 | James Fowler Rusling - Generals - 1899 - 452 pages
...our available forces to open communication with Pope. Second, to leave Pope to get out of his serape, and at once -use all our means to make the capital perfectly safe." — McClellan to Lincoln and Halleck, August 29, 2.45 PM Ibid., page 515. As if he wanted to desert... | |
 | Scotland - 1899 - 1120 pages
...and more, than the days. How could I move a step without all seeing me?" "True," said he resignedly. "Tell me what you wish me to do, and I will do it." After a pause she asked suddenly — " How could you come ? " "Oh, that would be easy enough —... | |
 | Robert Henry Browne - United States - 1901 - 718 pages
...concentrate all our available forces 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 perfectly safe." Two corps leisurely joined Pope the day after his defeat. "Washington was safe;" indeed, it had not... | |
 | Joseph Hartwell Barrett, Charles Walter Brown - Presidents - 1902 - 888 pages
...available forces to open oommunicationi with Pope ; Second, to leave Pope to get out of his iscrape, and at once use all our means to make the Capital perfectly safe. To this the President replied • WASHINGTON, August 29, 1862, 4.10 PM Yours of to-day just received.... | |
 | Guy Carleton Lee - History - 1903 - 490 pages
...and Coxe ; but instead of doing this he argued with Halleck, counselling that Pope be left " to get out of his scrape and at once use all our means to make the capital perfectly safe." This caused Lincoln to say, " McClellan has acted badly towards Pope ; he really wanted him to fail."... | |
 | Joseph Hartwell Barrett - 1903 - 436 pages
...concentrate all our available forces 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 perfectly safe." Lincoln, not then or later in any panic about the safety of the capital — whatever McClellan may... | |
 | Guy Carleton Lee - 1903 - 506 pages
...and Coxe ; but instead of doing this he argued with Halleck, counselling that Pope be left " to get out of his scrape and at once use all our means to make the capital perfectly safe." This caused Lincoln to say, " McClellan has acted badly towards Pope ; he really wanted him to fail."... | |
 | Emory Upton - United States - 1904 - 538 pages
...out of his scrape, and at once use all our means to make the capital perfectly safe. No middle course will now answer. Tell me what you wish me to do, and...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... | |
 | United States. War Department - 1904 - 534 pages
...concentrate all our available forces 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 perfectly safe. No middle course will now answer. Tell me what you wish me to do, and 1 will do all in my power to accomplish... | |
 | Emory Upton - United States - 1904 - 532 pages
...concentrate all our available forces 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 perfectly safe. No middle course will now answer. Tell me what you wish me to do, and I will do all in rny power to accomplish... | |
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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. 
