 Not only does it afford the obvious and immediate military advantages; but in showing to the world that your army could be divided, putting the stronger part to an important new service, and yet leaving enough to vanquish the old opposing force of the...  Report of the First Meeting - Page 130by Society of the Army of the Cumberland - 1904Full view - About this book
 | William Eleazar Barton - Presidents - 1925 - 564 pages
...obvious and military advantages; but in showing to the world that your army could be divided, putting the stronger part to an important new service, and...brings those who sat in darkness to see a great light. But what next? I suppose it will be safe if I leave General Grant and yourself to decide. Please make... | |
 | Clarence Edward Noble Macartney - Generals - 1925 - 256 pages
...immediate military advantages, but in showing to the world that your army could be divided, putting the stronger part to an important new service, and...brings those who sat in darkness to see a great light. But what next ? I suppose it will be safe if I leave General Grant and yourself to decide. Please make... | |
 | 1887 - 980 pages
...immediate military advantages, but in showing to the world that your army could be divided, putting the stronger part to an important new service, and...brings those who sat in darkness to see a great light. But what next ? I suppose it will be safer if I leave General Grant and yourself to decide." So highly... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln, Don Edward Fehrenbacher - History - 1977 - 292 pages
...immediate military advantages; but, in showing to the world that your army could be divided, putting the stronger part to an important new service, and...brings those who sat in darkness, to see a great light. But what next? I suppose it will be safer if I leave Gen. Grant and yourself to decide. Please make... | |
 | Lloyd Lewis - History - 1993 - 744 pages
...immediate military advantages, but in showing to the world that your army could be divided, putting the stronger part to an important new service, and yet leaving enough to vanquish the old opposing forces of the whole — Hood's army — it brings those who sat in darkness to see a great light. But... | |
 | Charles Mattocks - Biography & Autobiography - 1994 - 492 pages
...immediate military advantages, but, in showing to the world that your army could be divided, putting the stronger part to an important new service, and...brings those who sat in darkness to see a great light" (OR, ser. 1, vol. 44: 809). 40. "I had often seen men suffering for want of food, but here, for the... | |
 | Ida M. Tarbell - Biography & Autobiography - 1999 - 572 pages
...immediate military advantages ; but in showing to the world that your army could be divided, putting the stronger part to an important new service, and...leaving enough to vanquish the old opposing force of the whole,-Hood's army, -it brings those who sat in darkness to see a great light. But what next? I suppose... | |
 | Paul M. Zall - Biography & Autobiography - 2003 - 220 pages
...than to acquiesce. . . . Not only does it afford the obvious and immediate military advantages ... it brings those who sat in darkness, to see a great light. But what next? I suppose it will be safer if I leave Gen. Grant and yourself to decide. 27 Lincoln... | |
 | Anne J. Bailey - Biography & Autobiography - 2003 - 172 pages
...immediate military advantages, but, in showing to the world that your army could be divided, putting the stronger part to an important new service, and...it brings those who sat in darkness to see a great light."6 Although Sherman did not receive Lincoln's praise until after Christmas, he could still celebrate,... | |
 | Stig Förster, Jorg Nagler - History - 2002 - 724 pages
...immediate military advantages" but also "in showing to the world that your army could be divided, putting the stronger part to an important new service, and...the old opposing force of the whole - Hood's army." This, Lincoln said, "brings those who sat in darkness, to see a great light." Neither Sherman nor Lincoln... | |
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