You will do me the justice to remember I always insisted that going down the bay in search of a field, instead of fighting at or near Manassas, was only shifting and not surmounting a difficulty; that we would find the same enemy and the same or equal... General McClellan and the Conduct of the War - Page 214by William Henry Hurlbert - 1864 - 312 pagesFull view - About this book
| 1863 - 856 pages
...instead of fighting at or near Jilanassas, was only shifting and not surmounting a difficulty; that ve would find the same enemy and the same or equal intrenchments at either place. The country will not (ail to note—is now noting—that the present hesitation to more upon an intrenched enemy is but... | |
| Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1863 - 848 pages
...oltrays insisted that going down the bay in search of a field, instead of fighting at or near Manoseas, was only shifting and not surmounting a difficulty...we 'would find the same enemy and the same or equal intrencbments at either place. The country will not fail to note — is now noting — that the present... | |
| United States. Congress. Senate - United States - 1863 - 778 pages
...always wished not going down the bay in search of a field, instead of fighting at or near Manassas, as only shifting and not surmounting a difficulty ; that we would find the same enemy aud the same or equal entrenchments at either place. The country will not fail to note — is noting... | |
| Joseph Hartwell Barrett - 1864 - 544 pages
...search of a field, instead of fighting at or near Manassas. was only shifting, and not nurmounting, a difficulty; that we would find the same enemy, and...present hesitation to move upon an intrenched enemy is hut the story of Manassas repeated. I beg to assure you that I have never written you or spoken to... | |
| Henry Jarvis Raymond - History - 1864 - 492 pages
...instead of fighting at or near Manassas, was only shifting, and not surmounting, a difficulty; that wo would find the same enemy, and the same or equal intrenchments,...present hesitation to move upon an intrenched enemy ia but the story of Manassas repeated. I beg to assure you that I have never written you or spoken... | |
| Henry Jarvis Raymond - United States - 1864 - 518 pages
...remember I always insisted that going down the bay in search of a field, instead of fighting at or near Manassas, was only shifting, and not surmounting,...we would find the same enemy, and the same or equal intrenchmeuts, at either place. The country will not fail to note, is now noting, that the present... | |
| George Brinton McClellan - Maryland Campaign, 1862 - 1864 - 498 pages
...remember, I always insisted that going down the bay in search of a field, instead of fighting at or near Manassas, was only shifting and not surmounting a...we would find the same enemy, and the same or equal intrenehments, at either place. The country will not fail to note — is now noting — that the present... | |
| George Brinton McClellan - Campaign literature, 1864 - 1864 - 198 pages
...remember I always insisted that going down the Bay in search of a field, instead of fighting at or near Manassas, was only shifting, and not surmounting a...we would find the same enemy and the same or equal intreuchments. at either place. The country will not fail to note—is now noting, that the present... | |
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