 I should think it preferable to take the route nearest the enemy, disabling him to make an important move without your knowledge, and compelling him to keep his forces together for dread of you. The gaps would enable you to attack if you should wish....  Rhode Island in the Rebellion - Page 171by Edwin Winchester Stone - 1864 - 398 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Henry Jarvis Raymond - United States - 1865 - 886 pages
...Manassas, thirty-eight; Chester, forty-five; and Thornton's, fifty-three. I should think it preferable to take the route nearest the enemy, disabling him...attack if you should wish. For a great part of the way yon would be practically between the enemy and both Washington and Richmond, enabling us to spare you... | |
 | Henry Jarvis Raymond, Francis Bicknell Carpenter - Presidents - 1865 - 866 pages
...Manassas, thirty-eight; Chester, forty -five; and Thornton's, fifty-three. I should think it preferable to take the route nearest the enemy, disabling him...dread of you. The gaps would enable you to attack if yon should wish. For a great part of the way you would be practically between the enemy and both Washington... | |
 | Henry Jarvis Raymond - United States - 1865 - 848 pages
...Manassas, thirty -eight ; Chester, forty -five; and Thornton's, fifty-three. I should think it preferable to take the route nearest the enemy, disabling him...compelling him to keep his forces together for dread of yon. The gaps would enable you to attack if you should wish. For a great part of the way you would... | |
 | Thomas Prentice Kettell - United States - 1865 - 872 pages
...Manassas, thirty-eight; Chester, forty-five; and Thornton's, fifty-tliree. I should think it preferable , and to present such a republican form of State government as will entitle witliout your knowledge, and compelling him to keep liia forces together for dread of you. The gaps... | |
 | Thomas Prentice Kettell - United States - 1865 - 944 pages
...think it preferc to take the route nearest the enemy, disabling him to make an important move bout your knowledge, and compelling him to keep his forces together for dread of The gaps would enable you to attack if you should wish. For a great part of way you would be practically... | |
 | Josiah Gilbert Holland - Biography & Autobiography - 1866 - 568 pages
...Manassas, thirty-eight; Chester, forty-five ; and Thornton's, fifty-three. I should think it preferable to take the route nearest the enemy, disabling him...to attack if you should wish. For a great part of th» way you would be practically between the enemy and both Washington and Richmond, enabling us to... | |
 | Josiah Gilbert Holland - Biography & Autobiography - 1866 - 574 pages
...Manassas, thirty-eight; Chester, forty-five ; and Thornton's, fifty-three. I should think it preferable to take the route nearest the enemy, disabling him...to attack if you should wish. For a great part of th»way you would' be practically between the enemy and both Washington and Richmond, enabling us to... | |
 | Josiah Gilbert Holland - Biography & Autobiography - 1866 - 556 pages
...Manassas, thirty-eight; Chester, forty-five ; and Thornton's, fifty-three. I should think it preferable to take the route nearest the enemy, disabling him...forces together for dread of you. The gaps would enable jou to attack if you should wish. For a great part of th* way you would be practically between the... | |
 | Isaac N. Arnold - Dummies (Bookselling) - 1866 - 804 pages
...Manassas, thirty-eight; Chester, forty-five; and Thornton's, fifty-three. I should think it preferable to take the route nearest the enemy, disabling him...to keep his forces together for dread of you. The gnps would enable you to attack if you should wish. For a great part of the way you would be practically... | |
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