 | United States - 1886 - 864 pages
...labors are nearly completed, and I am about to join you in the field. Let us understand each other. I have come to you from the West where we have always...business it has been to seek the adversary, and to neat him when he was found; whose policy has been attack, and not defense. In but one instance has... | |
 | Charles Carleton Coffin - United States - 1887 - 506 pages
...placed under the command of General Pope, who issued an unfortunate address. " I have come," he said, " from the West, where we have always seen the backs...enemies ; from an army whose business it has been toseek the adversary, and to beat him when found ; whose policy has been attack, and not defence."... | |
 | John Davis Billings - Ambulances - 1887 - 440 pages
...•An allusion to a statement in the address made by Pope, on taking command of the Army of Virginia, " I have come to you from the West where we have always seen the backs of our enemies." Next came General Meade, a slow old plug, Hurrah! Hurrahl Next came General Meade, a slow old plug,... | |
 | John Davis Billings - United States - 1887 - 452 pages
...An allusion to a statement in the address made by Pope, on taking command of the Army of Virginia, " I have come to you from the West where we have always seen the backs of our enemies." Next came General Meade, a slow old plug, Hurrah! Hurrah! Next came General Meade, a slow old plug,... | |
 | John George Nicolay, John Hay - United States - 1890 - 598 pages
...expressions which had made almost all the officers of the Army of the Potomac his enemies. He said : " I have come to you from the West, where we have always...has been to seek the adversary and to beat him when he was found ; whose policy has been attack, and not defense. . . I presume that I have been called... | |
 | Edward Alfred Pollard - Confederate States of America - 1890 - 800 pages
...active operations, ami in placing you in positions from which you can act promptly and to the purpose. I have come to you from the West, where we have always seen the backs of our enemies — from an army whosa business it has been to seek the adversary, and to beat him when found, whose policy has been... | |
 | William A. Spicer - United States - 1892 - 432 pages
...labors are nearly completed, and I am about io join you in the field. Let us understand each other. I have come to you from the West, where we have always...has been to seek the adversary and to beat him when he was found; whose policy has been attack and not defence. In but one instance has the enemy been... | |
 | William Allan - United States - 1892 - 580 pages
...active operations, and in placing you in positions from which you can act promptly and to the purpose. I have come to you from the West, where we have always...whose business it has been to seek the adversary, and beat him when found, whose policy has been attack, not defense. In but one instance has the enemy been... | |
 | William Allan - United States - 1892 - 886 pages
...promptly and to tho purpose. I have come to yor. from the West, where we have always seen the hacks of our enemies, — from an army whose business it has been to seek the adversary, and heat him when found, whose poliey has been attack, not defense. In but one instance has the enemy been... | |
 | Charles Carleton Coffin - 1892 - 574 pages
...front of Washington. It was an unfortunate announcement which Pope made. " I have come," he said, " from the West, where we have always seen the backs of our enemies." The officers and men thought he was making unjust comparison between the soldiers of the East and those... | |
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I have come to you from the West, where we have always seen the backs of our enemies — from an army whose business it has been to seek the adversary, and to beat him when found, whose policy has been attack and not defence. 
