 | Edward Alfred Pollard - Confederate States of America - 1865 - 454 pages
...has been going on all day below Port Gibson." On the 2d of May General Johnston replied: "If General Grant crosses unite all your troops to beat him. Success will give back what was abandoned to win it." Unfortunately it was not done. His explanation why it was not done, was, that to have marched an army... | |
 | Edward Alfred Pollard - Confederate States of America - 1865 - 430 pages
...day below Port Gibson." On the 2d of May General Johnston replied: "If General Grant crosses nnite all your troops to beat him. Success will give back what was abandoned to win it." Unfortunately it was not done. His explanation why it was not done, was, that to have marched an army... | |
 | Edward Alfred Pollard - Confederate States of America - 1866 - 758 pages
...Bragg. He received orders to attack at once. Gen. Johnston despatched : " If Grant crosses the river, unite all your troops to beat him. Success will give back what was abandoned to win it." It was the critical opportunity of the campaign. Grant had landed with about 50,000 men. By drawing... | |
 | Edward Alfred Pollard - Confederate States of America - 1867 - 864 pages
...immediately on his landing. On the next day the order was repeated in the following memorable words : " If Grant crosses, unite all your troops to beat him....Success will give back what was abandoned to win it." Gen. Johnston remained at Tullahoma long enough to correspond by telegraph with the government at Richmond,... | |
 | Edward Alfred Pollard - Confederate States of America - 1867 - 894 pages
...immediately on his landing. On the next day the order was repeated in the following memorable words : " If Grant crosses, unite all your troops to beat him....Success will give back what was abandoned to win it." Gen. Johnston remained at Tullahoma long enough to coprespond by telegraph with the government at Richmond,... | |
 | Edward Alfred Pollard - Confederate States of America - 1867 - 776 pages
...Bragg. He received orders to attack at once. Gen. Johnston despatched : " If Grant crosses the river, unite all your troops to beat him. Success will give back what was abandoned to win it." It was the critical opportunity of the campaign. Grant had landed with about 50,000 men. By drawing... | |
 | Adam Badeau - Generals - 1868 - 792 pages
...you should unite your whole force." And again on the 2d: "If Grant crosses, unite your whole force to beat him ; success will give back what was abandoned to win it." Very good advice, but easier to give than to execute ; and, at any rate, written after the events had... | |
 | Edward Alfred Pollard - Confederate States of America - 1869 - 550 pages
...support him. When Grant first crossed the Mississippi, General Johnston telegraphed to Pemberton : "Unite all your troops to beat him ; success will give back what was abandoned to win it." The response of Pemberton was the feeble adventure of a single division of 5,500 troops thrown upon... | |
 | Edward Alfred Pollard - Confederate States of America - 1869 - 560 pages
...support him. When Grant first crossed the Mississippi, General Johnston telegraphed to Pemberton : " Unite all your troops to beat him; success will give back what was abandoned to win it." The response of Pemberton was the feeble adventure of a single division of 5,500 troops thrown upon... | |
 | Edward Alfred Pollard - Confederate States of America - 1871 - 936 pages
...the order was repeated in the following memorable words : " If Grant crosses, unite all your troop» to beat him. Success will give back what was abandoned to win it." Gen. Johnston remained at Tullahoma long enough to correspond by telegraph with the government at Richmond,... | |
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If Grant crosses, unite all your troops to beat him. Success will give back what was abandoned to win it. 
