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 | Orville James Victor - 1861 - 598 pages
...getting an advantage of yon northward. In one word, I would not take any risk of being entangled up on the river, like an ox jumped half over a fence and liable to be torn by dogs front ami rear, without a fair chance to gore one way or to kick the other. " If Lee weuld come to my side... | |
 | Henry Jarvis Raymond - 1865 - 864 pages
...getting an advantage of you northward. In one word, I would not take any risk of being entangled up on the river like an ox jumped half over a fence and...fair chance to gore one way or to kick the other. If Lee would come to my side of the river I would keep on the same side and fight him, or act on the... | |
 | Henry Jarvis Raymond - 1865 - 886 pages
...advantage of you northward. In one word, I would not take any risk of being entangled up on the riter like an ox jumped half over a fence and liable to...fair chance to gore one way or to kick the other. If Lee would come to my side of the river I would keep on the same side and tight him, or act on the... | |
 | Henry Jarvis Raymond - 1865 - 848 pages
...one word, I would not take any risk .of being entangled up on the rher like an ox jumped half oter a fence and liable to be torn by dogs front and rear...fair chance to gore one way or to kick the other. If Lee would come to my side of the river I would keep on the same side and fight him, or act on the... | |
 | United States. Congress. Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War - 1865 - 854 pages
...word, I would not take any risk of being entangled upon the river, like an ox jumped half over the fence and liable to be torn by dogs front and rear, without a fair chance to gore one way or kick the other. If Lee would come to my side of the river I would keep on the same side and fight him,... | |
 | United States. Congress. Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War - 1865 - 874 pages
...word, I would not take any risk of being entangled upon the river, like an ox jumped half over the fence and liable to be torn by dogs front and rear, without a fair chance to gore one way or kick the other. If Lee would come to my side of the river I would keep on the same side and fight him,... | |
 | Henry Jarvis Raymond - 1865 - 840 pages
...take any risk of being entangled up on the rher like an ox jumped half oxer a fence and liable to lie torn by dogs front and rear without a fair chance to gore one way or to kick the other. If Lee would come to my side of the river I would keep on the same gide and fight him, or act on the... | |
 | William Swinton - 1866 - 702 pages
...northward. In a word, I would not take any risk of being entangled upon the river, like an ox jitmjied half over a fence, and liable to be torn by dogs front...fair chance to gore one way or to kick the other." t The other reply was from General Halleck, and it expressed, in solemn military jargon, the same opinion... | |
 | William Swinton - 1866 - 702 pages
...risk of being entangled upon the river, like an ox jumped half over a fence, and liaUe to be torn Inj dogs front and rear, without a fair chance to gore one way or to kick the other. "\ The other reply was from General Hallcck, and it expressed, in solemn military jargon, the same... | |
 | John Esten Cooke - 1869 - 536 pages
...wrote, "I would by no means cross to the .south of it. I would not take any risk of being entangled upon the river, like an ox jumped half over a fence, and liable to be torn ly dog*, front and rear, without a fair chance to gore one way or kick the other.'" Ludicrous perhaps,.... | |
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