 | Orville James Victor - 1861 - 598 pages
...time, sent this memorable dispatch to Washington : " HEADQUARTERS IN THE FIELD, May 11, 1804—8 AM " We have now ended the sixth day of very heavy fighting. The result, to this time, is much in our favor. " Our losses have been heavy, as well as those of the enemy. I think the loss of... | |
 | Phineas Camp Headley - 1864 - 424 pages
...Washington. It reveals at once his consciousness of fatal havoc, and yet unyielding courage and hope : " We have now ended the sixth day of very heavy fighting....favor. Our losses have been heavy, as well as those of Ihe enemy. I think the loss of the enemy must be greater. We have taken over five thousand prisoners... | |
 | Charles Wheeler Denison - 1864 - 358 pages
...brevity and force. In a telegram to the Secretary of War, dated "Ilf THE FIELD, May llth, '64," he says: " We have now ended the sixth day of very heavy fighting. The result to this time is much in our favor. " Our losses have been heavy, as well as those of the enemy. I think the loss of... | |
 | Horace Greeley - 1866 - 842 pages
...following pithy but rather roseate bulletin : "HEADQUARTERS IN THE FIELD, > "May 11, 18U4— 8 AM f " t attack also on this side." " HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE POTOMAC, ".SAVAGE'S STATION- innch in our favor. " Our losses have been heavy, as well as those of the enemy. I think the loss of... | |
 | Henry Jarvis Raymond - 1865 - 864 pages
...which General Grant sent to Washington on the night of the llth summed up the results as follows : — We have now ended the sixth day of very heavy fighting. The result to this time is much in our favor. Our losses have been heavy, as well as those of the* enemy. I think the loss of... | |
 | 1865 - 278 pages
...latter. The same morning, Lieutenant-General GRANT telegraphed as follows to Secretary STANTON : . " We have now ended the sixth day of very heavy fighting. The result, to this time, is much in our favor. " HEAD-QCARTERS IN THE FIELD. May 11, 1864, 8 AM " Our losses have been heavy as... | |
 | Henry Jarvis Raymond - 1865 - 848 pages
...which General Grant sent to Washington on the night of the llth summed up the results as follows : — We have now ended the sixth day of very heavy fighting. The result to this time is much in our favor. Our losses have been heavy, as well as those of the enemy. J think the loss of the... | |
 | Thomas Prentice Kettell - 1865 - 872 pages
...General Grant, dated at eight o'clock this morning, have just reached this Department. He eays : — " ' We have now ended the sixth day of very heavy fighting. The result to this time ia much in our favor. Our losses have been heavy, as well as those of the cnemv. I think the loss of... | |
 | Benson John Lossing - 1866 - 392 pages
...follmvire despatch to the Secretary of War- " We have now ended the sixth day of very heavy flzht;ng. The result, to this time, is very much in our favor. Our losses have been heavy as well as tho-e of the enemy. 1 think the loss of the en»my must be greater. We have taken over 5.000 prisoners... | |
 | HORACE GREELEY - 1866 - 808 pages
...losses have been heavy, as well as those of the enemy. I think the loss of the enemy must be greater. " We have now ended the sixth day of very heavy fighting. The result, to this time, is much in our favor. u We have taken over 5,000 prisoners by battle, whilst he has taken from us but... | |
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We have now ended the sixth day of very heavy fighting. The result, to this time, is much in our favor. Our losses have been heavy, as well as those of the enemy. I think the loss of the enemy must be greater. We have taken over five thousand prisoners... 
