 SIR: — You remember my speaking to you of what I called your overcautiousness. Are you not overcautious when you assume that you cannot do what the enemy is constantly doing ? Should you not claim to be at least his equal in prowess, and act upon the...  Lincoln, the president - Stran 159avtor: Henry Clay Whitney - 1908Celotni ogled - O knjigi
 | Thomas Prentice Kettell - 1865 - 872 strani
...13, 1862. "Мт DEAR Sra: — You remember my speaking to you of what I called your overoautiougneas. Are you not over-cautious when you assume that you...constantly doing? Should you not claim to be at least hia equal in prowess, and act upon the claim ? " As I understand, you telegraphed General Ilalleck... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - 1885 - 316 strani
...dispatches which are appended to it. EXECUTIVE MANSION, WASHINGTON, Oct. 18, 1862. My Dear Sir — You remember my speaking to you of what I called your...Are you not overcautious when you assume that you can not do what the enemy is constantly doing ? Should you not claim to be at least his equal in prowess,... | |
 | Henry Jarvis Raymond - 1865 - 886 strani
...McClellan the following letter: Exzctrnrz MAITSIOH, WASHIWOTOW, October 18,1861 MY DBAB SIR :—Yon remember my speaking to you of what I called your...over-cautiousness. Are you not over-cautious when you assume that yon cannot do what the enemy is constantly doing? Should you not claim to be at least his equal in... | |
 | Henry Jarvis Raymond, Francis Bicknell Carpenter - 1865 - 866 strani
...yon assume that yon cannot do what the enemy is constantly doing? Should yon not claim to bo at Icnst his equal in prowess, and act upon the claim ? As I understand, you telegraphed General Ealleck that yon cannot subsist your army at Winchester unless the railroad from Harper's Ferry to... | |
 | Henry Jarvis Raymond - 1865 - 848 strani
...McClellan the following letter : . i:in n M. r M i viir.-,, WismxGTOS, October IS, 1S62. MT DEAR SIR : — You remember my speaking to you of what I called your over-cautiousness. Arc you not over-cautious when you asswne that you cannot do what the enemy is constantly doing? Should... | |
 | Thomas Prentice Kettell - 1865 - 944 strani
...operations of the army : — "EXECUTIVE MAHSION, TVABHTNOTOÏÎ, October 13, 1862. "MY DEAR SIR: — You remember my speaking to you of what I called your overcautiousness. Aie you not over-cautious when you assume that you cannot do whit the enemy is constantly doing? Should... | |
 | Josiah Gilbert Holland - 1866 - 574 strani
...of what I called your over-cautiousness. Are you not over-cautious when you assume that you can not do what the enemy is constantly doing? Should you...claim ? "As I understand, you telegraphed General llalleck that you can not subsist your army at Winchester, unless the railroad from Harper's Ferry... | |
 | Isaac N. Arnold - 1866 - 750 strani
...induce McClellan to '•'•give battle." He wrote to him the following kind letter : "J/y Dear Sir:— You remember my speaking to you of what I called your...cannot do what the enemy is constantly doing ? Should yon not claim to be at least his equal in prowess, and act upon the claim ? " As I understand, you... | |
 | Josiah Gilbert Holland - 1866 - 572 strani
...over-cautious when you assume that you can not do what the enemy is constantly doing? Should you ttot claim to be at least his equal in prowess, and act...I understand, you telegraphed General Halleck that yon can not subsist your army at Winchester, unless the railroad from Harper's Ferry to that point... | |
 | Josiah Gilbert Holland - 1866 - 556 strani
...affairs and the intelligence of his military criticisms, that it must be given entire : "My Dear Sir — You remember my speaking to you of what I called your...Are you not over-cautious "when you assume that you can not do what the enemy is constantly doing? Should you not claim to be at least his equal in prowess,... | |
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