The everlasting worry of citizens complaining of every petty delinquency of a soldier, and forcing themselves forward to discuss politics, made the position of a commanding general no sinecure.
Indeed, the act of Congress, creating the office of commanding general, was adopted at the special suggestion of the President, who immediately assigned Lee to the discharge of its duties.
It has been erroneously supposed and asserted, that General Lee was assigned the position of commanding general at the special instance of Congress, and in obedience to the proclaimed will of the people.
There is no law, and there could not constitutionally be any law passed, establishing any such office as that of commanding general of the army, and defining the duties and authority attached to it.
Congress passed an act to create a commanding general; but this was vetoed, for trenching on the executive prerogative--or failed in some way.
It is understood that he made fully known to the President his appreciation of the desperate condition of affairs, and demanded carte blanche as a condition of his acceptance of the position of commanding general.
Deeply moved, he turned away, and hastened from her to the boat that was to bear him to the flag-ship, which was waiting only for the commanding general to come aboard before weighing anchor.
He said, "I will resign my commission in the army before I will, as commanding general, sign a warrant for the arrest of any of these Confederate officers as long as they observe the honorable terms of surrender made to me.
Many a brevetted cadet would readily have chosen to go against a Mexican intrenchment rather than into the commanding general's presence.
To that end, a bill was introduced to create the office of commanding general of the Confederate armies.
The military intrigue was now simmering down through the creation of the office of commanding general.
The character of the adversary's commanding general is a factor in every military problem, upon which a strategist must reckon as carefully as he does upon the number of that adversary's men or guns.
They in turn disclaimed that responsibility and insisted that the disaster was due solely to Hooker's own orders and to his neglect of obvious duty as commanding general.
The opportunity at Chancellorsville was the very greatest and completest that was at any time during the war offered to a commanding general on either side to make a quick and complete end of the struggle.
Vandegrift, commanding general of the 1st Marine Division, for refusing to give information under Japanese torture.
When I came to the camp of the picket guard of our side, I heard the call, "Turn out the guard for the commanding general.
Somervell, commanding general of the Army Service Forces, questioned the advisability of releasing the report.
General Makino, commanding general of the 16th Division, had stationed the following units in the Dulag sector: the 20th Infantry Regiment, commanded by Col.
Geiger, commanding general of III Amphibious Corps, rasping from a bulkhead speaker: You have been honored.
Commanding General, 1st Provisional Marine Brigade and his principal officers, from left, Col John T.
Smith, then commanding Fleet Marine Forces, Pacific, to participate in Operation Detachment as Commanding General, Expeditionary Troops.
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