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" The perspiration came out in large drops on his forehead, and he did not attempt to conceal his distress. He denounced the act as a disgrace to the age, and hoped I did not charge it to the Confederate Government. I told him I .could not believe that... "
Captains of the Civil War: A Chronicle of the Blue and the Gray - Page 392
by William Charles Henry Wood - 1921 - 424 pages
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Memoirs of General William T. Sherman, Volume 2

William Tecumseh Sherman - 1875 - 422 pages
...Lincoln's assassination, and watched him closely. The perspiration came out in large drops on his forehead, and he did not attempt to conceal his distress. He...army, could possibly be privy to acts of assassination ; but I would not say as much for Jeff. Davis, George Sanders, and men of that stripe. We talked about...
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The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Volume 2

Jefferson Davis - 1881 - 902 pages
...referring to a conversation between himself and General Johnston at their first meeting, writes : " I told him I could not believe that he or General...could possibly be privy to acts of assassination, but I would not say as much for Jeff Davis, George Saunders, and men of that stripe." On this I have...
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The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Volume 2

Jefferson Davis - 1881 - 908 pages
...referring to a conversation between himself and General Johnston at their first meeting, writes : " I told him I could not believe that he or General...could possibly be privy to acts of assassination, but I would not say as much for Jeff Davis, George Saunders, and men of that stripe." On this I have...
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Young Folks' History of the Civil War

Clara Emma Cheney - 1884 - 586 pages
...large drops on his forehead, and he did not attempt to conceal his distress. "And," adds Sherman, " he denounced the act as a disgrace to the age, and hoped that I did not charge it to the Confederate Government." After much talk, Johnston admitted that to...
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Memoirs of Gen. W. T. Sherman, Volume 2

William Tecumseh Sherman - 1891 - 646 pages
...Lincoln's assassination, and watched him closely. The perspiration came out in large drops on his forehead, and he did not attempt to conceal his distress. He...army, could possibly be privy to acts of assassination ; but I would not say as much for Jeff. Davis, George Sanders, and men of that stripe. We talked about...
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A Memoir of the Life and Public Service of Joseph E. Johnston: Once the ...

Bradley Tyler Johnson - 1891 - 418 pages
...distressed him inexpressibly. Large drops of perspiration, Sherman says, burst out on his forehead, and he denounced the act as a disgrace to the age, and hoped that Sherman did not charge it to the Canfederate Government. Sherman assured him "that he did not...
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The Life of William A. Buckingham: The War Governor of Connecticut, with a ...

Samuel Giles Buckingham - 1894 - 574 pages
...Lincoln's assassination, and watched him closely. The perspiration came out in large drops on his forehead, and he did not attempt to conceal his distress. He...charge it to the Confederate government. I told him that I could not believe that he or General Lee, or the officers of the Confederate army, could possibly...
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The Life of William A. Buckingham: The War Governor of Connecticut, with a ...

Samuel Giles Buckingham - 1894 - 572 pages
...perspiration came out in large drops on his forehead, and ho did not attempt to conceal his distress. Ho denounced the act as a disgrace to the age, and hoped I did not chargo it to the Confederate government. I told him that I could not believe that ho or General Lee,...
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The History of the One Hundred and Fourth Regiment of Illinois Volunteer ...

William Wirt Calkins - 1895 - 616 pages
...Johnston. Sherman says: "I watched him closely. The perspiration came out in large drops on his forehead, and he did not attempt to conceal his distress. He...charge it to the Confederate Government. I told him I did not believe that he or General Lee, or the officers of the Confederate army, could possibly be...
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History of the United States from the Compromise of 1850...

James Ford Rhodes - 1904 - 692 pages
...showed him the despatch. " The perspiration came out in large drops on his forehead," relates Sherman, " and he did not attempt to conceal his distress. He...age and hoped I did not charge it to the Confederate 1 OR, vol. xlvii. part iii. p. 206. One copy of this letter is dated April 13, the other April 14....
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