| North American review - 1880 - 672 pages
...not cease to reiterate the memorable words of his dispatch to General Halleck, of August 4, 1862 : " Here is the true defense of Washington ; it is here,...the banks of the James, that the fate of the Union is to be decided." Yet it was not for the glory snatched from McClellan that we have ever grieved.... | |
| Allan Pinkerton - Secret service - 1883 - 1076 pages
...elsewhere should be abandoned, and every available man brought here. A decided victory here and the strength of the rebellion is crushed, it matters not...here, on the banks of the James, that the fate of tJie Union should be decided. Clear in my convictions of right, strong in the consciousness that I... | |
| George Ticknor Curtis - United States - 1885 - 166 pages
...not cease to reiterate the memorable words of his dispatch to General Halleck, of August 4, 1862 : " Here is the true defense of Washington ; it is here,...the banks of the James, that the fate of the Union is to be decided." Yet it was not for the glory snatched from McClellan that we have ever grieved.... | |
| Allan Pinkerton - Secret service - 1885 - 750 pages
...elsewhere should be abandoned, and every available mao Lro'.-^ht here. A decided victory here and the strength of the rebellion is crushed, it matters not...what partial reverses we may meet with elsewhere. litre is the true defense of Washington; it is here, o» the banks of the Janus, that the fate of the... | |
| Charles Carleton Coffin - United States - 1887 - 506 pages
...the rebellion ; it is here we should strike the blow which will determine the fate of this nation. A decided victory here, and the military strength of the rebellion is crushed," he said to Halleck. He thought that the Union army would be demoralized if withdrawn. Not till August... | |
| Maine volunteer infantry. 11th regiment - 1896 - 542 pages
...James River, so that we are free to act in any direction. All points of secondary importance elsewhere should be abandoned and every available man brought...elsewhere, here is the true defense of Washington." General Halleck answered : " I was advised by high officers, in whose judgment I had great confidence,... | |
| John Codman Ropes - United States - 1898 - 500 pages
...the blow which will determine the fate of this nation. All points of secondary importance elsewhere should be abandoned, and every available man brought...reverses we may meet with elsewhere ; here is the true defence 'I6W. R.,8. of Washington. It is here, on the bank of the James River, that the fate of the... | |
| James Ford Rhodes - United States - 1899 - 618 pages
...the blow which will determine the fate of the nation. All points of secondary importance elsewhere should be abandoned, and every available man brought...reverses we may meet with elsewhere. Here is the true defence of Washington. It is here on the banks of the James that the fate of the Union should be decided.... | |
| James Ford Rhodes - United States - 1899 - 624 pages
...crushed. It matters not what partial reverses we may meet with elsewhere. Here is the true defence of Washington. It is here on the banks of the James that the fate of the Union should be decided. ... I entreat that this order may be rescinded." 3 The events of the next two years added a tremendous... | |
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