 | Jesse Ames Spencer - United States - 1866 - 620 pages
...support of the armies of Upper Virginia." day he wrote: "the president's order has been received, and is in process of execution. This is a crushing blow to us." Mr. Lincoln sent him word that "every thing now depended on the celerity and vigor of his movements,"... | |
 | 1863 - 856 pages
...forces. You are instructed, laying aside for the present the movement on Richmond, to put twenty tnousand men in motion at once for the Shenandoah, moving on the line, or in advance of the line, of the Manassas Gap railroad. Your object will be to capture the force of Jackson and Ewetl,... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1863 - 848 pages
...to relieve Gen. Banks, and capture or destroy Jackson and Ewell's forces. You are instructed, laying aside for the present the movement on Richmond, to...Shenandoah, moving on the line, or in advance of the line, of the Manassas Gap railroad. Your object will be to capture the force of Jackson and EweM, either... | |
 | John Esten Cooke - Generals - 1863 - 328 pages
...relieve Gen. Banks and capture or destroy Jackson's or Swell's forces. " You are instructed, laying aside for the present the movement on Richmond, to...once for the Shenandoah, moving on the line or in the advance of the Manassas Gap Railroad. Your object will be to capture the forces of Jackson and... | |
 | John Esten Cooke - 1863 - 316 pages
...Banks is fighting with Ewell eight miles from Winchester." General McDowell replies, on May 24th. " The President's order has been received — is in process of execution. This is a crushing blbw to us." He adds, on the same day : " I beg to say that co-operation between Fremont and myself,... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - Biography & Autobiography - 1864 - 426 pages
...following reply, addressed to the Secretary of War:— "The President's order has been received, and is in process of execution. This is a crushing blow to us." To this the President responded as follows, still on the same 24th of May :— " I am highly gratified... | |
 | William Jewett Tenney - United States - 1865 - 884 pages
...to relieve Gen. Banks, and capture or destroy Jackson and Ewell's forces. You are instructed, laying aside for the present the movement on Richmond, to...Shenandoah. moving on the line, or in advance of the line, of the Manossag Gap railroad. Your object will be to capture the force of Jackson and Ewell,... | |
 | William Jewett Tenney - United States - 1865 - 886 pages
...forces. You are instructed, laying aside for the present the movement on Richmond, to put twenty tnonsand men in motion at once for the Shenandoah, moving on the line, or in advance of the line, of the Manassaa Gap railroad. Your object will be to capture the force of Jackson and Ewell,... | |
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You are instructed, laying aside for the present the movement on Richmond, to put 20,000 men in motion at once for the Shenandoah, moving on the line or in advance of the line of the Manassas Gap Railroad. 
