 | Charles Carleton Coffin - Battles - 1886 - 250 pages
...concentrate all our available force, to open communication with Pope ; second, to leave Pope to get out of his scrape, and at once use all our means to make the capital safe." ' General Pope had opened his communications unaided by General McClellan. He had moved to the... | |
 | 1889 - 1016 pages
...concentrate all our available forces to open communications with Pope ; second, to leave Pope to get out of his scrape, and at once use all our means to...what my orders and authority are. I ask for nothing, but will obey whatever orders you give. I only ask a prompt decision, that 1 may at once give the necessary... | |
 | Fayette Hall - United States - 1890 - 76 pages
...to concentrate all our available forces, to open communication with Pope ; 2d, to leave Pope to get out of his scrape, and at once use all our means to...what my orders and authority are. I ask for nothing but will obey whatever orders you give. I only ask a prompt decision, that I may at once give the necessary... | |
 | John George Nicolay, John Hay - United States - 1890 - 598 pages
...concentrate all our available forces to open communications with Pope ; second, to leave Pope to get out of his scrape, and at once use all our means to...what my orders and authority are. I ask for nothing, but will obey whatever orders w R you give. I only ask a prompt decision, that I may at voi'xi., once... | |
 | John George Nicolay, John Hay - United States - 1890 - 600 pages
...concentrate all our available forces to open communications with Pope; second, to leave Pope to get out of his scrape, and at once use all our means to...in my power to accomplish it. I wish to know what iny orders and authority are. I ask for nothing, but will obey whatever orders w R you give. I only... | |
 | Henry Jarvis Raymond, Francis Bicknell Carpenter - Presidents - 1891 - 424 pages
...•11 our available forces to open communications with Pope; second, to leave Pope to get out of h«s scrape, and at once use all our means to make the...perfectly safe. No middle ground will now answer. Toll nw what you wish me to do, and I will do all in my power to accomplish it To this the President... | |
 | 1895 - 978 pages
...realistic. And I think you over-estimate my poor powers of charming. I repeat what I said just now — tell me what you wish me to do. and I will do it. I don't want any man's death — or misery — on my conscience, I assure you. You have hinted... | |
 | George Congdon Gorham - Biography & Autobiography - 1899 - 564 pages
...concentrate all our available forces to open communications with Pope. Second, to leave Pope to get out of his scrape and at once use all our means to make the capital perfectly safe. As he had prevented large available forces under his command from opening communications with Pope,... | |
 | James Ford Rhodes - United States - 1899 - 624 pages
...in his telegraphic counsel of the day before, which suggested, as one course, " to leave Pope to get out of his scrape and at once use all our means to make the capital perfectly safe." 3 Lincoln said this day to one of his secretaries, " McClellan has acted badly towards Pope ; he really... | |
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I am clear that one of two courses should be adopted: First, to concentrate all our available forces to open communications with Pope; Second, to leave Pope to get out of his scrape, and at once use all our means to make the capital perfectly safe. 
