 | Pennsylvania - 1909 - 806 pages
...further — When you first reached the vicinity of Vicksburg, I thought you should do, what you finaly 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... | |
 | Margaret Ashmun - American literature - 1910 - 314 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 like could succeed. When you got below and took Fort Gibson, Grand Gulf, and vicinity, I thought you should go down the river and join General Banks,... | |
 | Elizabeth Deering Hanscom - American letters - 1910 - 444 pages
...-inarch the troops across the neck, run the liatteiies with the transports, and thus j;o below ; and 1 never had any faith, except a general hope that you knew better than I. that the Ya/oo P.iss expedition and the like could succeed. When you £<A below and took Port Cihson. Cr.ind... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - United States - 1911 - 170 pages
...done the country. I wish to say a word further. When you first reached the vicinity of Vicksburg, 20 I thought you should do what you finally did — march...like could succeed. When you got below and took Port 25 Gibson, Grand Gulf, and vicinity, I thought you should go down the river and join General Banks,... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - Readers - 1911 - 190 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...troops across the neck, run the batteries with the trans- 5 ports, and thus go below ; and I never had any faith, except a general hope that you knew... | |
 | John Codman Ropes - United States - 1913 - 360 pages
...practicable, and at that time surely the situation demanded it. Lincoln also thought2 that Grant should "march the troops across the neck, run the batteries with the transports, and thus go below." It would have been better if the President had not expressed so decided an interest in the old canal.... | |
 | Bartow Adolphus Ulrich - Constitutions - 1916 - 448 pages
...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...the like, could succeed. When you got below and took Fort Gibson, Grand Gulf, and vicinity, I thought you should go down the river and join General Banks,... | |
 | Clark Prescott Bissett - 1916 - 74 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...the neck, run the batteries with the transports and go below. * * * When you dropped below and took [46] Port Gibson, Grand Gulf and vicinity, I thought... | |
 | Bartow Adolphus Ulrich - Constitutional law - 1916 - 446 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... | |
 | Nathaniel Wright Stephenson - Presidents - 1922 - 510 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...you got below and took Port Gibson, Grand Gulf and the vicinity, I thought you should go down the river and join General Banks, and when you turned Northward,... | |
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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... 
