I have quoted the more trenchant criticisms that came to my ears, for they fell from the lips of the keenest and most brilliant French Staff officers, invariably those who held the British Tommy in the highest possible esteem.
One of General Smith-Dorrien's Staff officers was to accompany them.
We have seen that the divisions of the Ninth Corps were conducted by staff officers of Burnside's staff to positions that had been indicated by McClellan and marked by members of his staff.
His standard of soldierly excellence was high, and he was earnest in insisting that his brigadiers and his staff officers should co-operate vigorously in trying to attain it.
He had heard rumors of fighting at the front, and had hurried forward with a couple of staff officers, but without baggage.
There was absolutely no one there, except my staff officers and, possibly, a small escort of cavalry.
He met some of my staff officers outside, and was highly jubilant over the prospects of success, giving reasons why he believed this would prove the final and successful effort.
I sent two of my staff officersto impress upon him the importance of pushing forward vigorously.
I wish you would direct the proper staff officers, your chief-engineer and your chief-quartermaster, to commence at once the collection of all the means in their reach for crossing the army on its arrival.
Staff officers of all ranks may be employed on posts and detachments.
The practical education embraces the duties of staff officers and of higher adjutants, acquaintance with the different branches of military service, also corporal activity, and especially exercises on horseback.
All the others of the staff filled prominent positions, either as commanding or staff officers, or serving in the departments in Richmond.
The Confederate Government was much more modest in its appointment of staff officers, and only allowed a Brigadier General three or four members as his personal staff.
I directed my staff officers to notify the commanding officers of companies that their services were not needed, and to take their men to the armories and dismiss them.
So far as I can learn, as General Brinton gave the orders to Colonel Gray, Colonel Gray gave it to the officers and his men, and he disbanded--staff officers.
Communication by artillery with firing line by means of staff officers or through agents.
Thus the movements ofstaff officers are a clue to the projected movements of the army, and the smallest hint may set a hundred brains to the work of surmise.
The mistakes which occurred at Gaines' Mill, and Jackson's ignorance of the movements and progress of his troops, were in great part due to his lack of staff officers.
The government was subjected to a worse than useless expense of many thousands of dollars, and a number of staff officers to like useless expense and trouble.
I so far succeeded that the most intelligent staff officersused to say, "For the first time the general actually does command the army.
Cox, who had been in the thickest of the fight all the time, with high soldierly instinct sent me, by one of my staff officers, the suggestion that we stay there and finish the fight the next day.
The Practical Instruction of Staff Officers in Foreign Armies.
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