 To show you the state of the regiment, I have sent you a report by which you will perceive what great deficiencies there are of men, arms, tents, kettles, screws (which was a fatal want before), bayonets, cartouchboxes, and every thing else.  St. Nicholas - Page 435edited by - 1886Full view - About this book
 | George Washington, Jared Sparks - Presidents - 1834 - 574 pages
...past, and a sufficient allowance is made to them in future. To show you the state of the regiment, I have sent you a report by which you will perceive...a fatal want before), bayonets, cartouchboxes, and every thing else. Again, were our men ever so willing to go, for want of the proper necessaries of... | |
 | George Washington, Jared Sparks - Presidents - 1834 - 574 pages
...past, and a sufficient allowance is made to them in future. To show you the state of the regiment, I have sent you a report by which you will perceive...a fatal want before), bayonets, cartouchboxes, and every thing else. Again, were our men ever so willing to go, for want of the proper necessaries of... | |
 | George Washington - United States - 1834 - 574 pages
...past, and a sufficient allowance is made to them in future. To show you the state of the regiment, I have sent you a report by which you will perceive...a fatal want before), bayonets, cartouchboxes, and every thing else. Again, were our men ever so willing to go, for want of the proper necessaries of... | |
 | George Washington - United States - 1847 - 574 pages
...past, and a sufficient allowance is made to them in future. To show you the state of the regiment, I have sent you a report by which you will perceive...a fatal want before), bayonets, cartouchboxes, and every thing else. Again, were our men ever so willing to go, for want of the proper necessaries of... | |
 | Caroline Matilda Kirkland - 1857 - 596 pages
...engage now, without money, than they did before with it ? * * To show you the state of the regiment, I have sent you a Report, by which you will perceive...fatal want before), bayonets, cartouch-boxes, and every thing else. Again, tvere our men ever so willing to go, for want of the proper necessaries of... | |
 | George Washington - United States - 1889 - 560 pages
...sufficient allowance made them in future. I have in the next place (to show the state of the regiment) sent you a report by which you will perceive what...was a fatal want before), bayonets, cartouch-boxes, &c., &c. Again, were our men ever so willing to go, for want of the proper necessaries of life they... | |
 | William M. Thayer - History - 1890 - 520 pages
...engage now, without money, than they did before with it ? ... To show you the stat« of the regiment, I have sent you a report, by which you will perceive...for want of the proper necessaries of life they are now unable to do it. The chief part are almost naked, and scarcely a man has either shoes, stockings,... | |
 | William M. Thayer - Generals - 1890 - 542 pages
...engage now, without money, than they did before with it ? ... To show you the state. of the regiment, I have sent you a report, by which you will perceive what great deficiencies there are of 213 men, arms, tents, kettles, screws (which was a fatal want before), bayonets, cartouch-boxes, and... | |
 | Worthington Chauncey Ford - Presidents - 1900 - 380 pages
...the cold weather. The disaffection in the Virginia regiment gave little prospect of good service. " Were our men ever so willing to go, for want of the...and scarcely a man has either shoes, stockings, or hat. These things the merchants will not credit them for. The country has made no provision ; they... | |
 | John Frederick Schroeder - Presidents - 1903 - 588 pages
...arms, tents, kettles, screens (which was a fatal want before), bayonets, cartouch-boxes, etc., etc. "Again, were our men ever so willing to go, for want...and scarcely a man has either shoes, stockings, or hat. These things the merchants will not credit them for. The country has made no provision; they have... | |
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