 | 1863 - 856 pages
...my power, devoting to the movement, which I clearly foresee will be one of the utmost delicacy and difficulty, whatever skill I may possess, whatever...may be, and may God grant that I am mistaken in my foreboding*. 1 shall at least have the internal satisfaction that I have written and spoken frankly,... | |
 | Frank Moore - United States - 1863 - 888 pages
...obey your order to the utmost of my power, devoting to the movement, one of the utmost delicacy and difficulty, whatever skill I may possess, whatever...shall at least have the internal satisfaction that I hive written and spoken frankly, and have sought to do the best in my power to arrest disaster from... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1863 - 848 pages
...the utmost delicacy and difficulty, whatever skill I may possess, whatever the result may be, »nd may God grant that I am mistaken in my forebodings....satisfaction that I have written and spoken frankly, and hare sought to do the best in my power to arrest disaster from my country. GEO. B. McCLELLAN, Major... | |
 | Frank Moore - United States - 1863 - 852 pages
...difficulty, whatever skill I mar po^s<-- whatever the result may be, and may God print that I am mistaken tn my forebodings. I shall at least have the internal satisfaction that I ha« written and spoken frankly, and have sought ;• do the best in my power to arrest disaster from... | |
 | William Henry Hurlbert - 1864 - 344 pages
...my power, directing to the movement, which I clearly foresee will be one of the utmost delicacy and difficulty, whatever skill I may possess. Whatever...frankly, and have sought to do the best in my power to avert disaster from my country. GB McCLELLAN, Maj.-Gen. Comd'g. This appeal was made in vain. In an... | |
 | William Henry Hurlbert - History - 1864 - 324 pages
...my power, directing to the movement, which I clearly foresee will be one of the utmost delicacy and difficulty, whatever skill I may possess. "Whatever...frankly, and have sought to do the best in my power to avert disaster from my country. GB McCLELLAN, Maj.-Gen. Comd'g. This appeal was made in vain. In an... | |
 | Markinfield Addey - 1864 - 574 pages
...my power, directing to the movement, which I clearly foresee will be one of the utmost delicacy and difficulty, whatever skill I may possess. Whatever...frankly, and have sought to do the best in my power to avert disaster from my country." But the administration was deaf to the promptings of reason, and determined... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - Biography & Autobiography - 1864 - 406 pages
...my power, directing to the movement, which I clearly foresee will be one of the utmost delicacy and difficulty, whatever skill I may possess. Whatever...frankly, and have sought to do the best in my power to avert disaster from my country/' The considerations urged by General Halleck in reply were as follows... | |
 | Hiram Ketchum - Campaign literature - 1864 - 80 pages
...of my power, directing to the movements, which I clearly foresee will be of tho utmost delicacy and difficulty, whatever skill I may possess. Whatever...frankly, and have sought to do the best in my power to avert disaster from my country." This entreaty was unavailing — tho order was not rescinded. Now... | |
 | George Brinton McClellan - Maryland Campaign, 1862 - 1864 - 256 pages
...my power, directing to the movements, which I clearly foresee will be one of the utmost delicacy and difficulty, whatever skill I may possess. Whatever...frankly, and have sought to do the best in my power to avert disaster from my country. "GB McCLELLAN, "Major General, Commanding. "Major General HW HALLECK,... | |
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If my counsel does not prevail, I will with a sad heart obey your orders to the utmost of my power, directing to the movements, which I clearly foresee will be one of the utmost delicacy and difficulty, whatever skill I may possess. Whatever the result... 
