 The strongest position a soldier should desire to occupy is one from which he can most easily advance against the enemy. "Let us study the probable lines of retreat of our opponents, and leave our own to take care of themselves. Let us look before us...  History of the American War - Page 119by Henry Charles Fletcher - 1865Full view - About this book
 | 1889 - 1060 pages
...lines of retreat, and of bases of supplies. Let us discard such ideas. The strongest position that a soldier should desire to occupy is one from which...to take care of themselves. Let us look before us, and not behind. Success and glory are in the advance; disaster and shame lurk in the rear. . . . [Pope's... | |
 | Jesse Ames Spencer - 1866 - 618 pages
...us discard such ideaa The strongest position a soldier should desire to occupy is one from which lie can most easily advance against the enemy. Let us...own to take care of themselves. Let us look before, and not behind. Success and glory are in the advance. Disaster and shame lurk in the rear." Several... | |
 | James Grant Wilson - 1862 - 216 pages
...lines of retreat—and of bases of supplies. Let us discard such ideas. The strongest position the soldier should desire to occupy, is one from which...to take care of themselves. Let us look before us, and not behind. Success and glory are in the advance. Disaster and shame lurk in the rear. Let us act... | |
 | Joel Tyler Headley - 1863 - 554 pages
...and of bases of supplies — let us discard such ideas." And again, " Let us study the probable line of retreat of our opponents and leave our own to take care of themselves." Aside from the bad taste of such language, casting as it did, an implied reproach on those generals... | |
 | John Esten Cooke - 1863 - 328 pages
...occupy, is the one from which he can most easily advance upon the enemy. Let us study the probable line of retreat of our opponents, and leave our own to take care of itself. Let us look before and not behind. Disaster and shame lurk in the rear." Such was the order... | |
 | Edward Alfred Pollard - 1863 - 324 pages
...occupy is the one from which he can most easily .advance upon the enemy. Let .us study the probable line of retreat of our opponents, and leave our own to take care of itself. Let us look before and not behind. Disaster and shame lurk in the rear." On establishing his... | |
 | 1863 - 848 pages
...occupy is one IV, mi which he eu most easily advance against the enemy. Let us study the probable line of retreat of our opponents, and leave our own to take care of itself. Let us look before us, and not behind. Success and glory are in the advance — disaster and... | |
 | Horace Greeley - 1866 - 842 pages
...discard such ideas. " The strongest positiou a soldier should desiro to occupy is one from which ho s )Qm(Z t 2 p and not behind. Success and glory are in the advance. Disaster and shame lurk in the rear. " Let us... | |
 | Edward Alfred Pollard - 1864 - 414 pages
...occupy is the one from which he can most easily advance upon the enemy. Let us study the probable line of retreat of our opponents, and leave our own to take care of itself. Let us look before, and not behind. Disaster and shame lurk in the rear." On establishing his... | |
 | Thomas Prentice Kettell - 1865 - 936 pages
...of lines of retreat — and of bases of supplies. Let us discard auch ideas. "The strongest position a soldier should desire to occupy is one from which...take care of themselves. " Let us look before us, and not behind. " Success and glory are in the advance. "Disaster and shame lurk in the rear. " Let... | |
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