 | Edmund Burke - 1864 - 776 страници
...made to ascertain the numbers and position of the enemy, and find the most favourable point of attack. It had not been intended to fight a general battle...withdraw through the mountains with our large trains. At the same time the country was unfavourable for collecting supplies while in the presence of the... | |
 | Frank Moore - 1864 - 868 страници
...made to ascertain the numbers and positions of the enemy, and find the most favorable point of attack. It had not been intended to fight a general battle...withdraw through the mountains with our large trains. -At the same time, the country was unfavorable for collecting supplies, while in the presence of the... | |
 | Robert Tomes, Benjamin G. Smith - 1862 - 842 страници
...made to ascertain the numbers and position of the enemy, and (hid the most favorable point of attack. It had not been intended to fight a general battle...confronted by the Federal army, it became a matter pf difficulty to withdraw through the mountains with our large trains. At the same time the country... | |
 | 1864 - 878 страници
...force being unknown, and it being considered advisable to await the arrival of the rest of our troops. It had not been intended to fight a general battle...withdraw through the mountains with our large trains. At the same time the country was unfavorable for collecting supplies while in the presence of the enemy's... | |
 | 1864 - 878 страници
...the arrival of the rest of our troops. It bad not been intended to fight a general battle at such ж distance from our base, unless attacked by the enemy...withdraw through the mountains with our large trains. At the same time the country was unfavorable for collecting supplies while in the presence of the enemy's... | |
 | Frank Moore - 1864 - 870 страници
...to ascertain the numbers and positions of the enemy, and find tin; most favorable point of attack. It had not been intended to fight a general battle...such a distance from our base, unless attacked by the ti:,.';ny ; but finding ourselves unexpectedly confronted by the Federal army, it became a matter of... | |
 | Henry Charles Fletcher - 1865 - 494 страници
...The following are General Lee's reasons, as stated in his report, for fighting at Gettysburg : — ' It had not been intended to fight a general battle...withdraw through the mountains with our large trains. At the same time, the country was unfavourable for collecting supplies, whilst in the presence of the... | |
 | William Jewett Tenney - 1865 - 886 страници
...пи-ait the arrival of the rest of our troops. It had not been intended to fight a general battle ;it such a distance from our base, unless attacked by...withdraw through the mountains with our large trains. At the same time the country was unfavorable for collecting supplies while in the presence of the enemy's... | |
 | William Jewett Tenney - 1865 - 884 страници
...await the arrival of the rest of our troops. It had not been intended to fight a general battle at snch a distance from our base, unless attacked by the enemy...withdraw through the mountains with our large trains. At the same time the country was unfavorable for collecting supplies while in the presence of the enemy's... | |
 | William Jewett Tenney - 1866 - 910 страници
...force being unknown, and it being considered advisable to await the arrival of the rest of our troops. It had not been intended to fight a general battle...withdraw through the mountains with our large trains. At the same time the country was unfavorable for collecting supplies while in the presence of thp enemy's... | |
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It had not been intended to fight a general battle at such a distance from our base unless attacked by the enemy; but finding ourselves unexpectedly confronted by the Federal army, it became a matter of difficulty to withdraw through the mountains with... 
