men, for the general service—but particularly adapted to coast service. The officers and men to be sufficiently conversant... | |
 | United States. War Dept - Confederate States of America - 1881 - 1236 pages
...THE POTOMAC, Washington City, September 6, 1861. Hon. SIMON CAMERON, Secretary of War : SIR : I have the honor to suggest the following proposition, with...force of two brigades of five regiments each of New Englaud men for the general service, but particularly adapted to coast service. The officers and men... | |
 | United States. War Department - Confederate States of America - 1881 - 1226 pages
...THE POTOMAC, Washington City, September 6, 1861. Hon. SIMON CAMEEON, Secretary of War : SIE : I have the honor to suggest the following proposition, with the request that the necessary authority beat once given me to carry it out. To organize a force of two brigades of five regiments each of New... | |
 | John George Nicolay, John Hay - United States - 1890 - 560 pages
...suitable vessels such as might be enlisted and collected from the various sea-coast towns of New England ; the officers and men to be sufficiently conversant...boat service to manage steamers, sailing vessels, surf -boats, etc. ; in short, to be as expert in the duty of the sailor as of the soldier ; the whole... | |
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