I much fear that the spirit which you have aided to infuse into the army, of criticising their commander and withholding confidence from him, will now turn upon you. I shall assist you as far as I can to put it down. Neither you nor Napoleon, if he were... The Campaign of Chancellorsville - Page 15by Theodore Ayrault Dodge - 1881 - 261 pagesFull view - About this book
| 1917 - 996 pages
...dictatorship. I much fear that the spirit, which you have aided to infuse into the Army, of criticizing their commander and withholding confidence from him,...sleepless vigilance go forward and give us victories. The Spectator added no comment, and none was needed, for every word of that immortal letter rang like... | |
| Hinton Rowan Helper - 1857 - 946 pages
...the army, of criticising their commander and withholding confidence from him, will now turn upon you. Neither you nor Napoleon, if he were alive again,...sleepless vigilance go forward and give us victories." " He talks to me like a father," exclaimed Hooker, enchanted with a rebuke such as this. He was a fine,... | |
| Abraham Lincoln - 1880 - 212 pages
...neither more nor less than it has done and will do for all commanders. I much fear that the spirit which you have aided to infuse into the army, of criticising...give us victories. Yours, very truly, A. LINCOLN. An Amusing Anecdote of a "Hen-Pecked Husband." "When General Phelps took possession of Ship Island,... | |
| Abraham Lincoln - 1879 - 228 pages
...neither more nor less than it has done and will do for all commanders. I much fear that the spirit which you have aided to infuse into the army, of criticising...give us victories. Yours, very truly, A. LINCOLN. An Amusing Anecdote of a "Hen-Pecked Husband." When General Phelps took possession of Ship Island,... | |
| John William Jones - 1879 - 402 pages
...commander and withholding confidence from him, will now turn upon you. I shall 3O2 MEMORIAL VOLUME. assist you as far as I can to put it down. Neither...give us victories. Yours, very truly, A. LINCOLN. The same day, in General Order No. I, Hooker assumed command, saying, among other things, "in equipment,... | |
| John Lindsay Swift - 1880 - 218 pages
...spirit which you have aided to infuse into the army, of criticising their commander and withdrawing confidence from him, will now turn upon you. I shall...give us victories. " Yours very truly, "A. LINCOLN." This letter from Abraham Lincoln was written to a distinguished general placed at the head of the Army... | |
| Henry Edwin Tremain - 1881 - 36 pages
...neither more nor less than it has done and will do for all commanders. I much fear that the spirit which you have aided to infuse into the army, of criticising...give us victories. Yours, very truly, A. LINCOLN. Having proved himself an organizer, HOOKER'S Chancellorsville campaign exhibited him. as a strategist... | |
| Third Army Corps Union, John Cleveland Robinson - 1881 - 48 pages
...neither more nor less than it has done and will do for all commanders. I much fear that the spirit which you have aided to infuse into the Army, of criticising...go forward and give us victories. Yours very truly, [Signed,] • A. LINCOLN. Hooker came of the good old Puritan stock, which lias furnished so many great... | |
| Benjamin F. Cook - 1882 - 194 pages
...neither more nor less than it has done and will do for all commanders. I much fear that the spirit which you have aided to infuse into the army, of criticising...and give us victories. Yours very truly, A. LINCOLN. 1863. With this letter in his pocket Hooker assumed the command, and straightway order began to come... | |
| Samuel Penniman Bates - 1882 - 280 pages
...neither more nor less than it has done and will do for all commanders. I much fear that the spirit which you have aided to infuse into the army, of criticising...sleepless vigilance, go forward, and give us victories. General Hooker immediately repaired to Washington, and in a personal interview disabused the President's... | |
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