 | Rowena Reed - 1993 - 514 páginas
...permitted full employment of Union naval superiority. And if the rapid move from Urbanna should fail, "we could, with the co-operation of the Navy, cross...untenable with us on the southern bank of the river." Finally, aside from the fleet's offensive power, it would be an important defensive asset in case of... | |
 | George B. McClellan - 1998 - 698 páginas
...we fail in that we could, with the co-operation of the navy, cross the James and throw ourselves in rear of Richmond, thus forcing the enemy to come out and attack us, fur his position would be untenable with us on the southern bank of the river. Should circumstances... | |
 | 1892 - 960 páginas
...Southern capital there were but two inarches. A rapid movement from this base might cut off Magruder in the Peninsula, and enable us to occupy Richmond before it could be strongly reinforced. Should we fail in that, we could, with the cooperation of the navy, cross the James and... | |
 | Edwards Pierrepont - 1868 - 294 páginas
...thence, but two marches to Richmond. A rapid movement from Urbana, would probably cut off Magruder in the Peninsula, and enable us to occupy Richmond before it could be strongly reinforced. Should we fail in that, we could, with the co-operation of the navy, cross the James and... | |
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West Point, the key of that region, and thence but two marches to Richmond. A rapid movement from Urbana would probably cut off Magruder in the Peninsula, and enable us to occupy Richmond before it could be strongly reenforced. 
