Report of the Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War in Three PartsU.S. Government Printing Office, 1863 |
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... Question . Is that your opinion now ? Answer . Yes , sir . I consider the cavalry in this army worse than nothing at all , and it will be so for the next three years , until you get rid of two - thirds of the men . It is the poorest arm ...
... Question . Is that your opinion now ? Answer . Yes , sir . I consider the cavalry in this army worse than nothing at all , and it will be so for the next three years , until you get rid of two - thirds of the men . It is the poorest arm ...
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... Question . As many as you could use to advantage ? Answer . Yes , sir . I think if the horses of this cavalry could be sold at auction , and you could put the men on foot as infantry , it would be better , for you could make good troops ...
... Question . As many as you could use to advantage ? Answer . Yes , sir . I think if the horses of this cavalry could be sold at auction , and you could put the men on foot as infantry , it would be better , for you could make good troops ...
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... Question . I will ask you this question , for I want your opinion as a military man : Do you suppose the army is as large as could be handled to advantage over the Potomac , or do you want more men ? Answer . I think we have got as many ...
... Question . I will ask you this question , for I want your opinion as a military man : Do you suppose the army is as large as could be handled to advantage over the Potomac , or do you want more men ? Answer . I think we have got as many ...
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... Question . In your military experience and reading , has it not been customary , in monœuvring a large army , even for the most eminent generals to take the opinions of his generals of division ? Answer . Yes , sir ; we very frequently ...
... Question . In your military experience and reading , has it not been customary , in monœuvring a large army , even for the most eminent generals to take the opinions of his generals of division ? Answer . Yes , sir ; we very frequently ...
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... Question . That would give them 54,000 men . I should suppose that a much larger proportion of their force are sick and in hospitals than of ours ; perhaps one - third of their force . Answer . Not one - third , I should think . Question ...
... Question . That would give them 54,000 men . I should suppose that a much larger proportion of their force are sick and in hospitals than of ours ; perhaps one - third of their force . Answer . Not one - third , I should think . Question ...
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a. m. to-morrow advance Alexandria Answer Aquia creek arrived artillery attack batteries battle battle of Williamsburg Bottom's Bridge bridge brigade Burnside Captain cavalry Centreville chairman Chandler Chickahominy Colonel committee met pursuant corps cross despatch direction division enemy enemy's fight following witnesses force Fort Monroe fortifications Fortress Monroe Franklin Fredericksburg Frémont front G. B. MCCLELLAN General-in-Chief Gooch guns H. W. HALLECK Harper's Ferry HEADQUARTERS ARMY Heintzelman horses infantry James river land Major General H. W. Major General MCCLELLAN Manassas McDowell miles military morning move movement night o'clock Odell officers operations opinion peninsula pontoons position Potomac President pursuant to adjournment quartermaster Question railroad Rappahannock re-enforcements rebels received regiments retreat Richmond road Secretary Secretary of War sent side Sumner supplies suppose telegraph tion troops wagons WAR DEPARTMENT Warrenton Washington Williamsburg York river Yorktown