 You remember my speaking to you of what I called your over-cautiousness. Are you not over-cautious 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 claim?  Major-general Ambrose E. Burnside and the Ninth army corps - Stran 161avtor: Augustus Woodbury - 1867 - 593 straniCelotni ogled - O knjigi
 | Isaac N. Arnold - 1885 - 482 strani
...to you of what i called your overcautiousness. Art- you not over-cautions when you assume that you cannot do what the enemy is constantly doing? Should...least his equal in prowess, and act upon the claim? ABRAHAM LiNCOLN. Near the end of October McClellan started, and on the 2d of November his army crossed... | |
 | F.Warne - 1886 - 992 strani
...to you of what I called your over-cautiousness. Are you not over-cautious when you assume that you cannot do what the enemy is constantly doing ? Should...least his equal in prowess, and act upon the claim?" Further on the President says: "Change positions with the enemy, and think you not he would break your... | |
 | Charles Carleton Coffin - 1886 - 250 strani
...to you, of what I called your over-cautiousness. Are you not over-cautious when you assumq that you cannot do what the enemy is constantly doing? Should you not claim to be at least his equal in power, and act upon the claim ? As I understand, you telegraph General Halleck, that you cannot subsist... | |
 | Edward Livermore Burlingame, Robert Bridges, Alfred Dashiell, Harlan Logan - 1909 - 1036 strani
...comprehension of the military situation at that time. "Arc you not overcautious when you assume that you cannot do what the enemy is constantly doing ? Should...prowess, and act upon the claim ? As I understand, you telegraphed General Halleck that you cannot subsist your army at Winchester unless the railroad from... | |
 | Charles Carleton Coffin - 1887 - 506 strani
...be as large as his own. The President wrote a letter to General McClellan. Thus it read : " You say that you cannot subsist your army at Winchester unless the railroad from Harper's Ferry to that poiut is in working order; but the enemy subsists his army at Winchester at a distance nearly twice... | |
 | United States. War Department - 1887 - 1240 strani
...not overcautious when you assume that you cannot do what the enemy is constantly doing f Should yon not claim to be at least his equal in prowess, and act upon the claim T As T understand, yon telegraphed General Halleck that you cannot subsist your armv at Winchester... | |
 | Régis de Trobriand - 1888 - 816 strani
...objections with rare good-sense. He wrote to him October 13 : — ..." As I understand, you telegraphed General Halleck that you cannot subsist your army...unless the railroad from Harper's Ferry to that point is put in working order. But the enemy does now subsist his army at Winchester, at a distance nearly... | |
 | 1889 - 1016 strani
...to you of what 1 called your over-cautiousness. Ar; you not over-cautious when you assume that you cannot do what the enemy is constantly doing? Should...his equal in prowess, and act upon the claim ? As 1 understand, you telegraphed General Halleck that you cannot subsist your army at Winchester unless... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - 1890 - 454 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...prowess and act upon the claim ? As I understand you telegraphed General Halleck that you can not subsist your army at Winchester, unless the railroad from... | |
 | John George Nicolay, John Hay - 1890 - 598 strani
...called your over-cautiousness. Are you not over-cautious when you assume that you cannot do CHAP. ix. what the enemy is constantly doing ? Should you not...prowess, and act upon the claim ? As I understand, you telegraphed General Halleck that you cannot subsist your army at Winchester unless the railroad from... | |
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