 | Henry Jarvis Raymond, Francis Bicknell Carpenter - Presidents - 1865 - 866 pages
...with the transports, and thus go below ; and 1 never had any faith, except a general hope that yon knew better than I, that the Yazoo Pass expedition, and the like, could succeed. When yon got below, and took Port Gibson, Grand Gulf, and vicinity, I thought yon should gn down the river... | |
 | William Jewett Tenney - United States - 1865 - 886 pages
...the halterios with the transports, and thus go below ; and I never had any faith, except a general hope that you knew better than I, that the Yazoo Pass expedition «nd the like could succeed. When you got below and took Port Gibson, Grand Gulf, and vicinity, I thought... | |
 | William Jewett Tenney - United States - 1865 - 884 pages
...the batteries with the transports, and thus go below ; and I never had any faith, except a generaf hope that you knew better than I, that the Yazoo Pass expedition und the like could succeed. When you got below and took Port Gibson, Grand Gulf, and vicinity, I thought... | |
 | Isaac N. Arnold - Dummies (Bookselling) - 1866 - 804 pages
...run the batteries with the transports, and thus go below ; and I never had any faith except a general hope, that you knew better than I, that the Yazoo...vicinity, I thought you should go down the river and join General Banks ; and when you turned northward, east of the Big Black, I thought it was a mistake. I... | |
 | Josiah Gilbert Holland - Biography & Autobiography - 1866 - 568 pages
...run the batteries with the transports, and thus go below; and I never had any faith, except a general hope that you knew better than I, that the Yazoo Pass...vicinity, I thought you should go down the river and join General Banks; and when you turned northward, east of the Big Black, I feared it was a mistake. I wish... | |
 | Josiah Gilbert Holland - Biography & Autobiography - 1866 - 574 pages
...run the batteries with the transports, and thus go below; and I never had any faith, except a general hope that you knew better than I, that the Yazoo Pass...vicinity, I thought you should go down the river and join General Banks; and when you turned northward, east of the Big Black, I feared it was a mistake. I wish... | |
 | Isaac N. Arnold - Dummies (Bookselling) - 1866 - 748 pages
...run the batteries with the transports, and thus go below ; and I never had any faith except a general hope, that you knew better than I, that the Yazoo...vicinity, I thought you should go down the river and join General Banks ; and when you turned northward, east of the Big Black, I thought it was a mistake. I... | |
 | John Beauchamp Jones - History - 1866 - 494 pages
...the batteries with the transports, and thus go below ; and I never had any faith, except a general hope that you knew better than I, that the Yazoo Pass...took Port Gibson, Grand Gulf, and vicinity, I thought yon should go down the river and join Gen. Banks; and when you turned northward, east of the Big Black,... | |
 | John Stevens Cabot Abbott - United States - 1866 - 662 pages
...run the batteries with the transports, and thus go below, and I never had any faith, except a general hope that you knew better than I, that the Yazoo Pass...succeed. When you got below and took Port Gibson, Great Gulf, and the vicinity, I thought you should go down the river and join General Banks ; and when... | |
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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... 
