 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
 | United States. War Department - Confederate States of America - 1972 - 1274 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... | |
 | Charles Mattocks - Biography & Autobiography - 1994 - 492 pages
...By direction of the President ... 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... | |
 | Earl Schenck Miers, Richard A. Brown - Biography & Autobiography - 1996 - 276 pages
...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...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... | |
 | David J Eicher - History - 2002 - 992 pages
...States, I hereby assume command of the Army of the Potomac," Meade wrote on June 28. "As a soldier, in obeying this order — an order totally unexpected...the devastation and disgrace of a hostile invasion. ... let each man determine to do his duty, leaving to all controlling providence the decision of the... | |
 | Duane P. Schultz - History - 2002 - 486 pages
...accepting command, Meade was equally effusive in praising Hooker. Then he spoke of the ordeal ahead. The country looks to this army to relieve it from...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... | |
 | Thomas Prentice Kettell - United States - 1866 - 828 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... | |
 | Samuel Mosheim Smucker - United States - 1885 - 1152 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... | |
 | United States - 1891 - 1270 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 f atigues and sacrifices we may be called upon to undergo, let us have in view constantly the magnitude... | |
 | United States - 1891 - 1284 pages
...Potomac. As a soldier, in obeying this order—an order totally unexpected and unsolicited—I have 110 promises or pledges to make. The country looks to...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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