| American periodicals - 1874 - 990 pages
...and in his famous letter to Grant, in March, 1864, he frankly writes, " My only points of doubt were in your knowledge of grand strategy and of books of science and history, but I confess your common-sense seems to have supplied all these." Of the men of books of science and history, some, at... | |
| Samuel Millard Bowman, Richard Biddle Irwin - United States - 1865 - 566 pages
...preparations, you go into battle without hesitation, as at Chattanooga — no doubts — no reserves ; and I tell you, it was this that made us act with confidence....you would help me out, if alive. " My only point of doubts was, in your knowledge of grand strategy, and of books of science and history ; but, I confess,... | |
| Samuel Millard Bowman, Richard Biddle Irwin - United States - 1865 - 574 pages
...preparations, you go into battle without hesitation, as at Chattanooga—no doubts—no reserves; and I tell you, it w'as -this that made us act with confidence....knew, wherever I was, that you thought of me, and H I got in a tight place, you would help me out, if alive. " My only point of doubts was, jn your knowledge... | |
| Samuel Millard Bowman, Richard Biddle Irwin - Bookbinding - 1865 - 568 pages
...preparations, you go into battle without hesitation, as at Chattanooga — no doubts — no reserves ; and I tell you, it was this that made us act with confidence. I knew, wherever I was, that yon thought of me, and if I got in a tight place, you would help me out, if alive. " My only point... | |
| Phineas Camp Headley - Generals - 1866 - 794 pages
...preparations, you go into battle without hesitation, ca at Chattanooga — no doubts — no reverses ; and I tell you, it was this that made us act with confidence....you would help me out, if alive. My only point of doubts was in your knowledge of grand strategy, and of books of science and history ; but, I confess,... | |
| United States. Congress. Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War - Cheyenne Indians - 1866 - 876 pages
...preparations, you go- into battle without hesitation, as at Chattanooga—no doubts, no reserves; and I tell you it was this that made us act with confidence....thought of me; and if I got in a tight place you would come if alive. My only points of doubt were in your knowledge of grand strategy and of books of science... | |
| United States. Congress. Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War - United States - 1866 - 886 pages
...preparations, you go into battle without hesitation, as at Chattanooga — no doubts, no reserves ; and I tell you it was this that made us act with confidence. I knew, wherever I was, that yon thought of me; and if I got in a tight place you would come if alive. My only points of doubt were... | |
| 1867 - 612 pages
...preparations, you go into bafitle without hesitation, as at Chattanooga — no doubts, no reserves ; and I tell you it was this that made us act with confidence....thought of me. and if I got in a tight place, you would come if alive." This extraordinary letter, like the private talks of Napoleon with his surgeon, O'Meara,... | |
| James Harrison Wilson, Charles Anderson Dana - Generals - 1868 - 456 pages
...preparations, you go into battle without hesitation, as at Chattanooga, — no doubts, no answers, — and I tell you, it was this that made us act with confidence....grand strategy, and of books of science and history j but I confess your common sense seems to have supplied all these. " Now as to the future. Don't stay... | |
| Adam Badeau - Generals - 1868 - 792 pages
...preparations, you go into battle without hesitation, as at Chattanooga — no doubts — no reserves; and I tell you, it was this that made us act with confidence....knowledge of grand strategy, and of books of science and his tory ; but, I confess, your common-sense seems to have supplied all these. " Now, as to the future.... | |
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