 | United States. Congress. Senate - United States - 1863 - 778 pages
...of man to hold their position and repulse any attack. I regret my great inferiority of numbers, but feel that I am in no way responsible for it, as I...here. I will do all that a general can do with the splen did army I have the honor to command ; and if it is destroyed by overwhelming numbers, can at... | |
 | George Brinton McClellan - Maryland Campaign, 1862 - 1864 - 256 pages
...men to hold their position, and repulse any attack. " I regret my great inferiority in numbers, but feel that I am in no way responsible for it, as I...will do all that a general can do with the splendid army I have the honor to command, and, if it is destroyed by overwhelming numbers, can at least die... | |
 | United States. War Department - United States - 1864 - 256 pages
...men to hold their position, and repulse any attack. " I regret my great inferiority in numbers, but feel that I am in no way responsible for it, as I...will do all' that a general can do with the splendid army I have the honor to command and, if it is destroyed by overwhelming numbers, can at least die... | |
 | George Brinton McClellan - Maryland Campaign, 1862 - 1864 - 500 pages
...responsible for it, as I have not failed to represent, repeatedly, the necessity of reinforcements, that this was the decisive point, and that all the...will do all that a General can do, with the splendid army I have the honor to command, and if it is destroyed by overwhelming numbers, can at least, die... | |
 | George Brinton McClellan - Maryland Campaign, 1862 - 1864 - 150 pages
...responsible for it, as f have not failed to represent, repeatedly, the necessity of reinforcements, that this was the decisive point, and that all the...will do all that a General can do, with the splendid army I h ive the honor to command, and if it is destroyed by overwhelming numbers, can at least die... | |
 | George Brinton McClellan - Campaign literature, 1864 - 1864 - 198 pages
...responsible for it, as I have not failed to represent, repeatedly, the necessity of reinforcements ; that this was the decisive point, and that all the...will do all that a general can do with the splendid army I have the honor to command, and if it is destroyed by overwhelming numbers, can at least die... | |
 | Horace Greeley - Slavery - 1866 - 842 pages
...of men to hold their position and repulse any attack. I regret my great inferiority in numbers, but uppression o rcenforcements ; that this was the decisive "But Brig.-Gen. AR Wright, of Huger's division, who opposed... | |
 | George Brinton MACCLELLAN (General.) - Maryland Campaign, 1862 - 1864 - 676 pages
...of men, to hold their position and repulse any attack. I regret my great inferiority in numbers, but feel that I am in no way responsible for it, as I...failed to represent, repeatedly, the necessity of reinforcements, that this was the decisive point, and that all the available means of the government,... | |
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The rebel force is stated at 200,000, including Jackson and Beauregard. I shall have to contend against vastly superior odds if these reports be true; but this army will do all in the power of men to hold their position and repulse any attack. "I regret... 
