| Frank Moore - United States - 1866 - 654 pages
...morning, and fonnd the General sitting in his tent smoking, and talking to one of his staff-officers. The stranger approached the chieftain, and inquired...enemy ? " General Grant, discharging a cloud of smoke, with a "silver lining," from his mouth, indifferently replied, " Yes, I reckon so." Stranger, encouraged... | |
| Richard Miller Devens - United States - 1866 - 780 pages
...smoking and talking to one of his staff officers. The stranger approached the chieftain and enquired of him as follows : " General, if you flank Lee and...enemy? General Grant, discharging a cloud of smoke with "a silver lining," from his mouth, indifferently replied, " Yes, I reckon so." Stranger, encouraged... | |
| Richard Miller Devens - Dummies (Bookselling) - 1866 - 748 pages
...smoking and talking to one of his staff officers. The stranger approached the rliicii.-t in end enquired of him as follows : " General, if you flank Lee and get between him and Riclimond, will you not uncover Washington and leave it a prey to the enemy ? General Grant, discharging... | |
| Richard Miller Devens - History - 1867 - 706 pages
...smoking and talking to one of his staff officers. The stranger approached the chieftain and enquired of him as follows : " General, if you flank Lee and...enemy? General Grant, discharging a cloud of smoke with " a silver lining," from his mouth, indifferently replied, " Yes, I reckon so." Stranger, encouraged... | |
| Richard Miller Devens - United States - 1867 - 736 pages
...officers. The stranger approached the chieftain und enquired of him as follows : " General, if you Hank Lee and get between him and Richmond, will you not...enemy ? General Grant, discharging a cloud of smoke with " a silver lining," from his mouth, indifferently replied, " Yes, I reckon so." Stranger, encouraged... | |
| Frank Moore - History - 1867 - 602 pages
...morning, and found the General sitting in his tent smoking, and talking to one of his staff-officers. The stranger approached the chieftain, and inquired...Lee, and get between him and Richmond, will you not 4 tmcover Washington,' and leave it a prey to the enemy ? " General Grant, discharging a cloud of smoke,... | |
| James Sanks Brisbin - Campaign literature, 1868 - 1868 - 424 pages
...his tent talking to one of his staff officers. "General/' said the friend, "if you flank Lee, arid get between him and Richmond, will you not uncover Washington, and leave it exposed to the enemy ?" " Yes, I reckon so," was General Grant's taciturn and quiet reply. "Do you... | |
| Phineas Camp Headley - 1869 - 794 pages
...momentous issue. But the tune of renewed and costly activity had come. God's finger had, it seemed, designated the man for the hour and the work. We find...uncover Washington, and leave it a prey to the enemy 1" General Grant, discharging a cloud of smoke from his mouth, indifferently replied : " Yes, I reckon... | |
| Richard Miller Devens - United States - 1873 - 742 pages
...smoking and talking to one of his staff officers. The stranger approached the chieftain and enquired of him as follows : " General, if you flank Lee and...enemy ? General Grant, discharging a cloud of smoke with "a silver lining," from his mouth, indifferently replied, " Yes, I reekon so." Stranger,1, encouraged... | |
| Frank Moore - United States - 1882 - 590 pages
...morning, and found the General sitting in his tent smoking, and talking to one of his stall-officers. The stranger approached the chieftain, and inquired...enemy ? " General Grant, discharging a cloud of smoke, with a " silver lining," from his mouth, indifferently replied, " Yes, I reckon so." Stranger, encouraged... | |
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