 It occurred to me at once that Harris had been as much afraid of me as I had been of him. This was a view of the question I had never taken before ; but it was one I never forgot afterwards. From that event to the close of the war, I never experienced...  The North American Review - Page 2651905Full view - About this book
 | Ulysses Simpson Grant - 1885 - 606 pages
...visible, but the troops were gone. My heart resumed its place. It occurred to me at once that Harris had been as much afraid of me as I had been of him....enemy, though I always felt more or less anxiety. I never forgot that he had as much reason to fear my forces as I had his. The lesson was valuable.... | |
 | Henry Allon - 1886 - 550 pages
...halted ; . . . the troops were gone. My heart resumed its place. It occurred to me at once that Harris had been as much afraid of me as I had been of him....enemy, though I always felt more or less anxiety. I never forgot that he had as much reason to fear my forces as I had his. There are many testimonies... | |
 | 1887 - 886 pages
...to be, behold, Harris was gone ! " My heart resumed its place. It occurred to me at once that Harris had been as much afraid of me as I had been of him....view of the question I had never taken before, but I never forgot it afterwards. I never forgot that an enemy had as much reason to fear my forces as... | |
 | Matthew Arnold - 1888 - 212 pages
...to be, behold, Harris was gone! "My heart resumed its place. It occurred to me at once that Harris had been as much afraid of me as I had been of him....view of the question I had never taken before, but I never forgot it afterwards. I never forgot that an enemy had as much reason to fear my forces as... | |
 | Ulysses Simpson Grant - 1892 - 612 pages
...visible, but the troops were gone. My heart resumed its place. It occurred to me at once that Harris had been as much afraid of me as I had been of him....enemy, though I always felt more or less anxiety. I never forgot that he had as much reason to fear my forces as I had his. The lesson was valuable.... | |
 | William Henry Powell - 1895 - 1076 pages
...visible ; but the troops were gone. My heart resumed its place. It occurred to me at once that Harris had been as much afraid of me as I had been of him....enemy, though I always felt more or less anxiety. / never forgot that he had as much reason to fear my forces as I had his. The lesson was valuable."... | |
 | James Ford Rhodes - 1895 - 702 pages
...showing that they had been equally afraid of him. " From that event to the close of the war," he says, " I never experienced trepidation upon confronting an...enemy, though I always felt more or less anxiety. I never forgot that he had as much reason to fear my forces as I had his." In November, 1861, he attacked... | |
 | James Ford Rhodes - 1895 - 686 pages
...showing that they had been equally afraid of him. "From that event to the close of the war," he says, "I never experienced trepidation upon confronting...enemy, though I always felt more or less anxiety. I never forgot that he had as much reason to fear my forces as I had his." In November, 1861, he attacked... | |
 | James Grant Wilson - 1897 - 450 pages
...was a view of the question I had never taken before, but it was one that I never forgot afterward. From that event to the close of the war I never experienced...enemy, though I always felt more or less anxiety. I never forgot that he had as much reason to fear my forces as I had his." It is immaterial whether... | |
 | James Grant Wilson - 1897 - 456 pages
...troops gone. The general says: "It occurred to me at once that Harris had been as much afraid of 99 me as I had been of him. This was a view of the question I had never taken before, but it was one that I never forgot afterward. From that event to the close of the war I never experienced trepidation... | |
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