 I will do all that a general can do with the splendid army I have the honour to command ; and if it is destroyed by overwhelming numbers, can at least die with it and share its fate. But if the result of the action, which will probably occur to-morrow,...  History of the American War - Page 75by Henry Charles Fletcher - 1865Full view - About this book
 | United States. Congress. Senate - 1863 - 778 pages
...be concentrated here. I will do all that a general can do with the splen did army I have the honor to command ; and if it is destroyed by overwhelming...its fate. But if the result of the action which will occur to-morrow, or within a short time, is a disaster, the responsibility cannot be thrown on my shoulders... | |
 | United States. Congress. Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War - 1863 - 770 pages
...be concentrated here. I will do all that a general can do with the splen did army I have the honor to command ; and if it is destroyed by overwhelming...its fate. But if the result of the action which will occur to-morrow, or within a short time, is a disaster, the responsibility cannot be thrown on my shoulders... | |
 | United States. Congress. Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War - 1863 - 766 pages
...that a general can do with the splen did army I have the honor to command ; and if it is destroyed hy overwhelming numbers, can at least die with it, and...its fate. But if the result of the action which will occur to-morrow, or within a short time, is a disaster, the responsibility cannot be thrown on my shoulders;... | |
 | Horace Greeley - 1866 - 842 pages
...should be concentrated here. I will do all that a General can do with the splendid army I have the honor to command ; and, if it is destroyed by overwhelming...my shoulders ; it must rest where it belongs. Since ] commenced this, I have received additional intelligence, confirming the supposition in regard to... | |
 | George Brinton McClellan - 1864 - 198 pages
...should be concentrated here. I will do all that a general can do with the splendid army I have the honor to command, and if it is destroyed by overwhelming...a disaster, the responsibility cannot be thrown on tny shoulders: it must rest where it belongs. Since I commenced this, I have received additional intelligence,... | |
 | George Brinton McClellan - 1864 - 500 pages
...be concentrated here. I will do all that a General can do, with the splendid army I have the honor to command, and if it is destroyed by overwhelming...within a short time, is a disaster, the responsibility can not be thrown on my shoulders, it must rest where it belongs. Since I commenced this, I have received... | |
 | Hiram Ketchum - 1864 - 80 pages
...should be concentrated here. I will do all that a general can do with the splendid army 1 have the honor to command, and if it is destroyed by overwhelming...probably occur tomorrow, or within a short time, is ц disaster, the responsibility cannot be thrown on my shoulders. It must rest where it belongs, I... | |
 | David Wright Judd - 1864 - 446 pages
...be concentrated here. I will do all that a General can do, with the splendid army I have the honor to command, and if it is destroyed by overwhelming...numbers, can at least die with it and share its fate I shall probably be attacked to-morrow, and now go to the other side of the Chickahominy to arrange... | |
 | George Brinton McClellan - 1864 - 150 pages
...be concentrated here. I will do all that a General can do, with the splendid army I h ive the honor to command, and if it is destroyed by overwhelming...numbers, can at least die with it, and share its fate. 44 But if the result of the action, which will probably occur to-morrow, or within a short time, is... | |
 | George Brinton McClellan - 1864 - 256 pages
...should be concentrated here. I will do all that a general can do with the splendid army I have the honor to command, and, if it is destroyed by overwhelming numbers, can at least die with it and share ita fate. But if the result of the action which will probably occur to-morrow, or within a short time,... | |
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