Word: retreating
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...hardly be worth his while to begin with muzzling this University. The plea that the government, right or wrong, must be supported is wholly out of place in this juncture. There are, of course, crises when the nation is engaged in a struggle from which it can not retreat, and then the paramount duty to save the country properly silences private doubts. But it does not follow that whenever the government proposes any position on foreign affairs all criticism shall be dumb, and the nation shall follow docilely into any extreme, even into a war which the people may abhor...
...east, before they could so much as find a place for ascent. At last they reached a winding cart-track, and up they went, until the clouds hid the death-struggle from the watchers. In a few minutes more it was all over, and the enemy was in full retreat down the slope...
Unquestionably the east was the best point of attack. But Grant was hampered by lack of cooperation from Washington, and unwisely dividing his army, found his line of communication broken by Forrest's brilliant raid, and was forced to retreat. Sherman was waiting for Grant in the swamps before Haines's Bluff, and not knowing the strength of the position tried to assault it. The assault failed, and the second part of the plan proved impracticable...
There seemed to be little choice of plans; in fact, no prudent course but a seeming retreat to Memphis and a new attempt by central Mississippi...
...Confederates attacked again with renewed fury and though unable to gain an important point, the Round Forest, fully expected a Federal retreat next day. Rosecrans, however, declared in council his intention to win or be killed on the spot, and next morning he actually accomplished his original purpose, turning Bragg's right and compelling him to retreat...