 Congratulations to the Army of the Potomac. DECEMBER 22, 1862. To the Army of the Potomac : I have just read your commanding general's report of the battle of Fredericksburg. Although you were not successful, the attempt was not an error, nor the failure...  Rhode Island in the Rebellion - Page 191by Edwin Winchester Stone - 1864 - 398 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Taliaferro Preston Shaffner - 1863 - 862 pages
...— " Executive Mansion, "Washington, Dec. 22nd. " To the Army of the Potomac. "I have just received your commanding general's preliminary report of the...Fredericksburg. Although you were not successful, the attempt wat not an error, nor the failure other than an accident. The courage with which you, iu an open field,... | |
 | Augustus Woodbury - United States - 1867 - 597 pages
...was published a few days after the battle, contained a truthful declaration when it stated, that " the attempt was not an error nor the failure other than an accident," The Army of the Potomac, though it had been somewhat rudely shaken, was still in effective condition. There... | |
 | Augustus Woodbury - History - 1867 - 626 pages
...was published a few days after the battle, contained a truthful declaration when it stated, that " the attempt was not an error nor the failure other than an accident." The Army of the Potomac, though it had been somewhat rudely shaken, was still in effective condition. There... | |
 | Augustus Woodbury - United States - 1867 - 632 pages
...was published a few days after the batfle, contained a truthful declaration when it stated, that " the attempt was not an error nor the failure other than an accident." The Army of the Potomac, though it had been somewhat rudely shaken, was still in effective condition. There... | |
 | United States. War Dept - Confederate States of America - 1902 - 1308 pages
...from President Lincoln to the Army of the Potomac. EXECUTIVE MANSION, Washington, December 22, 1802. To the Army of the Potomac : I have just read your commanding general's report of the battle of Fredericksburg. Although you were not successful, the attempt was * But sec... | |
 | Benjamin Perley Poore - Literary Criticism - 1882 - 466 pages
...Burnside, issued the following address to the Army of the Potomac : EXECUTIVE MANSION, WASHINGTON, Dec. 22, 1862. To the Army of the Potomac : I have just read...Fredericksburg. Although you were not successful, the attempt GEN. AMBROSE E. BURNSIDE. 197 wa» not an error, nor the failure other than an accident. The courage... | |
 | Benjamin Perley Poore - Literary Criticism - 1882 - 476 pages
...following address to the Army of the Potomac : EXECVTIVE MANSION, WASHINGTON, Dec. 12, 1862. To thr Army of the Potomac : I have just read your commanding general's preliminary report of the battle of Frederick>hur!;. Although you were not successful, the attempt I97 was not an error, nor the failure... | |
 | John George Nicolay, John Hay - United States - 1890 - 600 pages
...errors of judgment. The President sent a kind and sympathetic dispatch to the army, in which he said : "Although you were not successful, the attempt was not an error nor the failure other than accident. The courage with which you in an open field maintained the contest against an intrenched... | |
 | Charles E. Davis - United States - 1894 - 562 pages
...question that excited the mathematicians of the regiment. EXECUTIVE MANSION, WASHINGTON, December 22, 1862. To THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC: I have just read...Although you were not successful, the attempt was not an 1862. error, nor the failure other than an accident. The courage with which you, in an open field,... | |
 | Charles E. Davis - United States - 1894 - 564 pages
...question that excited the mathematicians of the regiment. EXECUTIVE MANSION, WASHINGTON, December 22, 1862. To THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC: I have just read...Commanding General's preliminary report of the battle of FredericUsburg. Although you were not successful, the attempt was not an 1862. error, nor the failure... | |
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