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Robert E. Lee (search for this): article 1
itary science, and can tell us off-hand how a battle ought to be fought, a town defended, a fortress besieged, or a campaign conducted. If the cause is lost, it will be because the counsels of these wonderful strategists are not regarded, and General Lee fails to commence a correspondence with them and ascertain their views. The criticisms, at the street corners, of the various military leaders are highly instructive and edifying. Lee, Beauregard and Johnson are not aware of that skillfuLee, Beauregard and Johnson are not aware of that skillful and thorough analysis of their respective and relative claims to popular favor which may be any day heard at the lamp posts. A Directory, self-constituted it is true, but none the less modest and intelligent on that account, holds its daily sessions at the street corners of the Capital, and settles the merit and the fate of every General of the Republic. The Directory at Paris used to take off the heads of unsuccessful officers. The Directory at Richmond simply takes off their reputation,
Johnson (search for this): article 1
seize all the strong points of military science, and can tell us off-hand how a battle ought to be fought, a town defended, a fortress besieged, or a campaign conducted. If the cause is lost, it will be because the counsels of these wonderful strategists are not regarded, and General Lee fails to commence a correspondence with them and ascertain their views. The criticisms, at the street corners, of the various military leaders are highly instructive and edifying. Lee, Beauregard and Johnson are not aware of that skillful and thorough analysis of their respective and relative claims to popular favor which may be any day heard at the lamp posts. A Directory, self-constituted it is true, but none the less modest and intelligent on that account, holds its daily sessions at the street corners of the Capital, and settles the merit and the fate of every General of the Republic. The Directory at Paris used to take off the heads of unsuccessful officers. The Directory at Richmond si
Beauregard (search for this): article 1
, intuitively seize all the strong points of military science, and can tell us off-hand how a battle ought to be fought, a town defended, a fortress besieged, or a campaign conducted. If the cause is lost, it will be because the counsels of these wonderful strategists are not regarded, and General Lee fails to commence a correspondence with them and ascertain their views. The criticisms, at the street corners, of the various military leaders are highly instructive and edifying. Lee, Beauregard and Johnson are not aware of that skillful and thorough analysis of their respective and relative claims to popular favor which may be any day heard at the lamp posts. A Directory, self-constituted it is true, but none the less modest and intelligent on that account, holds its daily sessions at the street corners of the Capital, and settles the merit and the fate of every General of the Republic. The Directory at Paris used to take off the heads of unsuccessful officers. The Directory a
Bonaparte (search for this): article 1
which, in the last extremity, will prove her salvation. We never fail to derive information and advantage from the criticisms of these Generals in Reserve on the other Generals now in the field. We always like to hear men talking on any subject which their previous education has not prepared them to comprehend. It shows original genius and vigor of understanding to grasp and master in an instant sciences which other men have only been able to subjugate by long years of study. Even Bonaparte did not disdain to develop and make efficient his natural genius for war by a thorough course of training at the military schools of France. We have reason to be proud of citizens who, with no such preparation, intuitively seize all the strong points of military science, and can tell us off-hand how a battle ought to be fought, a town defended, a fortress besieged, or a campaign conducted. If the cause is lost, it will be because the counsels of these wonderful strategists are not regard
Street-Corner Generals (search for this): article 1
The Confederacy is blessed with a great number of "Street-Corner Generals." They plan a campaign with sagacity, elaborate the various combinations with care and patience, and conduct it invariably to a successful, and even brilliant, conclusion. Their extensive military information, strong reasoning faculties, and decision and energy of tone and manner, never fail to cheer us with the hope that our country has yet in reserve an amount of military genius which, in the last extremity, will prove her salvation. We never fail to derive information and advantage from the criticisms of these Generals in Reserve on the other Generals now in the field. We always like to hear men talking on any subject which their previous education has not prepared them to comprehend. It shows original genius and vigor of understanding to grasp and master in an instant sciences which other men have only been able to subjugate by long years of study. Even Bonaparte did not disdain to develop and
France (France) (search for this): article 1
Generals in Reserve on the other Generals now in the field. We always like to hear men talking on any subject which their previous education has not prepared them to comprehend. It shows original genius and vigor of understanding to grasp and master in an instant sciences which other men have only been able to subjugate by long years of study. Even Bonaparte did not disdain to develop and make efficient his natural genius for war by a thorough course of training at the military schools of France. We have reason to be proud of citizens who, with no such preparation, intuitively seize all the strong points of military science, and can tell us off-hand how a battle ought to be fought, a town defended, a fortress besieged, or a campaign conducted. If the cause is lost, it will be because the counsels of these wonderful strategists are not regarded, and General Lee fails to commence a correspondence with them and ascertain their views. The criticisms, at the street corners, of the
West Point (Virginia, United States) (search for this): article 1
and intelligent on that account, holds its daily sessions at the street corners of the Capital, and settles the merit and the fate of every General of the Republic. The Directory at Paris used to take off the heads of unsuccessful officers. The Directory at Richmond simply takes off their reputation, passes a vote of want of confidence, and gracefully adjourns to dinner. This is humane and generous, but significant and important. Every military leader of delicate susceptibilities, who is subjected to censure from such a source, must feel like throwing up — his commission. We long for the time when the merits of the Street-Corner Generals will be properly appreciated by their Government, and our armies be placed under their direct supervision and control. We have had too much of West Point in this war. It is high time that the volunteer genius of the country should burst the cords that hold it to the earth, and, with three armies and a hopeful nation on its back, soar aloft.
Paul Jones (search for this): article 2
party to horn the other. In the memorable combat of Paul Jones between the American frigate Bonhomme Richard and the Br, who professed to be serving under the American flag. Captain Jones states in his report that, at a most critical period ofd a broadside full into the stern of the Bonhomme Richard. Jones called to him, for Heaven's sake, to forbear firing into thand continued blazing away. There was no possibility, says Jones, of his mistaking the enemy's ship for the Richard, there bdes, it was then full moonlight, and, for greater security, Jones had showed the signal of his reconnaissance by putting out hots under water, with the view of sinking the vessel. All Jones's officers concur with their commander in his statement of Person) of the Serapis, we find him stating that he fought Jones, with the muzzles of the guns in the two ships touching eac the great quantity and variety of combustible matter which Jones threw in upon his decks, chains, and, in short, into every
Person (search for this): article 2
w, another at the quarter, and the third in the middle, in a horizontal line. Every tongue cried that he was firing at the wrong ship; but nothing availed, he passed round, firing into the Richard, head, stern and broadside, killing several of the best men, and delivering various shots under water, with the view of sinking the vessel. All Jones's officers concur with their commander in his statement of the conduct of the Alliance. If now we turn to the report of the British commander (Captain Person) of the Serapis, we find him stating that he fought Jones, with the muzzles of the guns in the two ships touching each other, from half-past 8 till half-past 10 P. M., during which time, from the great quantity and variety of combustible matter which Jones threw in upon his decks, chains, and, in short, into every part of the ship, the Serapis was on fire no less than ten or twelve times in different parts of the vessel. "At the same time, the largest of the two frigates kept sailing rou
Landais (search for this): article 2
tish commanders, complain bitterly of the damage each suffered from the frigate Alliance, commanded by a Frenchman, Captain Landais, who professed to be serving under the American flag. Captain Jones states in his report that, at a most critical ph handsome equality between the two combatants, was none other than the Alliance, commanded by the worthy Frenchman, Captain Landais, whose object seems to have been, by allowing the two vessels, in their close encounter, so to disable each other that, keeping the Alliance uninjured, in the event of the Richard's striking her colors, Captain Landais might make prizes of both ships, and return to France with great glory. The "rigid neutrality" of the British Government is of a piece with the naval tactics of Captain Landais. First it assists one belligerent, then the other; pours a broadside into the Confederates, and then rakes the Federal; the object being the same: to disable both, and to build up its own fortunes on their common
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