 | 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... | |
 | 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."... | |
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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. 
