Stanton, Lincoln's Secretary of War |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 80
Page 158
... attack on my right , assailing and following the rear guard of the detachment under General Sigel . During the night I be- came convinced he had moved to attack my right or rear . Therefore , early on the 7th , I ordered a change of ...
... attack on my right , assailing and following the rear guard of the detachment under General Sigel . During the night I be- came convinced he had moved to attack my right or rear . Therefore , early on the 7th , I ordered a change of ...
Page 209
... attack was designed for Washington and Baltimore as soon as you attack Richmond , but that the report was to be circulated that Jackson had gone to Richmond , in order to mislead . This letter looked very much like a blind , and induces ...
... attack was designed for Washington and Baltimore as soon as you attack Richmond , but that the report was to be circulated that Jackson had gone to Richmond , in order to mislead . This letter looked very much like a blind , and induces ...
Page 255
... attack to be made , and that the ground was too rough for an attack ; he had in fact sent forward a skirmish line of two regiments supported by two more . On the thirtieth , he had not really retreated , only written notes to McDowell ...
... attack to be made , and that the ground was too rough for an attack ; he had in fact sent forward a skirmish line of two regiments supported by two more . On the thirtieth , he had not really retreated , only written notes to McDowell ...
Contents
An Ohio Boyhood | 3 |
Mr Attorney Stanton | 16 |
The Wider Stage | 33 |
Copyright | |
37 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 Union army Vicksburg victory Virginia vote wanted War Department Washington West wire wrote York York Tribune