A Critical History of the Late American WarA.S. Barnes & Company, 1877 - 461 Seiten |
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... held by our Commander - in - Chief , with his leading generals . Such was the general character of the conduct of this war during its continuance . Here we have one of the main reasons why the war " dragged its slow length along ...
... held by our Commander - in - Chief , with his leading generals . Such was the general character of the conduct of this war during its continuance . Here we have one of the main reasons why the war " dragged its slow length along ...
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... held between the latter and C. B. Jackson , Governor , and Ex - Governor Sterling Price , in St. Louis , Colonel Blair and Major Conant being present as advisers of General Lyon . The parties failing utterly to agree , the Confede- rate ...
... held between the latter and C. B. Jackson , Governor , and Ex - Governor Sterling Price , in St. Louis , Colonel Blair and Major Conant being present as advisers of General Lyon . The parties failing utterly to agree , the Confede- rate ...
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Asa Mahan. Southern Pennsylvania and Northern Virginia , where General Robert Patterson held command . On the 7th June he advanced with quite 20,000 men from Cham- bersburg to Hagerstown , General Wallace on his right taking possession ...
Asa Mahan. Southern Pennsylvania and Northern Virginia , where General Robert Patterson held command . On the 7th June he advanced with quite 20,000 men from Cham- bersburg to Hagerstown , General Wallace on his right taking possession ...
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... the Union and Confede- rate armies which were confronting each other at the time . In the department of Washington , the Confederates held possession of the entire territory of the present State GENERAL MCCLELLAN AS COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF 42.
... the Union and Confede- rate armies which were confronting each other at the time . In the department of Washington , the Confederates held possession of the entire territory of the present State GENERAL MCCLELLAN AS COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF 42.
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Asa Mahan. held possession of the entire territory of the present State of Virginia , the small portion of " the sacred soil " occu- pied by our forces immediately south of Washington excepted . At the same time their batteries on the ...
Asa Mahan. held possession of the entire territory of the present State of Virginia , the small portion of " the sacred soil " occu- pied by our forces immediately south of Washington excepted . At the same time their batteries on the ...
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A. P. Hill advance Antietam army of Virginia arrived assault attack batteries battle battle of Antietam Bragg brigade Buell Burnside campaign capture cavalry Centerville centre Chancellorsville Chattanooga command Commander-in-Chief conduct Confederacy Confederate army Confederate forces consideration Corinth corps crossing crushing defeat direction dispositions division enemy enemy's facts federacy field fight fleet fortifications Fortress Monroe Franklin Fredericksburg Fremont front Gainesville Grant guns Halleck Harper's Ferry Heintzelman Hooker infantry invasion Jackson James river Johnston Kentucky killed Lee's army located loss Manassas mand Maryland McClellan McDowell ment miles military authorities mind Mississippi Missouri morning move nation palpable Pleasanton Pope Porter position Potomac President prisoners railroad Rappahannock rear Rebellion reinforced rendered retreat Richmond river road Rosecrans Savannah sent Sharpsburg Sherman side soon strong Sumner Tennessee tion troops undeniably Union Union army upwards Vicksburg victory Warrenton Washington wounded
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Seite 204 - President directs that you cross the Potomac and give battle to the enemy, or drive him south. Your army must move now, while the roads are good.
Seite 173 - I am clear that one of two courses should be adopted: first, to 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.
Seite 414 - Were I to express my measure of the relative importance of the march to the sea, and of that from Savannah northward, I would place the former at one, and the latter at ten, or the maximum.
Seite 370 - AM We have now ended the sixth day of very heavy fighting. The result, to this time, is much in our favor. Our losses have been heavy, as well as those of the enemy. I think the loss of the enemy must be greater. We have taken over five thousand prisoners by battle, while he has taken from us but few, except stragglers. I PROPOSE TO FIGHT IT OUT ON THIS LINE, IF IT TAKES ALL SUMMER.
Seite 170 - Porter reports a general battle imminent. Franklin's corps should move out by forced marches, carrying three or four days' provisions, and to be supplied, as far as possible, by railroad.
Seite 112 - Had I 20,000 or even 10,000 fresh troops to use to-morrow, I could take Richmond, but I have not a man in reserve, and shall be glad to cover my retreat, and save the material and personnel of the army. If we have lost the day, we have yet preserved our honor, and no one need blush for the Army of the Potomac.
Seite 76 - That the 22d day of February, 1862, be the day for a general movement of the land and naval forces of the United States against the insurgent forces.
Seite 184 - Pennsylvania to draw your forces in that direction, then suddenly move on Washington with the forces south of the Potomac and those he may cross over.
Seite 295 - It had been our supreme effort — on the instant we were not equal to another. Up to the rifle pits, across them, over the barricades — the momentum of their charge, the mere machine strength of their combined action swept them on. Our thin line could fight, but it had not weight enough to oppose to this momentum.
Seite 306 - McClellan ; with others there is a dislike to some of the measures of the government ; they do not like the way the negro question is handled. And, again, the impression is made upon my mind that there are some who have no faith in this war, who have no heart in it...