Author : United States Army
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ISBN 13 : 9780282559045
Total Pages : 846 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (59 download)
Book Synopsis The Maine Bugle, Vol. 2 by : United States Army
Download or read book The Maine Bugle, Vol. 2 written by United States Army and published by . This book was released on 2017-07-25 with total page 846 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Maine Bugle, Vol. 2: January 1895It would be tedious to follow the course of General Warren's narra tive of the obstacles he encountered in attempting to comply with this order, and the civilian reader will be glad to be spared a full discussion as to whether they might have been overcome; but some of the difficul ties he found seem almost incom patible with the condition of active warfare in which we were supposed to be. Fancy, for instance, a com mand so near to the enemy that it could not be roused by drums or bugle calls, or loud commands, with safety, and yet which could not be roused by other means in less than an hour and a half! Fancy critical movements expected at any moment - the enemy within earshot, and acorps, lying on its arms, only to be set on foot at such rapidity as this: Supposing all possible dispatch used, twenty minutes at least would be required for me to make the nec essary arrangements; twenty min utes more would be required to carry my orders to the divisions; twentv more minutes for them to transmit them to the brigades; and forty minutes at least for the troops to get ready to move. (i) The civilian might well demand Why does not the Army of the Potomac move? If a corps commander re plies that it takes two hours to wake the men when the enemy can hear the word of command. We could beat that in the cavalry, and wake the horses, too.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.