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... never try , we shall never succeed . If he make a stand at Winchester , moving neither north nor south , I would fight him there , on the idea that if we cannot beat him when he bears the wastage of coming to us , we never can when we ...
... never try , we shall never succeed . If he make a stand at Winchester , moving neither north nor south , I would fight him there , on the idea that if we cannot beat him when he bears the wastage of coming to us , we never can when we ...
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... : " General Halleck's order to me of the 13th made it apparent that the army was preparing to march to Fredericksburg . As to the time when the movement would be made I never received any information . Fearing 52 CONDUCT OF THE WAR .
... : " General Halleck's order to me of the 13th made it apparent that the army was preparing to march to Fredericksburg . As to the time when the movement would be made I never received any information . Fearing 52 CONDUCT OF THE WAR .
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... never dreamed that this was con- sidered as a strong attack at all , until since the battle took place . At that time I had no idea that it was the main attack , but supposed it was an armed ob- servation to ascertain where the enemy ...
... never dreamed that this was con- sidered as a strong attack at all , until since the battle took place . At that time I had no idea that it was the main attack , but supposed it was an armed ob- servation to ascertain where the enemy ...
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... never attain unaided . We now see clearly what we have to do . We must obtain uninterrupted con- trol of the ... Never before did the world see such an army in the field ; never before did generals lead such men to battle . Each man goes ...
... never attain unaided . We now see clearly what we have to do . We must obtain uninterrupted con- trol of the ... Never before did the world see such an army in the field ; never before did generals lead such men to battle . Each man goes ...
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... never con- sidered the organization of this army into army corps so essential as the committee seemed to represent it to be ; still he had long been in favor of such an organization . General McClellan , however , did not seem to think ...
... never con- sidered the organization of this army into army corps so essential as the committee seemed to represent it to be ; still he had long been in favor of such an organization . General McClellan , however , did not seem to think ...
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a. m. to-morrow advance Alexandria Answer Aquia creek arrived artillery attack batteries battle battle of Williamsburg Bottom's Bridge bridge brigade Burnside Captain cavalry Centreville chairman Chandler Chickahominy Colonel committee met pursuant corps cross despatch direction division enemy enemy's fight following witnesses force Fort Monroe fortifications Fortress Monroe Franklin Fredericksburg Frémont front G. B. MCCLELLAN General-in-Chief Gooch guns H. W. HALLECK Harper's Ferry HEADQUARTERS ARMY Heintzelman horses infantry James river land Major General H. W. Major General MCCLELLAN Manassas McDowell miles military morning move movement night o'clock Odell officers operations opinion peninsula pontoons position Potomac President pursuant to adjournment quartermaster Question railroad Rappahannock re-enforcements rebels received regiments retreat Richmond road Secretary Secretary of War sent side Sumner supplies suppose telegraph tion troops wagons WAR DEPARTMENT Warrenton Washington Williamsburg York river Yorktown
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Page 76 - State from the President of the Senate or Speaker of the House of Representatives in whichsoever house it shall last have been so approved, and he shall carefully preserve the originals.
Page 525 - In coming to us, he tenders us an advantage which we should not waive. We should not so operate as to merely drive him away. As we must beat him somewhere, or fail finally, we can do it, if at all, easier near to us than far away. If we cannot beat the enemy where he now is, we never can, he again being within the intrenchments of Richmond.
Page 340 - I thought you were ungenerous in assuming that I did not send them as fast as I could. I feel any misfortune to you and your army quite as keenly as you feel it yourself. If you have had a drawn battle, or a repulse, it is the price we pay for the enemy not being in Washington. We protected Washington, and the enemy concentrated on you.
Page 310 - Ordered: That no change of the base of operations of the Army of the Potomac shall be made without leaving in and about Washington such a force as in the opinion of the general-in-chief and the commanders of all the army corps shall leave said city entirely secure.
Page 24 - I give you all I can, and act on the presumption that you will do the best you can with what you have, while you continue, ungenerously I think, to assume that I could give you more if I would. I have omitted and shall omit no opportunity to send you reinforcements whenever I possibly can- A.
Page 46 - You seem to act as if this applies against you, but cannot apply in your favor. Change positions with the enemy, and think you not he would break your communication with Richmond within the next twenty-four hours? You dread his going into Pennsylvania; but if he does so in full force, he gives up his communications to you absolutely, and you have nothing to do but to follow and ruin him. If he docs so with less than full force, fall upon and beat what is left behind all the easier.
Page 9 - MY DEAR SIR: — You and I have distinct and different plans for a movement of the Army of the Potomac — yours to be down the Chesapeake, up the Rappahannock to Urbana, and across land to the terminus of the railroad on the York River; mine to move directly to a point on the railroad southwest of Manassas. If you will give me satisfactory answers to the following questions, I shall gladly yield my plan to yours.
Page 45 - As I understand, you telegraphed General Halleck that you cannot subsist your army at Winchester unless the railroad from Harper's Ferry to that point be put in working order. But the enemy does now subsist his army at Winchester, at a distance nearly twice as great from railroad transportation as you would have to do without the railroad last named.
Page 44 - The President directs that you cross the Potomac and give battle to the enemy or drive him south.
Page 11 - That any movement, as aforesaid, en route for a new base of operations, which may be ordered by the General-in-Chief, and which may be intended to move upon the Chesapeake Bay, shall begin to move upon the bay as early as the 18th of March, instant, and the General-in-Chief shall be responsible that it so moves as early as that day.