 | Hinton Rowan Helper - Slavery - 1857 - 946 pages
...and see if there is any idea in the head of any one here of putting our army south of the enemy or following him to the death in any direction. I repeat...unless you watch it every day and hour and force it." Grant now came to Hunter's army and gently placed Sheridan in that general's place. The operations... | |
 | Society of the Army of the Tennessee - United States - 1893 - 638 pages
...Lincoln got hold of this telegram some way, and sent this characteristic dispatch to General Grant: to you, it will neither be done nor attempted, unless you watch it every day and hour and force it. A. LINCOLN." Grant " watched it " and " forced it," and Sheridan not only caused Early to abandon his... | |
 | Josiah Gilbert Holland, Richard Watson Gilder - American literature - 1897 - 1172 pages
...south of the enemy and follow him to the death ; wherever the enemy goes, let our troops go also.t This, I think, is exactly right as to how our forces...unless you watch it every day and hour, and force it. «A. LINCOLN, President.* It will be seen from this that the President was undoubtedly possessed of... | |
 | Adam Badeau - United States - 1881 - 618 pages
...to how our forces should move ; but please look over the despatches you may have received from here since you made that order, and discover, if you can,...unless you watch it every day and hour, and force it. — A. LINCOLN, President." Grant's reply was short, but to the point : "Your despatch of six PM just... | |
 | Adam Badeau - United States - 1881 - 636 pages
...to how our forces should move ; but please look over the despatches you may have received from here since you made that order, and discover, if you can,...unless you watch it every day and hour, and force it. — A. LINCOLN, President." Grant's reply was short, but to the point : "Your despatch of six PM just... | |
 | 1883 - 320 pages
...The President wrote to Grant that his language was, he thought, " exactly right as to how our troops should move ; but please look over the despatches...unless you watch it every day and hour, and force it." The 3d of August Sheridan reached Washington, and Halleck wrote Grant as follows: "General Sheridan... | |
 | George Edward Pond - Shenandoah Valley Campaign, 1864 (August-November) - 1883 - 318 pages
...The President wrote to Grant that his language was, he thought, " exactly right as to how our troops should move ; but please look over the despatches...unless you watch it every day and hour, and force it." The 3d of August Sheridan reached Washington, and Halleck wrote Grant as follows: "General Sheridan... | |
 | George Edward Pond - Shenandoah Valley Campaign, 1864 (August-November) - 1883 - 322 pages
...putting our army south of the enemy or of following him to the death in any direction. I repeat to yon, it will neither be done nor attempted, unless you watch it every day and hour, and force it." The 3d of August Sheridan reached Washington, and Halleck wrote Grant as follows: "General Sheridan... | |
 | Ulysses Simpson Grant - Generals - 1885 - 686 pages
...south of the enemy, and follow him to the death. Wherever the enemy goes, let our troops go also." This, I think, is exactly right, as to how our forces...unless you watch it every day, and hour, and force it. A. LINCOLN. I replied to this that " I would start in two hours for Washington," and soon got off,... | |
 | William O. Stoddard - Biography & Autobiography - 1886 - 384 pages
...stinging criticism upon the present local management. Approving of Grant's determination, he said, " I repeat to you, it will neither be done nor attempted unless you watch it every day and force it." That brought the lieutenant-general to Washington by the next train. General Hunter was... | |
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following him to the death" in any direction. I repeat to you it will neither be done nor attempted unless you watch it every day, and hour, and force it. 
