| American essays - 1914 - 1066 pages
...'The operations of the last three days have determined that our enemy must either ingloriously fly, or give us battle on our own ground where certain destruction awaits him.' 'My plans are perfect, and when I start to carry them out, may God have mercy on General Lee, for I... | |
| Jesse Ames Spencer - United States - 1866 - 620 pages
...that the operations of the last three days have determined that our enemy must ingloriously fly or come out from behind his defences, and give us battle...certain destruction awaits him. The operations of the 5th, llth, and 12th corps have been a succession of splendid achievements." Hooker also — according... | |
| Robert Tomes, Benjamin G. Smith - Slavery - 1862 - 842 pages
...the operations of the last three days have determined that the enemy must either ingloriously fly or come out from behind his defences and give us battle...have been a succession of splendid achievements." General Hooker subsequently added to his right wing the first and third corps, leaving the sixth corps... | |
| Frank Moore - United States - 1863 - 852 pages
...the bt three days have determined that our enemy must ingloriously fly, or come out from behind their defences and give us battle on our own ground, where...the Fifth, Eleventh, and Twelfth corps have been a series of splendid successes." — See Supplement. — TUE frequent transmission of false intelligence,... | |
| Frank Moore - United States - 1863 - 888 pages
...last three days have determined that our enemy must ingloriously fly, or come out from behind their defences and give us battle on our own ground, where...certain destruction awaits him. " The operations of tho Fifth, Eleventh, and Twelfth corps have been a series of splendid successes." — See Supplement.... | |
| Markinfield Addey - Soldiers - 1863 - 262 pages
...last three days have determined that our enemy must ingloriously fly, or come out from behind their defences and give us battle on our own ground, where certain destruction awaits him." On Friday morning General Hooker began the strategetic disposition of his force. It was formed in a... | |
| Alonzo Hall Quint - United States - 1864 - 422 pages
..." a succession of brilliant achievements," and saying that the enemy must " ingloriously fly," or " come out from behind his defences and give us battle...own ground, where certain destruction awaits him." Friday, May 1, was a beautiful day. It being "muster day," that work was begun as usual. But when it... | |
| Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1864 - 880 pages
...battle on onr own ground, where cenan destruction awaits him. The operations of the TOL. т.— в д fifth, eleventh, and twelfth corps have been a succession of splendid achievements. By command of Major-Gen. HOOKER. S. WILLIAMS, Ass't Adj't-Gen. Such was the position of Gen. Hooker's forces on Friday... | |
| Edwin Winchester Stone - Rhode Island - 1864 - 448 pages
...announcing to the army that the enemy were where they " must ingloriously fly, or come out from behind their defences, and give us battle on our own ground, where certain destruction awaits him." But this declaration proved premature. The current of events turned. The breaking of the Eleventh corps,... | |
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