| George Brinton McClellan - 1864 - 256 strani
...Commanding Army of the Potomac, before Richmond." It will be observed that this order rendered it impossible for me to use the James river as a line of operations,...obliged me to expose my right in order to secure the junction ; and as the order for General McDowell's march was soon countermanded, I incurred great risk,... | |
| United States. War Department - 1864 - 256 strani
...Commanding Army of the Potomac, before Richmond" It will be observed that this order rendered it impossible for me to use the James river as a line of operations,...obliged me to expose my right in order to secure the junction; and as the order for General McDowell's march was soon countermanded, I incurred great risk,... | |
| William Swinton - 1864 - 44 strani
...the line of the York river, destroyed all his plans. " This order," he says, " rendered it impossible for me to use the James river as a line of operations,...obliged me to expose my right in order to secure the j unction ; and as the order for General McDowell's march was soon countermanded, I incurred great... | |
| George Brinton McClellan - 1864 - 498 strani
...Secretary of War. From Washington, May 18, 2 PM It will be observed, this order rendered it impossible for me to use the James River as a line of operations,...Pamunkey, and to approach Richmond from the north. I had advised, and preferred, that reinforcements should be sent by water, for the reasons that their... | |
| George Brinton McClellan - 1864 - 280 strani
...Commanding Army of the Potomac, before Richmond." It will be observed that this order rendered it impossible for me to use the James river as a line of operations,...Pamunkey, and to approach Richmond from the north. I had advised, and preferred, that re-enforcements should be sent by water, for the reasons that their... | |
| John Gross Barnard - 1864 - 128 strani
...the following comment of Gen. McClellan: "It will be observed that this order rendered it impossible for me to use the James River as a line of operations,...Pamunkey, and to approach Richmond from the north. " I had advised and preferred that reinforcements should be sent by water, for the reasons that their... | |
| George Brinton McClellan - 1864 - 256 strani
...Commanding Army of the Potomac, before Richmond" It will be observed that this order rendered it impossible for me to use the James river as a line of operations,...Pamunkey, and to approach Richmond from the north. I had advised, and preferred, that re-enforcements should be sent by water, for the reasons that their... | |
| George Brinton MACCLELLAN (General.) - 1864 - 676 strani
...PM EDWIN M. STANTON, Secretary of War. It will be observed, this order rendered it impossible for m to use the James River as a line of operations, and...Pamunkey, and to approach Richmond from the north. safe and certain, and that I would be left free to rest the army on the James River, whenever the navigation... | |
| J. G. BARNARD - 1864 - 118 strani
...strong defensive works at or near Williamsburgb," (McClellan's Eeport, p. 74.) rendered it impossible for me to use the James River as a line of operations, and forced me to establish our depots on the Pamtmkey, and to approach Richmond from the north. " I had advised and preferred that reinforcements... | |
| John Gross Barnard - 1864 - 130 strani
...strong defensivo works at or near Williamsburgh," (UcClellan'a Report, p. 74.) rendered it impossible for me to use the James River as a line of operations, and forced me to establish our depots on the Patnunkey, and to approach Richmond from the north. " I had advised and preferred that reinforcements... | |
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