 | 1865 - 632 pages
...Upper Potomac by the enemy, and the moral effect of the victory ; important results, it is true, but not decisive of the war, nor securing the destruction of the enemy's main army, for he could fall bach upon other positions, and fight us again and again, should the condition of Jtis troops permit.... | |
 | United States. War Department - United States - 1864 - 256 pages
...upper Potomac by the enemy, and the moral effect of the victory ; important results, it is true, but not decisive of the war, nor securing the destruction...again, should the condition of his troops permit. If he is in no condition to fight us again out of the range of the "intrenchments at Richmond, we would... | |
 | William Henry Hurlbert - History - 1864 - 324 pages
...upper Potomac by the enemy, and the moral effect of the victory ; important results, it is true, but not decisive of the war, nor securing the destruction...again, should the condition of his troops permit. If he is no condition to fight us again out of range of the intrenchments at Richmond, we would find... | |
 | George Brinton McClellan - Maryland Campaign, 1862 - 1864 - 280 pages
...upper Potomac by the enemy, and the moral effect of the victory ; important results, it is true, but not decisive of the war, nor securing the destruction...again, should the condition of his troops permit. If he is in no condition to fight us again out of the range of the intrenchments at Richmond, we would... | |
 | George Brinton McClellan - Maryland Campaign, 1862 - 1864 - 256 pages
...upper Potomac by the enemy, and the moral effect of the victory ; important results, it is true, but not decisive of the war, nor securing the destruction...again, should the condition of his troops permit. If he is in no condition to fight us again out of the range of the intrenchments at Richmond, we would... | |
 | George Brinton McClellan - Maryland Campaign, 1862 - 1864 - 500 pages
...upper Potomac by the enemy, and the moral effect of the victory ; important results it is true, but not decisive of the war, nor securing the destruction...again, should the condition of his troops permit. If he is in no condition to fight us again out of range of the intrenchments at Richmond, we would... | |
 | Scotland - 1864 - 808 pages
...upper Potomac by the enemy, and the moral effect of the victory — important results, it is true, but not decisive of the war, nor securing the destruction...and again should the condition of his troops permit. If he is in no condition to fight us again out of range of the intrenchments at Richmond, we would... | |
 | William Henry Hurlbert - 1864 - 344 pages
...upper Potomac by the enemy, and the moral effect of the victory ; important results, it is true, but not decisive of the war, nor securing the destruction...again, should the condition of his troops permit. If he is no condition to fight us again out of range of the intrenchments at Richmond, we would find... | |
 | George Brinton McClellan - Maryland Campaign, 1862 - 1864 - 150 pages
...upper Potomac by the enemy, and the moral effect of the victory; important results it is true, but not decisive of the war, nor securing the destruction...and fight us again and again, should the condition ot his troops permit. If he is in no condition to fight us-again out of the range of the intrenchments... | |
 | England - 1864 - 808 pages
...upper Potomac by the enemy, and the moral effect of the victory— important results, it is true, but not decisive of the war, nor securing the destruction of the enemy's mam army, for he could fall back upon other positions, and fight us again and again should the condition... | |
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... the question at once arises as to the importance of the results gained. I think these results would be confined to the possession of the field of battle, the evacuation of the line of the upper Potomac by the enemy, and the moral effect of the victory... 
