 | Orville James Victor - United States - 1861 - 598 pages
...taking the offensive. His losses in men were probably not so gieat, owing to the fact that we were, wive in the Wilderness, almost invariably the attacking party ; and when he did attack it was in the cpen Held.1' With the full belief that his object was to be best obtained by n change of base to the... | |
 | J. T. Headley - History - 1866 - 774 pages
...wary ever after of taking the offensive. His losses in men were probably not so great, owing to the fact that we were, save in the Wilderness, almost...rarely been surpassed, are given in the report of Major General Meade, and the subordinate reports accompanying it. During the campaign of forty-three... | |
 | United States. War Department - 1866 - 436 pages
...wary ever after of taking the offensive. His losses in men were probably not so great, owing to the fact that we were, save in the Wilderness, almost...and bravery on the part of the soldiery have rarely b^en surpassed, are given in the report of Major General Meade, and the suhordinate reports accompanying... | |
 | Henry Coppée - Biography & Autobiography - 1866 - 586 pages
...after of taking the offensive. His losses in men were probably not so great, owing to the fact that wo were, save in the Wilderness, almost invariably the...these battles, which, for endurance and bravery on the purt of the soldiery, have rarely been surpassed, are given in the report of MajorGeneral Meade, and... | |
 | Phineas Camp Headley - Generals - 1866 - 794 pages
...offensive. His losses in men wero probably not so great, owing to the fact that we were, save in tho Wilderness, almost invariably the attacking party...battles, which, for endurance and bravery on the part of tho soldiery, have rarely been surpassed, are given in the report of Major-General Meade, and the subordinate... | |
 | United States. War Department - 1866 - 908 pages
...wary ever after of taking the offensive. His losses in men were probably not so great, owing to the fact that we were, save in the Wilderness, almost...and when he did attack, it was in the open field." Although expectations of destroying Lee's army, and the speedy capture of Richmond and Petersburg,... | |
 | United States. Congress. House - United States - 1866 - 938 pages
...wary ever after of taking the offensive. His losses in men were probably not so great, owing to the fact that we were, save in the Wilderness, almost...and when he did attack, it was in the open field." Although expectations of destroying Lee's army, and the speedy capture of Eicbmond and Petersburg,... | |
 | Isaac N. Arnold - Dummies (Bookselling) - 1866 - 804 pages
...ever after of taking the offensive. His loss in men were probably not so great as ours, owing to the fact that we were, save in the Wilderness, almost...party, and when he did attack it was in the open field. These long months of battles tested the endurance and manhood of the two armies, and both stood to... | |
 | Isaac N. Arnold - Dummies (Bookselling) - 1866 - 748 pages
...ever after of taking the off'ensive. His loss in men were probably not so great aa ours, owing to the fact that we were, save in the Wilderness, almost...party, and when he did attack it was in the open field. These long months of battles tested the endurance and manhood of the two armies, and both stood to... | |
 | 1866 - 724 pages
...wary ever after of taking the offensive. His losses in men were probably not so great, owing to the fact that we were, save in the "Wilderness, almost...and when he did attack, it was in the open field." Although expectations of destroying Lee's army, and the speedy capture of Richmond and Petersburg,... | |
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... fighting. The battles of the Wilderness, Spottsylvania, North Anna and Cold Harbor, bloody and terrible as they were on our side, were even more damaging to the enemy, and so crippled him as to make him wary ever after of taking the offensive. His... 
