 By direction of the President of the United States, I hereby assume command of the Army of the Potomac. As a soldier, in obeying this order — an order totally unexpected and unsolicited — I have no promises or pledges to make. The country looks to...  Harper's New Monthly Magazine - Page 413edited by - 1863Full view - About this book
 | Bookbinding - 1879 - 810 pages
...the President of the United States, I hereby assume command of the Army of the Potomac, As a soldier, in obeying this order — an order totally unexpected...devastation and disgrace of a hostile invasion. Whatever fatigues and sacrifices we may be called upon to undergo, let us have in view constantly the magnitude... | |
 | Willard W. Glazier - Mexican War, 1846-1848 - 1880 - 474 pages
...soldier in obeying this order, an order totally unexpected and unsolicited, 1 have no promises or pledge to make. The country looks to this army to relieve it from the devastation and disgrace of a hostile 20 invasion. Whatever fatigues and sacrifice we may be called nprxi to undergo, let us have in view... | |
 | Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Generals - 1880 - 112 pages
...army, gave expression to the almost universal sentiment of the people of the North by declaring that " the country looks to this army to relieve it from...the devastation and disgrace of a hostile invasion." In ignorance of the exact condition of his own forces, as well as of the position of the enemy, he... | |
 | Chapman Biddle - Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863 - 1880 - 56 pages
...army, gave expression to the almost universal sentiment of the people of the North by declaring that " the country looks to this army to relieve it from...the devastation and disgrace of a hostile invasion." In ignorance of the exact condition of his own forces, as well as of the position of the enemy, he... | |
 | Willard W. Glazier - Mexican War, 1846-1848 - 1880 - 462 pages
...the President of the United States, I hereby assume command of the Army of the Potomac. As a soldier in obeying this order, an order totally unexpected and unsolicited, I have no promises or pledge to make. The country looks to this army to relieve it from the devastation and disgrace of a... | |
 | Evan Rowland Jones - United States - 1881 - 272 pages
...the President of the United States, I hereby assume command of the Army of the Potomac. As a soldier, in obeying this order — an order totally unexpected...devastation and disgrace of a hostile invasion. Whatever fatigues and sacrifices we may be called upon to undergo, let us have in view constantly the magnitude... | |
 | John W. Urban - United States - 1882 - 342 pages
...the President of the United States, I hereby assume command of the Army of the Potomac. As a soldier, in obeying this order, an order totally unexpected...devastation and disgrace of a hostile invasion. Whatever fatigues and sacrifices we may be called upon to undergo, let us have in view constantly the magnitude... | |
 | John W. Urban - United States - 1882 - 516 pages
...the Presiient of the United States, I hereby assume command of the Army of the Potomac. As a soldier, in obeying this order, an order totally unexpected...devastation and disgrace of a hostile invasion. Whatever fatigues and sacrifices we may be called upon to undergo, let us have in view constantly the magnitude... | |
 | John W. Urban - United States - 1882 - 508 pages
...the PresiJent of the United States, I hereby assume command of the Army of the Potomac. As a soldier, in obeying this order, an order totally unexpected...devastation and disgrace of a hostile invasion. Whatever fatigues and sacrifices we may be called upon to undergo, let us have In view constantly the magnitude... | |
 | Joseph Ripley Chandler Ward - Pennsylvania - 1883 - 448 pages
...States, I hereby assume command of the Army of the Potomac. As a soldier, in obeying'this order. 0 — an order totally unexpected and unsolicited, — I...devastation and disgrace of a hostile invasion. Whatever fatigues and sacrifices we may be called upon to undergo, let us have in view constantly the magnitude... | |
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