 Until we can repopulate Georgia, it is useless for us to occupy it ; but the utter destruction of its roads, houses, and people, will cripple their military resources. By attempting to hold the roads, we will lose a thousand men each month, and will gain...  Abraham Lincoln: A History - Page 475by John George Nicolay, John Hay - 1890Full view - About this book
 | John George Nicolay, John Hay - Presidents - 1890 - 594 pages
...SEA Hood, Advance and Retreat," p. 258. 1864. In spite of this check, however, Hood was so CUAP.XX. elated by his rapid progress and his work on the railroad...corps, moved on Resaca, and in Hood's name demanded its surrender, adding, " If the place is carried by assault no prisoners will be taken." This barbarous... | |
 | William Tecumseh Sherman - United States - 1891 - 646 pages
...strike out with our wagons for Milledgeville, Millen, and Savannah. Until we can repopulate Georgia, it is useless for us to occupy it ; but the utter...and people, will cripple their military resources. By attempting to hold the roads, we will lose a thousand men each month, and will gain no result. I... | |
 | James Penny Boyd - 1892 - 630 pages
...strike with our wagons for Milledgeville, Millen and Savannah. Until we repopulate Georgia it is useless to occupy it ; but the utter destruction of its roads, houses and people will cripple our military resources. By attempting to hold the roads we will lose 1000 men monthly, and will gain... | |
 | New York (State). Legislature - Legislators - 1892 - 96 pages
...dispatches to Generals Grant and Halleck. " I will make the interior of Georgia feel the weight of war." " The utter destruction of its roads, houses and people will cripple their military resources." " I attach more importance to these deep incisions into the enemy's country, because this war differs from... | |
 | Donn Piatt - United States - 1893 - 700 pages
...country. Thus, on October 9, 1864, he telegraphs to General Grant: " ' Until we can repopulate Georgia it is useless for us to occupy it ; but the utter...military resources. ... I can make this march, and can make Georgia howl.' " October 17, to General Schofield : ' I will . . . make the interior of Georgia... | |
 | Virginia - 1918 - 340 pages
...also voiced by Sherman in his letter to General Grant March 9, 1864 : "Until we can repopulate Georgia it is useless for us to occupy it, but the utter destruction...cripple their military resources * * * I can make the march and make Georgia howl." General Halleck wanted the site of Charleston, thick with the heroic... | |
 | Chauncey Mitchell Depew - Speeches (American) - 1894 - 548 pages
...dispatches to Generals Grant and Halleck: "I will make the interior of Georgia feel the weight of war." "The utter destruction of its roads, houses, and people will cripple their military resources." "I attach more importance to these deep incisions into the enemy's country, because this war differs from... | |
 | Charles Carleton Coffin - United States - 1896 - 584 pages
...Savannah, and had opened correspondence with Grant. " Until we can repopulate Georgia it is useless to occupy it ; but the utter destruction of its roads,...and people will cripple their military resources. By attempting to hold the roads we will lose a thousand men monthly, and will gain no result. I can... | |
 | Mary Ann Harris Gay - 1901 - 416 pages
...forward, and that we strike out for Milledgeville, Millen and Savannah. Until we can repopulate Georgia, it is useless for us to occupy it, but the utter destruction...resources. I can make this march, and make Georgia howl!" Sir Walter Raleigh conceived and attempted to execute the plan of exterminating the Irish race, and... | |
 | Thaddeus K. Oglesby - American literature - 1903 - 276 pages
...from one to another of the above named generals which ran as follows: "Until we can repopulate Georgia it is useless for us to occupy it; but the utter destruction...resources. I can make this march, and make Georgia howl." This telegram was dated Oct. 9, 1864; was sent to General IT. S. Grant, and was signed "WT Sherman."... | |
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