History of the Civil War in America: book 1. Richmond. book 2. The naval war. book 3. Maryland. book 4. Kentucky. book 5. Tennessee. book 6. Virginia. book 7. PolticsPorter & Coates, 1876 |
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Página 114 - If I save this army now, I tell you plainly that I owe no thanks to you, or to any other persons in Washington. " You have done your best to sacrifice this army.
Página 771 - The General Commanding directs that you keep your whole command in position for a rapid movement down the old Richmond road, and you will send out at once a division, at least, to pass below Smithfield, to seize, if possible, the heights near Captain Hamilton's, on this side of the Massaponax, taking care to keep it well supported and its line of retreat open.
Página 772 - ... view of avoiding the possibility of a collision of our own forces, which might occur in a general movement during the fog. Two of General Hooker's divisions are in your rear, at the bridges, and will remain there as supporte.
Página 246 - I hear constantly of taking strong positions and holding them, — of lines of retreat and of bases of supplies.
Página 103 - ... as it was, by more determined assaults on the remainder of our lines, now outflanked, caused a general retreat from our position, to the hill in rear, over-looking the bridge. French's and Meagher's brigades now appeared, driving before them the stragglers, who were thronging towards the bridge.
Página 335 - two weeks only had elapsed since McClellan had taken command of this army, or rather this disorganized mob. He had not been able to transform it sufficiently to secure that regularity and perseverance in the march which, even more than steadiness under fire, constitutes the superiority of old troops.
Página 771 - Holding these two heights, with the heights near Captain Hamilton's, will, he hopes, compel the enemy to evacuate the whole ridge between these points. He makes these moves by columns distant from each other, with a view of avoiding the possibility of a collision of our own forces, which might occur in a general movement during a fog.
Página 771 - ... near Captain Hamilton's, on this side of the Massaponax, taking care to keep it well supported and its line of retreat open. He has ordered another column of a division or more to be moved from General Sumner's command up the Plank road to its intersection with the Telegraph road, where they will divide, with a view to seizing the heights on both of these roads.
Página i - Paris (Comte de). History of the Civil War in America. By the COMTE DE PARIS. Translated, with the approval of the Author, by Louis F. TASISTRO. Edited by HENRY COPPEE, LL.D. Volume I. (embracing, without abridgment, the First Two Volumes of the French Edition). With Maps faithfully engraved from the Originals, and Printed in Three Colours.
Página 55 - I think the time is near when you must either attack Richmond or give up the job and come to the defence of Washington.