 | John Watts De Peyster - Generals - 1869 - 538 pages
...fully justifying the remark of the rebel sympathizer, the British Colonel FREEMANTLE : "It is difficult to exaggerate the critical state of affairs as they...evidently fully impressed with a sense of the situation." of the infantry all through, that sultry summer day; and when all seemed to have gone to wreck, you... | |
 | John Watts De Peyster - Generals - 1870 - 582 pages
...fully justifying the remark of the rebel sympathizer, the British Colonel FREEMANTLE: "It is difficult to exaggerate the critical state of affairs as they...evidently fully impressed with a sense of the situation." of the infantry all through that sultry summer day; and when all seemed to have gone to wreck, you... | |
 | Napier Bartlett - Louisiana - 1874 - 652 pages
...therefore turned round and took leave of these cheery and plucky gunners. * * * * •* .it was difficult to exaggerate the critical state of affairs as they...enterprise, there is no saying what might have happened. Gen. Lee and his officers were evidently fully impressed with a sense of the situation. ***** Gen.... | |
 | William Swinton - History - 1882 - 790 pages
...the British service. Referring to the situation after Pickett's repulse, he says : "It is difficult to exaggerate the critical state of affairs as they...evidently fully impressed with a sense of the situation." But the sequel seems to belie this ; for he immediately remarks : " Yet there was much less noise,... | |
 | United States. War Department - Confederate States of America - 1889 - 1194 pages
...Longstreet had been finally repulsed by our left on Friday afternoon, JulyS, he says: "It is difficult to exaggerate the critical state of affairs as they appeared about this time. If the enemy or his general had shown any enterprise, there is no saying what might have happened. General Longstreet... | |
 | Fitzhugh Lee - 1894 - 460 pages
...is all my fault," Lee exclaimed, and proceeded in person to rally and reform his shattered troops. "There was much less noise, fuss, or confusion of orders than at any ordinary field day ; the men were brought up in detachments, quietly and coolly," said an English colonel who rode by his side.... | |
 | Universities and colleges - 1912 - 620 pages
...sad day, but we can't expect always to gain victories.' " It was difficult, said Colonel Freemantle, to exaggerate the critical state of affairs as they appeared about this time. General Lee and his officers were evidently fully impressed with a sense of the situation ; yet there... | |
 | Emory Speer - United States - 1909 - 298 pages
...Captain, don't whip him. I've got just such another foolish horse myself, and whipping does no good.' General Lee and his officers were evidently fully...much less noise, fuss, or confusion of orders than at an ordinary field-day. The men as they were rallied in the wood were brought up in detachments, and... | |
 | Emory Speer - Biography & Autobiography - 1909 - 298 pages
...sad day, but we can't expect always to gain victories.' It was difficult," said Colonel Freemantle, "to exaggerate the critical state of affairs as they appeared about this time. Notwithstanding the misfortune which had so suddenly befallen him, General Lee seemed to observe everything,... | |
 | George Gordon Meade, George Meade - History - 1913 - 660 pages
...had been finally repulsed by our left on Friday afternoon, July 3, he says * * * " It is difficult to exaggerate the critical state of affairs as they appeared about this time. If the enemy or his general had shown any enterprise, there is no saying what might have happened. General Longstreet... | |
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It is difficult to exaggerate the critical state of affairs as they appeared about this time. If the enemy or their general had shown any enterprise, there is no saying what might have happened. General Lee and his officers were evidently fully impressed... 
