 | John Esten Cooke - 1866 - 496 Seiten
...is ordered—keeping himself always in a position to cover the Capital from all possible attack—so to operate as to put his left wing in communication with your right. * * * * The specific task assigned to his command, has been to provide against any danger to the Capital... | |
 | 1885 - 994 Seiten
...reached Richmond via the River road early Saturday morning. — EDITOR. t See Stanton's letter of May 18: "You are instructed to cooperate so as to establish...possible, by extending your right wing to the north of Richmond." — FJP McDowell's advance was to be expected, nor in any event could it be effected without... | |
 | John Esten Cooke - 1876 - 694 Seiten
...ordered — keeping himself always in a position to cover the Capital from all possible atlacJi — so to operate as to put his left wing in communication with your right. * * * * The specific task assigned to his command, has been to provide against any danger to the Capital... | |
 | United States. War Dept - 1884 - 1192 Seiten
...himself always in position to gave the capital from all possible attack — so to operate as to pnt his left wing in communication with your right wing,...possible, by extending your right wing to the north of Richmond. It is believed that this communication can be safely established either north or south of... | |
 | United States. War Department - 1885 - 908 Seiten
...earliest moment General McDowell has been ordered to march upon that city by the shortest route. He is ordered — keeping himself always in position...possible, by extending your right wing to the north of Richmond. It is believed that this communication can be safely established either north or south of... | |
 | 1889 - 784 Seiten
...earliest moment, General McDowell has been ordered to march upon that city by the shortest route. He la ordered, keeping himself always In position to save...capital from all possible attack, so to operate as to pat his left wing in communication with your right wing, and you are instructed to cooperate so as... | |
 | John George Nicolay, John Hay - 1890 - 558 Seiten
...earliest moment, General McDowell has been ordered to march upon that city by the shortest route. He is ordered — keeping himself always in position...possible, by extending your right wing to the north of Richmond, . . . but charged, in attempting this, not to uncover the city of Washington ; and you will... | |
 | John George Nicolay, John Hay - 1890 - 558 Seiten
...earliest moment, General McDowell has been ordered to march upon that city by the shortest route. He is ordered — keeping himself always in position...possible, by extending your right wing to the north of Richmond, . . . but charged, in attempting this, not to uncover the city of Washington ; and you will... | |
 | Henry Jarvis Raymond, Francis Bicknell Carpenter - 1891 - 424 Seiten
...earliest moment, General McDowell has been ordered to march upon that city by the shortest route. He is ordered, keeping himself always in position, to...in communication with your right wing, and you are in «tructed to co-operate so as to establish this communication as soou as possible by extending your... | |
 | Charles E. Davis - 1893 - 570 Seiten
...earliest moment, General McDowell has been ordered to march upon that city by the shortest route. He is ordered — keeping himself always in position...possible, by extending your right wing to the north of Richmond. It is believed that this communication can be safely established either north or south of... | |
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York rivers than by a land march. In order, therefore, to increase the strength of the attack upon Richmond at the earliest moment, General McDowell has been ordered to march upon that city by the shortest route. He is ordered, keeping himself always... 
