 | William O. Stoddard - Presidents - 1884 - 536 pages
...done the country. I write to say a word further. When you first reached the vicinity of Vicksburg, I thought you should do what you finally did, —...the neck, run the batteries with the transports, and then go below ; and I never had any faith, except a general hope, that you knew better than I that... | |
 | William Osborn Stoddard - Presidents - 1884 - 716 pages
...done the country. I write to say a word further. When you first reached the vicinity of Vicksburg, I thought you should do what you finally did, —...the neck, run the batteries with the transports, and then go below ; and I never had any faith, except a general hope, that you knew better than I that... | |
 | William O. Stoddard - Presidents - 1884 - 540 pages
...finally did, — march the troops across the neck, run the batteries with the transports, and then go below ; and I never had any faith, except a general hope, that you knew better than I that the Tazoo Pass expedition and the like could succeed. When you got below and took Port Gibson, Grand Gulf,... | |
 | William O. Stoddard - Presidents - 1884 - 538 pages
...you first reached the vicinity of Vicksburg, I thought you should do what you finally did,—march the troops across the neck, run the batteries with the transports, and then go below; and I never had any faith, except a general hope, that you knew better than I that the... | |
 | Phineas Camp Headley - 1885 - 472 pages
...country. I wish to say I word further. When you first reached the vicinity of Vicksburg, I luought you should do what you finally did — march the troops...had any faith, except a general hope that you knew bet ter than I, that the Yazoo Pass expedition, and the like, could succeed. When you got below and... | |
 | L. T. Remlap - Presidents - 1885 - 800 pages
...have done the country. I wish to say a word further. When you first reached the vicinity of Vicksburg, I thought you should do what you finally did — march...batteries with the transports, and thus go below ; and 1 never had any faith, except a general hope that you knew better than I, that the Yazoo Pass expedition... | |
 | New England - 1885 - 504 pages
...have done the country. I wish to say a word further. When you first reached the vicinity of Vicksburg I thought you should do what you finally did, —...the neck, run the batteries with the transports, and then go below; and I never had any faith, except a general hope, that you knew better than I that the... | |
 | Adam Badeau - United States - 1885 - 722 pages
...have done the country. I wish to say a word further. When you first reached the vicinity of Vicksburg, I thought you should do what you finally did — march the troops across the neck, run contest, makes the fact plain. In this very instance, Pemberton stated, in his official report, that... | |
 | William O. Stoddard - Biography & Autobiography - 1886 - 384 pages
...have done the country. I write to say a word further. When you first reached the vicinity of Vicksburg I thought you should do what you finally did — march...the neck, run the batteries with the transports, and then go below ; and I never had any faith, except a general hope that you knew better than I, that... | |
 | James Harrison Kennedy - Presidents - 1888 - 694 pages
...done the country. I write to say a word further. When you first reached the vicinity of Vicksburg, I thought you should do what you finally did — march...neck, .run the batteries with the transports, and then go below ; and I never had any faith except a general hope that you knew better than I that the... | |
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When you first reached the vicinity of Vicksburg, I thought you should do what you finally did — march the troops across the neck, run the batteries with the transports, and thus go below; and I never had any faith, except a general hope that you knew... 
