Abraham Lincoln; a History, by John G. Nicolay and John Hay, Volumen5Century Company, 1890 |
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... Reënforcements . His Defensive Policy CHAPTER IV . EAST TENNESSEE Loyalty of East Tennessee . Maynard and Clements Elected to Congress . The Work of Nelson and Carter . Governor Harris's Call for Help . Lincoln Suggests Expedition to ...
... Reënforcements . His Defensive Policy CHAPTER IV . EAST TENNESSEE Loyalty of East Tennessee . Maynard and Clements Elected to Congress . The Work of Nelson and Carter . Governor Harris's Call for Help . Lincoln Suggests Expedition to ...
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... Reënforcements . Letter from the President About Corps Commanders . McClellan Claims that the Enemy are Double his Numbers . McDowell Ordered to Join Him . His Claim that these Orders Kept Him on the Chickahominy . Refuted by Generals ...
... Reënforcements . Letter from the President About Corps Commanders . McClellan Claims that the Enemy are Double his Numbers . McDowell Ordered to Join Him . His Claim that these Orders Kept Him on the Chickahominy . Refuted by Generals ...
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... Reënforcements to Mc- Clellan . McDowell's Second Division Goes to him Under McCall . Weather Favorable ; but McClellan Does Not Move . J. E. B. Stuart Rides Around the Army of the Potomac . McClellan Calls for More Troops . Lee ...
... Reënforcements to Mc- Clellan . McDowell's Second Division Goes to him Under McCall . Weather Favorable ; but McClellan Does Not Move . J. E. B. Stuart Rides Around the Army of the Potomac . McClellan Calls for More Troops . Lee ...
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... occupied with cal- culations for defense , and was asking for further IV . , p . 455 . reënforcements . Johnston to Cooper , Oct. 17 , 1861 . W. R. Vol . CHAPTER IV CHAP . IV . THE EAST TENNESSEE HE THE TENNESSEE LINE 57.
... occupied with cal- culations for defense , and was asking for further IV . , p . 455 . reënforcements . Johnston to Cooper , Oct. 17 , 1861 . W. R. Vol . CHAPTER IV CHAP . IV . THE EAST TENNESSEE HE THE TENNESSEE LINE 57.
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... reënforcements , and in his first written instruction made the East Tennessee movement a prime object . This injunction he repeated and emphasized from time to time : " I am still con- vinced that political and strategical ...
... reënforcements , and in his first written instruction made the East Tennessee movement a prime object . This injunction he repeated and emphasized from time to time : " I am still con- vinced that political and strategical ...
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advance April April 28 arms army attack batteries battle Bowling Green bridges brigade Buckner Buell camp campaign capture CHAP Columbus command Confederate Congress coöperation Corinth corps Cumberland Davis defense Department dispatch division Donelson duty East Tennessee enemy enemy's eral expedition Farragut Federal fight fire fleet flotilla force Fort Donelson Fort Henry Fort Monroe forts Frémont Government Grant gunboats guns Halleck Ibid immediately Island Jackson Jefferson Davis Johnston Kentucky land letter Manassas March McClellan ment Merrimac miles military Mississippi Missouri Monroe morning move movement Nashville naval navy North officers orders Orleans Porter position Potomac railroad rebel rebellion reënforcements regiments Report retreat Richmond river road Roanoke Roanoke Island says Secretary Secretary of War sent Sherman ships soon Stanton steamer surrender telegraphed Tennessee River tion troops Union Union army vessels victory VIII W. R. Vol Washington West wrote Yorktown
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Página 446 - 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 organizations of States, or forcible abolition of slavery should be contemplated for a moment.
Página 208 - Resolved, That the United States ought to cooperate with any State which may adopt gradual abolishment of slavery, giving to such State pecuniary aid, to be used by such State in its discretion, to compensate for the inconveniences, public and private, produced by such change of system.
Página 160 - That the 22d day of February, 1862, be the day for a general movement of the land and naval forces of the United States against the insurgent forces.
Página 202 - An act to confiscate property used for insurrectionary purposes," approved August 6, 1861, and a copy of which act I herewith send you.
Página 161 - Urbana, and across land to the terminus of the railroad on the York River ; mine to move directly to a point on the railroad southwest of Manassas. If you will give me satisfactory answers to the following questions, I shall gladly yield my plan to yours.
Página 362 - You will do me the justice to remember, I always insisted that going down the bay in search of a field, instead of fighting at or near Manassas, was only shifting and not surmounting a difficulty ; that we would find the same enemy, and the same or equal intrenchments, at either place.
Página 197 - SIR :—Yours of this date, proposing armistice and appointment of Commissioners to settle terms of capitulation, is just received. No terms except an unconditional and immediate surrender can be accepted. I propose to move immediately upon your works.
Página 449 - Unless the principles governing the future conduct of our struggle shall be made known and approved, the effort to obtain requisite forces will be almost hopeless. A declaration of radical views, especially upon slavery, will rapidly disintegrate our present armies.
Página 379 - I ordered the army corps organization not only on the unanimous opinion of the twelve generals whom you had selected and assigned as generals of division, but also on the unanimous opinion of every military man I could get an opinion from (and every modern military book), yourself only excepted.
Página 442 - I thought you were ungenerous in assuming that I did not send them as fast as I could. I feel any misfortune to you and your army quite as keenly as you feel it yourself. If you have had a drawn battle or a repulse, it is the price we pay for the enemy not being in Washington. We protected Washington, and the enemy concentrated on you.