 | William Henry Hurlbert - 1864 - 344 strani
...and with whose plan of operations it is not easy to find any substantial fault, testifies : " I had had no opportunity to test my machinery, to move it...feeling, that when I had one body of eight regiments reviewed together, the general censured me for it, as if I was trying to make some show." " I wanted... | |
 | William Henry Hurlbert - 1864 - 324 strani
...expedition, and with whose plan of operations it is not easy to find any substantial fault, testifies: "I had had no opportunity to test my machinery, to move it...feeling, that when I had one body of eight regiments reviewed together, the general censured me for it, as if I was trying to make some show." " I wanted... | |
 | Whitelaw Reid - 1868 - 1134 strani
...him, ' So far M transportation is concerned, I must look to yon, behind me, to send it forward.' " I had no opportunity to test my machinery ; to move...censured me for it, as if I was trying to make some ehow. I did not think so. There was not a man there who had ever maneuvered troops in large bodies.... | |
 | John Young Foster - 1868 - 904 strani
...transportation for the sick and wounded and the munitions. The supplies were to go on afterwards. * * * * I had no opportunity to test my machinery ; to move...had one body of eight regiments of troops reviewed togcther, the General (Seott) censured me for it, as if I was trying to make some show. I did not think... | |
 | Whitelaw Reid - 1868 - 1172 strani
...him, 'So far as portatioii is concerned, I must look to you, behind me, to send it forward.' ' I liad no opportunity to test my machinery; to move it around and see whether it would smoothly or not. In fact, such was the feeling that when I had one body of eight regiments ops reviewed... | |
 | Theodore Burr Gates - 1879 - 656 strani
...join until the day the movement began . As to the novelty of the situation General McDowell said : "I had no opportunity to test my machinery ; to move...around and see whether it would work smoothly or not. There was not a man there who had ever manoeuvred troops in large bodies. There was not one in the... | |
 | Theodore Burr Gates - 1884 - 690 strani
...join until the day the movement began. As to the novelty of the situation General McDowell said: "I had no opportunity to test my machinery ; to move...around and see whether it would work smoothly or not. There was not a man there who had ever manoeuvred troops in large bodies. There was not one in the... | |
 | United States. War Department - 1904 - 534 strani
...of the War, General McDowell, who was selected to command the army in front of Washington, stated: I had no opportunity to test my machinery, to move it...censured me for it, as if I was trying to make some show. 1 did not think so. There was not a man there who had ever maneuvered troops in large bodies. There... | |
 | Emory Upton - 1904 - 538 strani
...selected to command the army in front of Washington, stated : I had no opportunity to test my machinerv, to move it around and see whether it would work smoothly or not. In fact, such was the feelingv that when I had one bodv of eight regiments of troops reviewed together, the general censured... | |
 | Emory Upton - 1904 - 532 strani
...of the War, General McDowell, who was selected to command the army in front of Washington, stated: I had no opportunity to test my machinery, to move it around and see-whether it would work smoothly or not. In fact, such was the feeling, that when I had one body... | |
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I had no opportunity to test my machinery, to move it around and see whether it would work smoothly or not. In fact, such was the feeling, that when I had one body of eight regiments of troops reviewed together, the general censured me for it, as if!... 
