 | Nathaniel Wright Stephenson - 1922 - 510 strani
...Should you not claim to be at least his equal in prowess and act upon that claim . . . one of th« standard maxims of war, as you know, is to operate...You seem to act as if this applies against you, but can not apply in your favor. Change positions with the enemy and think you not he would break your... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln, Don Edward Fehrenbacher - 1977 - 292 strani
...should be pleased for you to have the advantage of the Railroad from Harper's Ferry to Winchester, but it wastes all the remainder of autumn to give...you; and, in fact ignores the question of time, which can not, and must not be ignored. Again, one of the standard maxims of war, as you know, is "to operate... | |
 | United States. War Department - 1888 - 1312 strani
...PtVtiifom 310 2 ЗОН 755 Toni- ... 1,180 9 028 2 145 of the railroad from Harper's Ferry to Winchester, but it wastes all the remainder of autumn to give it to yon, and, in fact, ignores the question of time, which cannot and must not be ignored. Again, one of... | |
 | 1991 - 630 strani
...critical Virginia Central Railroad. Lincoln wrote McClellan, beginning his letter by quoting from Jomini: "Again, one of the standard maxims of war, as you...communications as much as possible without exposing your own.'" Attempting to persuade McClellan that he could turn the Confederate army, Lincoln explained that Lee's... | |
 | Isaac Newton Arnold - 1994 - 492 strani
...certainly should be pleased foryou to have the advantage of the railroad from Harper's Ferry to Winchester; but It wastes all the remainder of autumn to give...as much as possible without exposing your own.' You aeem to act aa If this applies against you, but cannot apply In your favor. Change position« with... | |
 | Civil War Institute Gettysburg College Gabor S. Boritt Director - 1994 - 278 strani
...should be pleased for you to have the advantage of the Railroad from Harper's Ferry to Winchester, but it wastes all the remainder of autumn to give...you; and, in fact ignores the question of time, which can not, and must not be ignored. Again, one of the standard maxims of war, as you know, is "to operate... | |
 | Herman Hattaway - 2004 - 272 strani
...McClellan, the president, quoting Jomini, reminded the general of "one of the standard maxims of war, ... 'to operate upon the enemy's communications as much as possible without exposing your own.' "2 McClellan, Lincoln said, acted "as if this applies against you, but cannot apply in your favor."... | |
 | Ben Fuller Fordney - 2010 - 208 strani
...wrote McClellan on October 13, 1862, imploring him to attack the enemy's communications with Richmond. "Again, one of the standard maxims of war, as you...You seem to act as if this applies against you, but can not apply in your favor."1 Pointing out to McClellan that he was closer to Richmond than Lee, Lincoln... | |
 | B. Franklin Cooling - 2007 - 354 strani
...rail capacity, the commander in chief commented that he would be more than pleased to accommodate him, "but it wastes all the remainder of autumn to give...question of time, which cannot and must not be ignored." In a passage that must have galled the general, the president lectured that one of the standard maxims... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - 1989 - 844 strani
...should be pleased for you to have the advantage of the Railroad from Harper's Fern' to Winchester, but it wastes all the remainder of autumn to give...you; and, in fact ignores the question of time, which can not, and must not be ignored. Again, one of the standard maxims of war, as you know, is "to operate... | |
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House, which is just about twice as far as you would have to do from Harper's Ferry. He is certainly not more than half as well provided with wagons as you are. I certainly should be pleased for you to have the advantage of the railroad from Harper's... 
