 He knew that I did not believe that success was possible ; that care and time should be taken to give the troops the benefit of positions and the grounds ; and he should have put an officer in charge who had more confidence in his plan.  Gettysburg, the Pivotal Battle of the Civil War - Էջ 218Robert K. Beecham - 1911 - 290 էջԱմբողջությամբ դիտվող - Այս գրքի մասին
 | 1895 - 540 էջ
...; that care and time should be taken to give the troops the benefit of positions and the grounds ; and he should have put an officer in charge who had more confidence in his plan." ' That it was the duty of the commanding officer to have removed Longstreet, under the circumstances,... | |
 | James Longstreet - 1895 - 852 էջ
...; that care and time should be taken to give the troops the benefit of positions and the grounds ; and he should have put an officer in charge who had...my charge. He had confidence in General Early, who advised in favor of that end of the line for battle. Knowing my want of confidence, he should have... | |
 | James Longstreet - 1896 - 802 էջ
...; that care and time should be taken to give the troops the benefit of positions and the grounds ; and he should have put an officer in charge who had...in his plan. Two-thirds of the troops were of other command.';, and there was no reason for putting the assaulting forces under my charge. He had confidence... | |
 | John William Jones - 1906 - 502 էջ
...possible; that care and time should be taken to give the troops the benefit of positions and the ground; and he should have put an officer in charge who had more confidence in his plan." Here we have the whole gospel of subordination according to General Longstreet: If an officer does... | |
 | 1928 - 742 էջ
...movements. He caused the failure of the final attack. He wrote his own condemnation when he said of Lee : "He should have put an officer in charge who had more confidence in the plan." In that single sentence the general who fought from Manassas to Appomatox admitted that... | |
 | James Longstreet - 2004 - 796 էջ
...possible; that care and time should be taken to give the troops the benef1t of positions and the grounds; and he should have put an officer in charge who had more conf1dence in his plan. Two-thirds of the troops were of other commands, and there was no reason for... | |
 | Richard Rollins - 2005 - 436 էջ
...possible; that care and time should be taken to give the troops the benefit of positions and the grounds; and he should have put an officer in charge who had...reason for putting the assaulting forces under my thirds. He had confidence in General Early, who advised in favor of that end of the line for battle.... | |
 | Robert K. Beecham - 1911 - 374 էջ
...Pettigrew, when the thunder of Lee's artillery ceased. [ 223 ] CHAPTER XXII THE GKEAT CANNONADE rii HE second act in Lee's programme for July •*• third...Two-thirds of the troops were of other commands, and thepre was no reason for putting the assaulting forces under my charge. He had confidence in General... | |
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