 | John Joseph Bowen - Biography & Autobiography - 1914 - 352 pages
...strike the blow which will determine the fate of the nation. All points of secondary importance ought to be abandoned, and every available man brought here;...crushed. It matters not what partial reverses we may meet elsewhere. Here is the true defense of Washington. It is here on the banks of the James that the fate... | |
 | James Havelock Campbell - Biography & Autobiography - 1916 - 472 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...James, that the fate of the Union should be decided." When he learned of the order of withdrawal it is said that General Hooker urged McClellan to disregard... | |
 | United States - 1916 - 544 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...Washington. It is here, on the banks of the James River, that the fate of the Union should be decided. Clear in my convictions of right, strong in the... | |
 | Clarence Edward Noble Macartney - Generals - 1925 - 256 pages
...Richmond and ended the war. His protest against the withdrawal of his army was prophetic, for he said, "Here is the true defense of Washington. It is here...James that the fate of the Union should be decided." And so it proved to be, for Grant, after his fruitless struggles through the wilderness towards Richmond... | |
 | 1885 - 996 pages
...It was as evident in 1862 as in 1865 that there was the true defense of Washington, and that it was on the banks of the James that the fate of the Union was to be decided. George B. McClellan. NOTE: The foregoing outline of the Peninsular Campaign will... | |
 | James Irvin Robertson (Jr.) - United States - 1902 - 568 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 of Washington. It is here, on the bank of the James River, that the fate of the Union should... | |
 | United States. War Department - Confederate States of America - 1885 - 924 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...the true defense of Washington. It is here on the bank of the James River that the fate of the Union should be decided. Clear in my convictions of right,... | |
 | United States. War Department - Confederate States of America - 1972 - 1194 pages
...the blow which will determine the fat« of the nation. All pointe of secondary importance elsewhere should be abandoned, and every available man brought here ; a decided victory here ud the military strength of the rebellion is crushed. It matters not what partial reverses we may meet... | |
 | Howard M. Hensel - United States - 1989 - 344 pages
...resume the offensive .... Here, directly in front of this army, is the heart of the rebellion .... Here is the true defense of Washington; it is here,...of the James, that the fate of the Union should be decided.6 Partly agreeing with General McClellan, T. Harry Williams maintained that the Federal high... | |
 | Massachusetts Historical Society - Massachusetts - 1924 - 568 pages
...impracticable, he little foresaw the events which, two years later, so completely belied his predictions." 4 1 " Here is the true defense of Washington ; it is here...James, that the fate of the Union should be decided." — McClellan to Stanton. 2 "Unfortunate selection." — Ropes. 3 Report of the Committee on the Conduct... | |
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All points of secondary importance elsewhere should be abandoned, and every available man brought here — a decided victory here, and the military strength of the rebellion is crushed — it matters not what partial reverses we may meet with elsewhere.... 
