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Edward Alfred Pollard, The lost cause; a new Southern history of the War of the Confederates ... Drawn from official sources and approved by the most distinguished Confederate leaders., Chapter 9: (search)
and energy were consolidated in its war upon the South. There is no more remarkable phenomenon in the whole history of the war than the display of fully awakened Northern energy in it, alike wonderful in the ingenuity of its expedients and in the concentrated force of its action. At every stage of the war the North adopted the best means for securing specific results. It used the popularity of Fremont to bring an army into the field. It combined with the science of McClellan, Buell, and Halleck, such elements of popularity as could be found in the names of Banks, Butler, and Baker. It patronized the great ship-brokers and ship-owners of New York to create a navy. The world was to be astonished soon to find the North more united than ever in the prosecution of the contest, and the proportions of the war so swollen as to cover with its armies and its navies the frontiers of half a continent. While these immense preparations were in progress in the North, and while the South ind
Edward Alfred Pollard, The lost cause; a new Southern history of the War of the Confederates ... Drawn from official sources and approved by the most distinguished Confederate leaders., Chapter 18: (search)
engagement at Ox Hill. Pope's immense losses. his absurd claim of victory. ludicrous correspondence between Pope and Halleck. rapid and brilliant change in the fortunes of the Confederacy. the war transferred from the interiour to the frontierually made by Pope even after he had been driven to Centreville; and the correspondence on that occasion between him and Halleck might be taken as a burlesque on Yankee official dispatches, if the originals did not exist in Washington. On the night of the 30th of August, Pope, at Centreville, had dispatched to Halleck, at Washington: The enemy is badly whipped, and we shall do well enough. Do not be uneasy. We will hold our own here. We have delayed the enemy as long as possible without losing the army. We have damaged him heavily, and I think the army entitled to the gratitude of the country. And Halleck replied: My dear General, you have done nobly. But the Northern public was in no humour to join in the congratulation, or to be
Edward Alfred Pollard, The lost cause; a new Southern history of the War of the Confederates ... Drawn from official sources and approved by the most distinguished Confederate leaders., Chapter 19: (search)
of Grant and Buell, combined under command of Halleck, were slowly advancing. The movement of the d by retreating when he did, he out-generaled Halleck, rendered him powerless to move, and saved Miuation of Corinth was no less a surprise to Gen. Halleck. If the one ruined Grant, the other hes. lllid death the military name and fame of Major-Gen. Halleck. The druggist says he was two weeks ghat a clean piece of evacuation it was. Gen. Halleck attempted to break the news of his discomfi result is all I could possibly desire. H. W. Halleck, Major-Genera Commanding. Gen. Beaureg has just been called to the dispatch of Major-Gen. Halleck, commanding the enemy's forces, which, cn both sides, and they were but few. Major-Gen. Halleck must be a very credulous man, indeed, tomy as the author of such a revolting deed. Gen. Halleck did not capture nine locomotives. It was ot be all he desired, it can be said that Major-Gen. Halleck is easily satisfied; it remains to be se[1 more...]