 | 1917 - 996 pages
...best for you to know that there are some things in regard to which I am not quite satisfied with you. You have confidence in yourself, which is a valuable,...does good rather than harm; but I think that during your predecessor's command, you have taken counsel of your ambition, and thwarted him as much as you... | |
 | Hinton Rowan Helper - 1857 - 946 pages
...of course I like. I also believe that you do not mix politics with your profession, in which you are right. You have confidence in yourself, which is a valuable, if not indispensable, quality. You are ambitious, which, within reasonable bounds, does good rather than harm;... | |
 | 1894 - 1228 pages
...now become historic; then it had not been made I'ublic. As Hooker read on, he came to this sentence : You are ambitious, which, within reasonable bounds, does good rather than harm ; but I think during Burnside's command of the army you took counsel of your ambition, and thwarted him as much as... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - 1879 - 228 pages
...it best for you to know that there are some things in regard to which I am not quite satisfied wiih you. I believe you to be a brave and skillful soldier...much as you could, in -which you did a great wrong to the country, and to a most meritorious and honorable brother-officer. I have heard, in such a way... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - 1879 - 218 pages
...it best for you to know that there are some things in regard to which I am not quite satisfied wilh you. I believe you to be a brave and skillful soldier...much as you could, in which you did a great wrong to the country, and to a most meritoriousand honorable brother-officer. I have heard, in such a way... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - 1880 - 212 pages
...of course, I like. I also believe you do not mix politics with your profession — ia which you are right. You have confidence in yourself — which is...much as you could, in which you did a great wrong to the country, and to a most meritorious and honorable brother-officer. I have heard, in such a way... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - 1879 - 196 pages
...of course, I like. I also believe you do not mix politics with your profession — in. which you are right. You have confidence in yourself — which is...indispensable, quality. You are ambitious — which, wTithin reasonable bounds, does good rather than harm; but I think that, during General Burnside's... | |
 | Third Army Corps Union, John Cleveland Robinson - 1881 - 48 pages
...which, of course, I like. I also believe you do not mix politics with your profession, in which you are right. You have confidence in yourself, which is a...much as you could, in which you did a great wrong to the country and to a most meritorious and honorable brother officer. I have heard, in such way as... | |
 | Henry Edwin Tremain - 1881 - 36 pages
...which, of course, I like. I also believe you do not mix politics with your profession, in which you are right. You have confidence in yourself, which is a...much as you could, in which you did a great wrong to the country and to a most meritorious and honorable brother officer. I have heard, in such way as... | |
 | Theodore Ayrault Dodge - 1881 - 282 pages
...which of course I like. I also believe you do not mix politics with your profession, in which you are right. You have confidence in yourself ; which is...does good rather than harm ; but I think that during Gen. Burnside's command of the army, you have taken counsel of your ambition, and thwarted him as much... | |
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Burnside's command of the army you have taken counsel of your ambition and thwarted him as much as you could, in which you did a great wrong to the country and to a most meritorious and honorable brother officer. 
