 | Samuel Millard Bowman, Richard Biddle Irwin - 1865 - 566 pages
...without hesitation, as at Chattanooga — no doubts — no reserves ; and I tell you, it was this that made us act with confidence. I knew, wherever I was,...you would help me out, if alive. " My only point of doubts was, in your knowledge of grand strategy, and of books of science and history ; but, I confess,... | |
 | Samuel Millard Bowman, Richard Biddle Irwin - 1865 - 568 pages
...reserves ; and I tell you, it was this that made us act with confidence. I knew, wherever I was, that yon thought of me, and if I got in a tight place, you would help me out, if alive. " My only point of doubts was, in your knowledge of grand strategy, and of books of science and history ; but, I confess,... | |
 | Samuel Millard Bowman, Richard Biddle Irwin - 1865 - 574 pages
...without hesitation, as at Chattanooga—no doubts—no reserves; and I tell you, it w'as -this that made us act with confidence. I knew, wherever I was, that you thought of me, and H I got in a tight place, you would help me out, if alive. " My only point of doubts was, jn your knowledge... | |
 | Phineas Camp Headley - 1866 - 794 pages
...without hesitation, ca at Chattanooga — no doubts — no reverses ; and I tell you, it was this that made us act with confidence. I knew, wherever I was,...you would help me out, if alive. My only point of doubts was in your knowledge of grand strategy, and of books of science and history ; but, I confess,... | |
 | United States. Congress. Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War - 1866 - 876 pages
...battle without hesitation, as at Chattanooga—no doubts, no reserves; and I tell you it was this that made us act with confidence. I knew, wherever I was,...thought of me; and if I got in a tight place you would come if alive. My only points of doubt were in your knowledge of grand strategy and of books of science... | |
 | United States. Congress. Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War - 1866 - 886 pages
...reserves ; and I tell you it was this that made us act with confidence. I knew, wherever I was, that yon thought of me; and if I got in a tight place you would come if alive. My only points of doubt were in your knowledge of grand strategy and of books of science... | |
 | 1867 - 612 pages
...without hesitation, as at Chattanooga — no doubts, no reserves ; and I tell you it was this that made us act with confidence. I knew, wherever I was,...thought of me. and if I got in a tight place, you would come if alive." This extraordinary letter, like the private talks of Napoleon with his surgeon, O'Meara,... | |
 | James Harrison Wilson, Charles Anderson Dana - 1868 - 456 pages
...without hesitation, as at Chattanooga, — no doubts, no answers, — and I tell you, it was this that made us act with confidence. I knew wherever I was,...knowledge of grand strategy, and of books of science and history ; but I confess your common sense seems to have supplied all these. " Now as to the future.... | |
 | Adam Badeau - 1868 - 792 pages
...without hesitation, as at Chattanooga — no doubts — no reserves; and I tell you, it was this that made us act with confidence. I knew, wherever I was,...knowledge of grand strategy, and of books of science and his tory ; but, I confess, your common-sense seems to have supplied all these. " Now, as to the future.... | |
 | Edward Howland - 1868 - 670 pages
...without hesitation, as at Chattanooga — no doubts — no reserves; and I tell you it was this that made us act with confidence. I knew, wherever I was,...knowledge of grand strategy, and of books of science and history; but, I confess, your common sense seems to have supplied all these. Now, as to the future.... | |
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This faith gave you victory at Shiloh and Vicksburg. Also, when you have completed your best preparations, you go into battle without hesitation, as at Chattanooga — no doubts — no reserves; and I tell you it was this that made us act with confidence.... 
