I asked on one or two occasions to be allowed to move against Columbus.
When Lee had considerably depleted his forces, Meade thought the prospect of success warranted his making a move against him.
McClellan's plan was to move against Richmond, from the lower part of Chesapeake Bay, by way of Urbana on the Rappahannock.
As soon as the weather improved he determined to move against Richmond.
McClellan, however, although a division was actually under orders to move against it, appears to have been unwilling to risk a failure.
A week later he suggested that the whole army should move against Pope, for McClellan, he said, would never dare to march on Richmond.
General Sherman was instructed to move against Johnston's army, to break it up, and to go into the interior of the enemy's country as far as he could, inflicting all the damage he could upon their war resources.
Early in June, Hooker gave it as his opinion that Lee intended to move against Washington, and asked whether in that case he should attack the Confederate rear.
Grant proposed to move against Lee on May 5th, and it was arranged that Sherman should at the same time move against Johnston.
You I propose to move against Johnston's army, to break it up and get into the enemy's country as far as you can, inflicting all the damage you can against their war resources.
McDowell was to attack Beauregard, and Patterson was to move against Johnston.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "move against" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
