| 1914 - 1066 páginas
...'The operations of the last three days have determined that our enemy must either ingloriously fly, or give us battle on our own ground where certain destruction awaits him.' 'My plans are perfect, and when I start to carry them out, may God have mercy on General Lee, for I... | |
| Jesse Ames Spencer - 1866 - 620 páginas
...three days have determined that our enemy must ingloriously fly or come out from behind his defences, and give us battle on our own ground, where certain destruction awaits him. The operations of the 5th, llth, and 12th corps have been a succession of splendid achievements." Hooker... | |
| Robert Tomes, Benjamin G. Smith - 1862 - 842 páginas
...days have determined that the enemy must either ingloriously fly or come out from behind his defences and give us battle on our own ground, where certain destruction awaits him. "The operations of the fifth, eleventh, and twelfth corps have been a succession of splendid achievements."... | |
| Markinfield Addey - 1863 - 262 páginas
...three days have determined that our enemy must ingloriously fly, or come out from behind their defences and give us battle on our own ground, where certain destruction awaits him." On Friday morning General Hooker began the strategetic disposition of his force. It was formed in a... | |
| Henry Mills Alden, Frederick Lewis Allen, Lee Foster Hartman, Thomas Bucklin Wells - 1863 - 882 páginas
...noted in our last Record, to the effect that the " enemy must either ingloriously fly, or come out and give us battle on our own ground, where certain destruction awaits him." Thus far the object of the movement had been attained. The Confederate intrenchments, from the front... | |
| Alonzo Hall Quint - 1864 - 450 páginas
...achievements," and saying that the enemy must " ingloriously fly," or " come out from behind his defences and give us battle on our own ground, where certain destruction awaits him." Friday, May 1, was a beautiful day. It being "muster day," that work was begun as usual. But when it... | |
| Edwin Winchester Stone - 1864 - 448 páginas
...army that the enemy were where they " must ingloriously fly, or come out from behind their defences, and give us battle on our own ground, where certain destruction awaits him." But this declaration proved premature. The current of events turned. The breaking of the Eleventh corps,... | |
| Alonzo Hall Quint - 1864 - 422 páginas
...achievements," and saying that the enemy must " ingloriously fly," or " come out from behind his defences and give us battle on our own ground, where certain destruction awaits him." Friday, May 1, was a beautiful day. It being "muster day," that work was begun as usual. But when it... | |
| David Wright Judd - 1864 - 446 páginas
...three days have determined that our enemy must ingloriously fly, or come out from behind their defences and give us battle on our own ground, where certain destruction awaits them. The operations of the Fifth, Eleventh and Twelfth Corps have been a series of splendid successes.... | |
| Thomas Prentice Kettell - 1865 - 872 páginas
...three days have determined that our enemy must ¡notoriously fly, or come out from behind his defences, the necessity of re-enforcements ; that this was the decisive point ; and " The operations of the Fifth, Eleventh, and Twelfth Corps have been a series of splendid successes.... | |
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