 | United States. President - United States - 1866 - 920 pages
..."Lieut. Gen. GRANT." "CITY POINT, Ул., October 11, 1804—11.30 pm 14 Your despatch of to-day received. If you are satisfied the trip to the sea-coast can be made, holding the line of the Tennessee river firmly, you may inako it, destroying all the railroad south of Dultou or Chattanooga, as you... | |
 | United States. War Department - 1866 - 436 pages
...Gen. GRANT." "CITY POINT, VA., October 11, 1864—11.30 pm "Your despatch of to-day received. If yon are satisfied the trip to the sea-coast can be made, holding the line of the Tennessee river firmly, you may make it, destroying all the railroad south of Dalton or Chattanooga, as you think... | |
 | Frank Moore - United States - 1868 - 842 pages
...GRANT." " Сгп Росл, VA., October 11, 1894— 11:30 P. и. " Your despatch of to-day received. If you are satisfied the trip to the sea-coast can be made, holding the line of the Tennessee river firmly, you may make it, destroying all the railroad south of Dalton or Chattanooga, as you think... | |
 | Albert Deane Richardson - Generals - 1868 - 640 pages
...and with his effective army "move through Georgia, smashing things to the sea." Grant replied : — " If you are satisfied the trip to the sea-coast can be made, holding the line of the Tennessee River firmly, yon may make it" Hood left the whole South uncovered ; and Grant' 3 lieutenant started*... | |
 | Edward Deering Mansfield - Biography & Autobiography - 1868 - 386 pages
...LIEUTENANT-GENERAL GRANT." "CiTY POINT, VA., October n, 1864—11.30, PM " Your dispatch of to-day received. If you are satisfied the trip to the sea-coast can be made, holding the line of the Tennessee River firmly, you may make it, destroying all the railroad south of Dalton or Chattanooga, as you think... | |
 | Frank Moore - United States - 1868 - 796 pages
...Lieutenant-General GEANT." " Спт Poor, VA., October 11, 1884—11:30 p. и. " Your despatch of to-day received. If you are satisfied the trip to the sea-coast can be made, holding the lino of the Tennessee river firmly, you may make it, destroying all the railroad south of Dalton or... | |
 | Phineas Camp Headley - Generals - 1869 - 820 pages
...the telegraph long. "Cm POINT, VA., October 11. 1SM— 11:S0 pu "Your dispatch of to-day received. If you are satisfied the trip to the sea-coast can be made, holding the line of the Tennessee River firmly, you may make it, destroying all the railroad south of Dalton or Chattanooga, at yon think... | |
 | Josiah Gilbert Holland, Richard Watson Gilder - American literature - 1897 - 1172 pages
...midnight on the llth, Grant sent Sherman the following reply: « Your despatch of to-day received. If you are satisfied the trip to the sea-coast can...made, holding the line of the Tennessee firmly, you may make it, destroying all the railroad south of Dalton or Chattanooga, as you think best.» General... | |
 | Henry Van Boynton - Sherman's March to the Sea - 1875 - 296 pages
...CITY POINT, VA., October 11, 1864, 11:30 PM Major-General SHERMAN. Your dispatch of to-day received. If you are satisfied the trip to the seacoast can be made, holding the line of the Tennessee River firmly, you may make it, destroying all the railroad south of Dalton or Chattanooga, as you think... | |
 | J. T. Headley - Presidents - 1879 - 880 pages
...He, however, finally gave his consent in the following dispatch : " Your dispatch of today received. If you are satisfied, the trip to the seacoast can be made holding the line of the Tennessee River firmly, you may make it, destroying all the railroads south of Dalton or Chattanooga as you think... | |
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Answer quick, as I know we will not have the telegraph long. "WT SHERMAN, Major-General. "LIEUTENANT-GENERAL GRANT." "CITY POINT, VIRGINIA, "October 11,1864 — 11.30 PM "Your dispatch of to-day received. If you are satisfied the trip to the sea-coast... 
