 | John Torrey Morse - 1893 - 396 strani
...fifty-three. I should think it preferable to take the route nearest the enemy, disabling him to make an important move without your knowledge, and compelling...cannot do it. This letter is in no sense an order." A general who failed to respond to such a spur as this was not the man for offensive warfare ; and... | |
 | John Torrey Morse - 1893 - 396 strani
...fifty-three. I should think it preferable to take the route nearest the enemy, disabling him to make an important move without your knowledge, and compelling...such point is reached. It is all easy if our troops inarch as well as the enemy, and it is unmanly to say they cannot do it. This letter is in no sense... | |
 | Charles E. Davis - 1893 - 570 strani
...Richmond ahead of him enables him to move this way, if he does so, turn and attack him in the rear. l,ut I think he should be engaged long before such point...march as well as the enemy, and it is unmanly to say we cannot do it. This letter is in no sense an order. Yours truly, A. LINCOLN. A prominent public man... | |
 | James Henry Stine - 1893 - 916 strani
...for Richmond ahead of him. enabling him to move this way, if he does so, turn and attack him in the rear. But I think he should be engaged long before...such point is reached. It is all easy if our troops inarch as well as the enemy, and it is unmanly to say they cannot do it. This letter is in no sense... | |
 | Charles E. Davis - 1894 - 562 strani
...running for Richmond ahead of him enables him to move this way, if he does so, turn and attack him in the rear. But I think he should be engaged long before...march as well as the enemy, and it is unmanly to say we cannot do it. This letter is in no sense an order. Yours truly, A. LINCOLN. A prominent public man... | |
 | Edward Oliver Lord - 1895 - 1132 strani
...nearer Richmond than the enemy is, by the route that you CAN and he MUST take." And in conclusion : "It is all easy if our troops march as well as the enemy, and it is unmanly to say that they cannot do it. This letter is in no sense an order." It is touching to see with what consideration... | |
 | Peter Smith Michie - 1901 - 534 strani
...running for Richmond ahead of him enables him to move this way, if he does so, turn and attack him in the rear. But I think he should be engaged long before...as well as the enemy, and it is unmanly to say they can not do it. This letter is in no sense an order." To understand McClellan's frame of mind at this... | |
 | Joseph Hartwell Barrett - 1903 - 436 strani
...running to Richmond ahead of him enables him to move this way, if he does so, turn and attack him in the rear. But I think he should be engaged long before...as well as the enemy, and it is unmanly to say they can not do it. This letter is in no sense an order. It is not strange that there were ardent Republicans... | |
 | Emory Upton - 1904 - 532 strani
...running for Richmond ahead of him enables him to move this way, if he does so, turn and attack him in the rear. But I think he should be engaged long before...cannot do it. This letter is in no sense an order.« It was unfortunate for the country that this letter, so earnest and full of wisdom, was not received... | |
 | United States. War Department - 1904 - 534 strani
...running for Richmond ahead of him enables him to move this way, if he does so, turn and attack him in the rear. But I think he should be engaged long before...cannot do it. This letter is in no sense an order. " It was unfortunate for the country that this letter, so earnest and full of wisdom, was not received... | |
| |
Gaps would enable you to attack if you should wish. For a great part of the way you would be practically between the enemy and both Washington and Richmond, enabling us to spare you the greatest number of troops from here. When, at length, running for... 
