 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...  The Rebellion Record: June '63-Nov. '63 - Page 29edited by - 1864Full view - About this book
 | John Robert Irelan - Presidents - 1888 - 718 pages
...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;...when you turned northward, east of the Big Black, I feared it was a mistake. I now wish to make the personal acknowledgment, that you were right and I... | |
 | James Harrison Kennedy - Presidents - 1888 - 694 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...when you turned northward, east of the Big Black, I feared it was a mistake. I wish now to make the personal acknowledgment that you were right and I was... | |
 | William M. Thayer - 1889 - 456 pages
...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...when you turned northward east of the Big Black, I feared it was a mistake. I now wish to make the personal acknowledgment that you were right and I ivas... | |
 | John George Nicolay, John Hay - Presidents - 1890 - 548 pages
...Vicksburg, I thought you should do what you CHAP. xi. finally did — march the troops across the neck, run the batteries with the transports, and thus go below;...when you turned northward, east of the Big Black, I feared it was a mistake. I now wish to make the personal acknowledgment that you were right and I was... | |
 | John George Nicolay, John Hay - Presidents - 1890 - 554 pages
...Vicksburg, I thought you should do what you CHAP. xi. finally did — march the troops across the neck, run the batteries with the transports, and thus go below...when you turned northward, east of the Big Black, I feared it was a mistake. I now wish to make the personal acknowledgment that you were right and I was... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - Slavery - 1890 - 454 pages
...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 in a general hope, that you knew better than I, that the Yazoo Pass expedition and the like would succeed.... | |
 | Charles Wallace French - Biography & Autobiography - 1891 - 412 pages
...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...when you turned northward, east of the Big Black, I feared it was a mistake. I now wish to make the personal acknowledgment that you were right, and I... | |
 | Charles Wallace French - Presidents - 1891 - 416 pages
...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...faith, except a general hope that you knew better than 1, that the Yazoo Pass expedition, and the like, could succeed. When you got below, and took Port Gibson,... | |
 | Benjamin Perley Poore, O. H. Tiffany - Presidents - 1885 - 792 pages
...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,...when you turned northward, east of the Big Black, I feared it was a mistake. I now wish to make a personal acknowledgment that you were right and I was... | |
 | charles carleton coffin - 1892 - 654 pages
...finally did : march the troops across the neck, run the batteries with the transports, and thus go below. I never had any faith, except a general hope, that...you should go down the river and join General Banks. When you turned northward, east of the Big Black, I feared it was a mistake. I now wish to make the... | |
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