 | Hinton Rowan Helper - Slavery - 1857 - 946 pages
...quoting this despatch and adding, " This I think is exactly right; but please look over the despatches you may have received from here even since you made that order and see if there is any idea in the head of any one here of putting our army south of the enemy or following... | |
 | Society of the Army of the Tennessee - United States - 1893 - 638 pages
...Halleck as follows: " I want Sheridan put in command of all troops in the field, with instructions to put himself south of the enemy, and follow him to the death. Where ever the enemy goes, let our troops go also." This was disregarding that timidity that kept a... | |
 | Josiah Gilbert Holland, Richard Watson Gilder - American literature - 1897 - 1172 pages
...in which you say: <I want Sheridan put in command of all the troops in the field, with instructions to put himself south of the enemy and follow him to...death ; wherever the enemy goes, let our troops go also.t This, I think, is exactly right as to how our forces should move; but please look over the despatches... | |
 | Adam Badeau - United States - 1881 - 618 pages
...the field in person, I want Sheridan put in command of all the troops in the field, with instructions to put himself south of the enemy, and follow him...death. Wherever the enemy goes, let our troops go also. Once started up the Valley, they ought to be followed till we get possession of the Virginia Central... | |
 | Adam Badeau - United States - 1881 - 636 pages
...to how our forces should move ; but please look over the despatches you may have received from here since you made that order, and discover, if you can, that there is any idea in the head of any one here, of ' putting our army south of the enemy,' or of ' following him to the death ' in any... | |
 | George Edward Pond - Shenandoah Valley Campaign, 1864 (August-November) - 1883 - 322 pages
...the field in person, I want Sheridan put in command of all the troops in the field, with instructions to put himself south of the enemy, and follow him...death. Wherever the enemy goes, let our troops go also. Once started up the Valley, they ought to be followed till we get possession of the Virginia Central... | |
 | 1883 - 320 pages
...the field in person, I want Sheridan put in command of all the troops in the field, with instructions to put himself south of the enemy, and follow him...death. Wherever the enemy goes, let our troops go also. Once started up the Valley, they ought to be followed till we get possession of the Virginia Central... | |
 | George Edward Pond - Shenandoah Valley Campaign, 1864 (August-November) - 1883 - 318 pages
...the field in person, I want Sheridan put in command of all the troops in the field, with instructions to put himself south of the enemy, and follow him...death. Wherever the enemy goes, let our troops go ako. Once started up the Valley, they ought to be followed till we get possession of the Virginia Central... | |
 | Ulysses Simpson Grant - Generals - 1885 - 668 pages
...in which you say, " I want Sheridan put in command of all the troops in the field, with instructions to put himself south of the enemy, and follow him...how our forces should move. But please look over the despatches you may have received from here, even since you made that order, and discover, if you can,... | |
 | Reunion Society of Vermont Officers - Local history - 1906 - 412 pages
...Gen. Grant said : "I want Sheridan put in command of all the troops in the field, with instructions to put himself south of the enemy and follow him to...death. Wherever the enemy goes, let our troops go also. Secretary of War Stanton objected, saying Sheridan was too young and inexperienced. At that time, he... | |
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I want Sheridan put in command of all the troops in the field with instructions to put himself south of the enemy and follow him to the death. Wherever the enemy goes let our troops go also. 
