 | United States. War Department - 1864 - 256 Seiten
...A movement in force on that line obliges the enemy to abandon his. intrenched position at Manassas, in order to hasten to cover Richmond and Norfolk. He must do this; for should he permit u# to occupy Richmond, his destruction can be averted only by entirely defeating us in a battle, in... | |
 | George Brinton MACCLELLAN (General.) - 1864 - 676 Seiten
...A movement in force on that line, obliges the enemy to abandon his intrenched position at Manassas, in order to hasten to cover Richmond and Norfolk. He must do this; fbr should he permit us to occupy Richmond, his destruction can be averted only by entirely defeating... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - 1865 - 416 Seiten
...earlier. A movement in force on that line obliges the enemy to abandon his intrenched position at Manassas in order to hasten to cover Richmond and Norfolk....must do this ; for, should he permit us to occupy Eichmond, his destruction can be averted only by entirely defeating us in a battle in which he must... | |
 | Horace Greeley - 1866 - 836 Seiten
...A movement in force on that line obliges the enemy to abandon his intrenched position at Monassas, in order to hasten to cover Richmond and Norfolk....communications, the supplies of the Rebels; Norfolk would fall; all the waters of the Chesapeake would be ours ; all Virginia would be in our power, and tlio enemy... | |
 | Horace Greeley - 1866 - 804 Seiten
...A movement in force on that line obliges the enemy to abandon his intrenched position at Manassas, in order to hasten to cover Richmond and Norfolk....communications, the supplies of the Rebels; Norfolk would fall; all the waters of the Chesapeake would be ours; all Virginia would be in our power, and the enemy forced... | |
 | James D. McCabe - 1866 - 752 Seiten
...' ' A movement in force on that line, obliges the enemy to abandon his intrenched line at Manassas, in order to hasten to cover Richmond and Norfolk....communications, the supplies of the Rebels. Norfolk would fall ; all the waters of the Chesapeake would be ours ; all Virginia would be in our power, and the enemy... | |
 | Horace Greeley - 1867 - 848 Seiten
...abandon his intrenched position at Mantissas, in order to hasten to cover Richmond and Norfolk. He mutt do this ; for, should he permit us to occupy Richmond,...by entirely defeating us in a battle, in which he mast be the assailant. This movement, if successful, gives us the capital, the communications, the... | |
 | Massachusetts Historical Society - 1917 - 570 Seiten
...weeks earlier. A movement in force on that line obliges the enemy to abandon his intrenched position, in order to hasten to cover Richmond and Norfolk....destruction can be averted only by entirely defeating us in battle in which he must be the assailant. This movement, if successful, gives us the capital, the communications,... | |
 | United States. War Dept - 1881 - 1236 Seiten
...A movement in force on that line obliges the enemy to abandon his intrenched position at Manassas, in order to hasten to cover Richmond and Norfolk....destruction can be averted only by entirely defeating us in battle, in which he must be the assailant. This movement, if successful, gives us the capital, the... | |
 | United States. War Department - 1881 - 1226 Seiten
...abandon his intrenched position at Manassas, in order to hasten to cover Richmond and Norfolk. He mnst do this ; for should he permit us to occupy Richmond;...destruction can be averted only by entirely defeating us in battle, m which he must be the assailant. This movement, if successful, gives ns the capital, the communications,... | |
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Manassas in order to hasten to cover Richmond and Norfolk. He must do this; for, should he permit us to occupy Richmond, his destruction can be averted only by entirely defeating us in a battle in which he must be the assailant. 
