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... army . " Why , " he said , “ you might as well attempt to put out the flames of a burning house with a squirt - gun . " He used all the influence at his command to induce the authorities to recognize his view of the case , and , by at ...
... army . " Why , " he said , “ you might as well attempt to put out the flames of a burning house with a squirt - gun . " He used all the influence at his command to induce the authorities to recognize his view of the case , and , by at ...
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... army went to General Patterson's , and General McDowell's army must therefore wait . The District of Columbia was embraced in a separate military department , called the Department of Washington . Its commander was overwhelmed by office ...
... army went to General Patterson's , and General McDowell's army must therefore wait . The District of Columbia was embraced in a separate military department , called the Department of Washington . Its commander was overwhelmed by office ...
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... army . As to the general plan of campaign , it was certainly a fatal mistake that our army clung to the banks of the Potomac a long month after it should boldly have seized upon Centreville and Manassas ; and equally so , that a force ...
... army . As to the general plan of campaign , it was certainly a fatal mistake that our army clung to the banks of the Potomac a long month after it should boldly have seized upon Centreville and Manassas ; and equally so , that a force ...
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... Army of the Tennessee only waited for the Army of the Ohio . General Buell had informed General Grant that he would join him before that time ; but he had encountered great delays , and on the morning of the sixth of April the Army of ...
... Army of the Tennessee only waited for the Army of the Ohio . General Buell had informed General Grant that he would join him before that time ; but he had encountered great delays , and on the morning of the sixth of April the Army of ...
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... army with reinforcements and provisions , how can they attempt it in this poor , arid , and exhausted part of the country ? " From the time the army moved on Corinth , up to the date of its evacuation , the troops of Sherman's division ...
... army with reinforcements and provisions , how can they attempt it in this poor , arid , and exhausted part of the country ? " From the time the army moved on Corinth , up to the date of its evacuation , the troops of Sherman's division ...
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Page 291 - I beg to present you, as a Christmas gift, the city of Savannah, with one hundred and fifty heavy guns and plenty of ammunition, and also about twenty-five thousand bales of cotton.
Page 397 - Virginia on the following terms, to wit: Rolls of all the officers and men to be made in duplicate, one copy to be given to an officer to be designated by me, the other to be retained by such officer or officers as you may designate.
Page 163 - Here lies the seat of the coming empire ; and from the West, when our task is done, we will make short work of Charleston and Richmond, and the impoverished coast of the Atlantic.
Page 412 - President directs me to say to you that he wishes you to have no conference with General Lee, unless it be for the capitulation of General Lee's army, or on some minor and purely military matter. He instructs me to say that you are not to decide, discuss, or confer upon any political question. Such questions the President holds in his own hands, and will submit them to no military conferences or conventions.
Page 262 - The army will forage liberally on the country during the march. To this end, each brigade commander will organize a good and sufficient foraging party, under the command of one or more discreet officers, who will gather near the route...
Page 244 - Instead of my being on the defensive, I would be on the offensive; instead of guessing at what he means to do, he would have to guess at my plans. The difference in war is full twenty-five per cent. I can make Savannah, Charleston, or the mouth of the Chattahoochee. "Answer quick, as I know we will not have the telegraph long.
Page 318 - They can at any moment have peace simply by laying down their arms and submitting to -the national authority under the Constitution.
Page 218 - GENTLEMEN : I have your letter of the llth, in the nature of a petition to revoke my orders removing all the inhabitants from Atlanta. I have read it carefully, and give full credit to your statements of the distress that will be occasioned by it, and yet shall not revoke my orders, simply because my orders are not designed to meet the humanities of the case...
Page 163 - I tell you it was this that made us act with confidence. I knew, wherever I was, that you thought of me, and if I got in a tight place you would help me out, if alive.
Page 293 - ... great success. Not only does it afford the obvious and immediate military advantages ; but in showing to the world that your army could be divided, putting the stronger part to an important new service, and yet leaving enough to vanquish the old opposing force of the whole, — Hood's army, — it brings those who sat in darkness to see a great light. But what next ? I suppose it will be safe if I leave General Grant and yourself to decide. Please make my grateful acknowledgments to your whole...