 When you first reached the vicinity of Vicksburg, I thought you should do what you finally did — march the troops across the neck, run the batteries with the transports, and thus go below ; and I never had any faith, except a general hope that you knew...  Ulysses S. Grant - Page 71by Walter Allen - 1901 - 153 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1869 - 944 pages
...— march the troops across the neck, run the batteries with the transports, and thus go below; and I never had any faith, except a general hope that you knew better than I, that the Ynzoo Pass expedition and the like conld succeed. When you ¡jot below and took Port Gibson, Grand... | |
 | 1872 - 886 pages
...did— march the troops across the neck, run the batteries with the transports, and thus go below ; and I never had any faith, except a general hope that...vicinity, I thought you should go down the river and join Gen. Banks, und when you turned northward, east of the Big Black, I feared it was a mistake. I now... | |
 | Everett Chamberlin - 1872 - 586 pages
...— march the troops across the neck, run the batteries with the transports, and thus go below ; and I never had any faith, except a general hope that you knew better than I, that the \ azoo Pass expedition and the like could succeed. When you got below and took Port Gibson, Grand Gulf,... | |
 | Charles Abner Phelps - 1872 - 404 pages
...— march the troops across the neck, run the batteries with the transports, and thus go below; and I never had any faith, except a general hope that you knew better than I, that the Yazoo-pass expedition and the 167 like could succeed. When you got better, and took Port Gibson, Great... | |
 | Everett Chamberlin - 1872 - 568 pages
...did—march the troops across the neck, run the batteries with the transports, and thus go below ; and I never had any faith, except a general hope that you knew better than I, that the \ azoo Pass expedition and the like could succeed. When you got below and took Port Gibson, Grand Gulf,... | |
 | Willard W. Glazier - 1875 - 416 pages
...troops across the neck, run the batteries with the transports and thus go below : and I never had an^ faith except a general hope that you knew better than...you should go down the river and join General Banks, and when you turned northward, east of the Big Black, I feared it was a mistake. I now wish to make... | |
 | James Baird McClure - 1879 - 250 pages
...— march the troops across the neck, run the batteries with the transports, and thus go below; and I never had any faith, except a general hope that...you should go down the river and join General Banks; and when you turned northward east of the Big Black, I feared it was a mistake. I now wish to make... | |
 | James Baird McClure - 1879 - 260 pages
...— march the troops across the neck, run the batteries with the transports, and thus go below; and I never had any faith, except a general hope that you knew better than I, that the Yazoo Pass ex9 pedition and the 1 ike could succeed. When yon got below and took Port Gibson, Grand Gulf, and... | |
 | Julian K. Larke - 1879 - 538 pages
...— march the troops across the neck, run the batteries with the transports, and thus go below ; and I never had any faith, except a general hope that you knew better than 1, that the Yazoo Pass expedition and the like could succeed. When you got below and took Port Gibson,... | |
 | Adam Badeau - 1881 - 760 pages
...— march the troops across the neck, run the batteries with the transports, and thus go below ; and I never had any faith, except a general hope that...you should go down the river and join General Banks; and when you turned northward, east of the Big Black, I feared it was a mistake. I now wish to make... | |
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