The Life, Campaigns, and Public Services of General McClellan. (George B. McClellan): The Hero of Western Virginia! South Mountain! and Antietam! ...T.B. Peterson & Bros., 1864 - 184 עמודים |
מהדורות אחרות - הצג הכל
מונחים וביטויים נפוצים
advance Antietam arrived artillery attack August batteries battle battle of Antietam Boonsboro bridge brigade Burnside Burnside's camp campaign Captain cavalry centre cheers Chickahominy Colonel column Couch's division creek crest crossed defence directed driving enemy enemy's eral field fight flank following despatch force Fortress Monroe forward Franklin Franklin's corps front G. B. MCCLELLAN General-in-Chief GEORGE ground guns Hagerstown Harper's Ferry Harrison's Landing HEAD-QUARTERS Heintzelman Hooker infantry James river July Keedysville Major-General Major-General Commanding Malvern Hill Manassas Maryland McClellan ment miles military morning move movement necessary night numbers o'clock occupied officers Peninsular campaign Pennsylvania Pleasanton Pope Porter position possible Potomac President railroad reached rear rebel army received regiments reinforcements repulsed retreat Richardson Richmond road Rohrersville Savage's station sent Sharpsburg side skirmishers Slocum's soldiers soon Sumner supplies telegram telegraphed thousand tion troops turnpike victory Washington Western Virginia woods wounded Yorktown
קטעים בולטים
עמוד 89 - I have seen too many dead and wounded comrades to feel otherwise than that the Government has not sustained this army. If you do not do so now, the game is lost.
עמוד 105 - ... dissolutions are clearly to be seen in the future. Let neither military disaster, political faction, nor foreign war shake your settled purpose to enforce the equal operation of the laws of the United States upon the people of every State. The time has come when the Government must determine upon a civil and military policy covering the whole ground of our national trouble.
עמוד 166 - The President directs that you cross the Potomac and give battle to the enemy, or drive him south.
עמוד 105 - War; as such it should be regarded; and it should be conducted upon the highest principles known to Christian Civilization. It should not be a War looking to the subjugation of the people of any state, in any event. It should not be, at all, a War upon population; but against armed forces and political organizations. Neither confiscation of property, political executions of persons, territorial organization of states or forcible abolition of slavery should be contemplated for a moment.
עמוד 73 - If it would not divert too much of your time and attention from the army under your immediate command, I would be glad to have your views as to the present state of military affairs throughout the whole country, as you say you would be glad to give them.
עמוד 105 - Excellency, for your private consideration, my general views concerning the existing state of the rebellion, although they do not strictly relate to the situation of this army, or strictly come within the scope of my official duties. These views amount to convictions, and are deeply impressed upon my mind and heart. Our cause must never be abandoned; it is the cause of free institutions and self-government.
עמוד 55 - The country will not fail to note — is now noting — that the present hesitation to move upon an intrenched enemy is but the story of Manassas repeated.
עמוד 110 - ... nation. All points of secondary importance elsewhere should be abandoned, and every available man brought here. A decided victory here, and the military strength of the rebellion is crushed ; it matters not what partial reverses we may meet with elsewhere. Here is the true defense of Washington; it is here, on the banks of the James, that the fate of the Union should be decided.
עמוד 166 - Shenandoah, not more than 12,000 or 15,000 can be sent to you. The President advises the interior line between Washington and the enemy, but does not order it. He is very desirous that your army move as soon as possible. You will immediately report what line you adopt, and when you intend to cross the river; also to what point the re-enforcements are to be sent.
עמוד 102 - ... all your trains, and all your guns, except a few lost in battle, taking in return guns and colors from the enemy. Upon your march, you have been assailed day after day, with desperate fury, by men of the same race and nation, skilfully massed and led.