 | Confederate States of America. War Department - Confederate States of America - 1864 - 600 pages
...intervening woods, and along the open fields, earthworks began to appear. Through the energetic action of the government, reinforcements began to pour in, and,...from my mind as to the result of an attack upon us. The enemy's skirmishers pressing us closely in front of Yorktown, Brig.-gen. Early ordered a sortie... | |
 | William M. Thayer - Campaign literature, 1864 - 1864 - 96 pages
...fields, earthworks began to appear. Through the energetic action of the Government, re-enforcements began to pour in ; and each hour the Army of the Peninsula...from my mind as to the result of an attack upon us." President Lincoln was sorely troubled by this unnecessary siege; and he wrote to Gen. M'Clellan during... | |
 | Henry Jarvis Raymond - United States - 1864 - 518 pages
...action of the government re-enforcements began to pour in, and each hour the army of the Ibninsula grew stronger and stronger, until anxiety passed from my mind as to the result of an attack upon us. '> # * * J. BANKHEAD MAORCDISR, Major- General. himself of them to deIay the pursuit. General McClellan,... | |
 | Henry Jarvis Raymond - United States - 1864 - 514 pages
...energetic action of the government re-enforcements began to pour in, and each hour the army of the nninsula grew stronger and stronger, until anxiety passed from my mind as to the result of an attack upon us. * * # * J. BANKHEAD MAGKUDBB, Major- General. himself of them to delay the pursuit. General McClellan,... | |
 | William Swinton - Campaign literature - 1864 - 40 pages
...hit official report: "Through the energetic action of the (Confederate) government, reinforcement« began to pour in, and each hour the Army of the Peninsula gre* $tr»nger and stronger until anxiety passed from my mind a« to the result of an attack .upon... | |
 | Henry Jarvis Raymond - United States - 1865 - 840 pages
...appear. Through the energetic action of the Government re-enforcements began to pour in, and «io* four the army of the Peninsula grew stronger and stronger, until anxiety passed from m\ •!i<f as to the result of an attack upon ut, * * * J. Bittxur AD ICAOBTOU, Major-General. from... | |
 | William Swinton - History - 1866 - 702 pages
...fields, earthworks began to appear. Through the energetic action of the Government, re-enforcements began to pour in, and each hour the Army of the Peninsula...from my mind as to the result of an attack upon us."{ ' Franklin's division reached the Peninsula on the 22d of April. f Magruder's Official Report : Confederate... | |
 | William Swinton - United States - 1866 - 702 pages
...fields, earthworks began to appear. Through the energetic action of the Government, re-enforcements began to pour in, and each hour the Army of the Peninsula...passed from my mind as to the result of an attack upon us."J * Franklin's division reached the Peninsula on the 22d of April. f Magruder's Official Report... | |
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... to my utter surprise, he permitted day after day to elapse without an assault. In a few days, the object of his delay was apparent. In every direction, in front of our lines, through the intervening woods, and along the open fields, earthworks began... 
