 I much fear that the spirit which you have aided to infuse into the army, of criticizing 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 Atlantic Monthly - Page 3941917Full view - About this book
 | 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 - 1879 - 228 pages
...commanders. I much fear that the spirit which you have aided to infuse into the army, of criticising their commander and withholding confidence from him,...sleepless vigilance, go forward and give us victories. Yours, very truly, A. LINCOLN. An Amusing Anecdote of a "Hen-Pecked Husband." When General Phelps took... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - 1879 - 196 pages
...commanders. I much fear tha: the spirit which you have aided to infuse into the army, of criticising their commander and withholding confidence from him,...sleepless vigilance, go forward and give us victories. Yours, very truly, A. LINCOLN. An Amusing Anecdote of a "Hen-Pecked Husband." 'When General Phelps... | |
 | 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...sleepless vigilance, go forward and give us victories. Yours, very truly, A. LINCOLN. The same day, in General Order No. I, Hooker assumed command, saying,... | |
 | 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...sleepless vigilance, go forward, and give us victories. " Yours very truly, "A. LINCOLN." This letter from Abraham Lincoln was written to a distinguished general... | |
 | Third Army Corps Union, John Cleveland Robinson - 1881 - 48 pages
...commanders. I much fear that the spirit which you have aided to infuse into the Army, of criticising their commander and withholding confidence from him,...sleepless vigilance go forward and give us victories. Yours very truly, [Signed,] • A. LINCOLN. Hooker came of the good old Puritan stock, which lias furnished... | |
 | Henry Edwin Tremain - 1881 - 36 pages
...commanders. I much fear that the spirit which you have aided to infuse into the army, of criticising their commander and withholding confidence from him,...sleepless vigilance, go forward and give us victories. Yours, very truly, A. LINCOLN. Having proved himself an organizer, HOOKER'S Chancellorsville campaign... | |
 | Theodore Ayrault Dodge - 1881 - 282 pages
...all commanders. I much fear that the spirit you have aided to infuse into the army, of criticising their commander and withholding confidence from him,...sleepless vigilance go forward, and give us victories. Yours very truly, A. LINCOLN. Hooker was appointed Jan. 26, 1863; and Burnside, with a few earnest... | |
 | Samuel Penniman Bates - 1882 - 280 pages
...commanders. I much fear that the spirit which you have aided to infuse into the army, of criticising their commander, and withholding confidence from him,...sleepless vigilance, go forward, and give us victories. General Hooker immediately repaired to Washington, and in a personal interview disabused the President's... | |
 | Benjamin F. Cook - 1882 - 194 pages
...commanders. I much fear that the spirit which you have aided to infuse into the army, of criticising their commander and withholding confidence from him,...sleepless vigilance go forward and give us victories. Yours very truly, A. LINCOLN. 1863. With this letter in his pocket Hooker assumed the command, and... | |
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