Stanton, Lincoln's Secretary of War |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 24
Page 201
... telegram asking for more troops . But it was less what Jackson would do than the opportunity of cut- ting a leg off the Confederate army that drew the attention of Lincoln and his War Secretary . Defensive precautions first : a wire to ...
... telegram asking for more troops . But it was less what Jackson would do than the opportunity of cut- ting a leg off the Confederate army that drew the attention of Lincoln and his War Secretary . Defensive precautions first : a wire to ...
Page 293
... telegram of disapproval : " I think that Lee's army , and not Richmond , is your sure objective point . " Sunday , June 14 , was one of the bad days . It started with word from Pleasanton that Negroes had seen Ewell with one of the ...
... telegram of disapproval : " I think that Lee's army , and not Richmond , is your sure objective point . " Sunday , June 14 , was one of the bad days . It started with word from Pleasanton that Negroes had seen Ewell with one of the ...
Page 395
... telegram notifying Thomas he had been removed . He might have spared the trouble ; that night at eleven a telegram came in that sent Eckert bounding down the stairs of the Department and out to Stanton's home . When he rang the bell ...
... telegram notifying Thomas he had been removed . He might have spared the trouble ; that night at eleven a telegram came in that sent Eckert bounding down the stairs of the Department and out to Stanton's home . When he rang the bell ...
Contents
Mr Attorney Stanton | 16 |
The Wider Stage | 33 |
The Controlling Cases | 52 |
Copyright | |
34 other sections not shown
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
appointment army asked attack battle began Black Buchanan Burnside Cabinet called campaign Carolina cavalry Chase Chattanooga command Confederacy Confederate Congress corps court Dana Democratic Department dispatch division Eckert Edwin Stanton enemy fact fight Floyd force Fortress Monroe Fredericksburg Governor Grant Halleck Harpers Ferry Heintzelman Hooker IX Corps Jackson Jefferson Davis Johnson knew Lee's letter Lincoln Manassas March matter McClellan McClernand Meade ment military morning move Negro night North Ohio papers party Pennsylvania political Pope Porter Potomac President prisoners railroad rebels refused regiments reported resigned Richmond river Rosecrans saying Secretary Secretary of War Senate sent Seward Sheridan Sherman slaves soldiers South South Carolina Southern Stan Stanton Steubenville Sumner telegram telegraph thing thought tion told took troops Union VI Corps Vicksburg victory Virginia vote wanted War Department Washington West wire wrote York York Tribune