 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. I have heard, in such a way as to believe...  The Campaign of Chancellorsville - Page 14by Theodore Ayrault Dodge - 1881 - 261 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1917 - 996 pages
...reasonable bounds, does good rather than harm; but I think that during your predecessor's command, you have taken counsel of your ambition, and thwarted...and honorable brother-officer. I have heard, in such a way as to believe it, of your recently saying that both the Army and the Government needed a dictator.... | |
 | Hinton Rowan Helper - 1857 - 946 pages
...ambitious, which, within reasonable bounds, does good rather than harm; but I think that during General Burnside's command of the army you have taken counsel...wrong to the country, and to a most meritorious and honourable brother officer. I have heard, in such a way as to believe it, of your recently saying that... | |
 | 1894 - 1228 pages
...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...the country and to a most meritorious and honorable brother officer. Here Hooker stopped, and vehemently said: " The President is mistaken. I never thwarted... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - 1879 - 228 pages
...— which, within reasonable bounds, does good rather than harm ; but I think that, during General Burnside's command of the army, you have taken counsel...and honorable brother-officer. I have heard, in such a way as to believe it, of your recently saying that both the army and the Government needed a Dictator.... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - 1880 - 212 pages
...— which, within reasonable bounds, does good rather than harm ; but I think that, during General Burnside's command of the army, you have taken counsel...and honorable brother-officer. I have heard, in such a way as to believe it, of your recently saying that both the army and the Government needed a Dictator.... | |
 | Third Army Corps Union, John Cleveland Robinson - 1881 - 48 pages
...ambitious, which, within reasonable bounds, does good rather than harm ; but I think that during General Burnside's command of the Army you have taken counsel...the country and to a most meritorious and honorable brother officer. I have heard, in such way as to believe it, of your recently saying that both the... | |
 | Henry Edwin Tremain - 1881 - 36 pages
...ambitious, which, within reasonable bounds, does good rather than harm; but I think that during GENERAL BURNSIDE'S command of the Army you have taken counsel...the country and to a most meritorious and honorable brother officer. I have heard, in such way as to believe it, of your recently saying that both the... | |
 | Benjamin F. Cook - 1882 - 194 pages
...CHAPTER VII. UNDES HOOKEB. — CHANCELLORSVILLE. EXECUTIVE MANSION, WASHINGTON, BC, Jan. 26, 186s. 1863. MAJOR-GEN. HOOKER. General, — I have placed...the country and to a most meritorious and honorable brother officer. I have heard, in such a way as to believe it, of your recently saying that both the... | |
 | Samuel Penniman Bates - 1882 - 280 pages
...ambitious, which, within reasonable bounds, does good rather than harm. But I think that during General Burnside's command of the army, you have taken counsel...the country, and to a most meritorious and honorable brother officer. I have heard, in such a way as to believe it, of your recently saying that both the... | |
 | Isaac N. Arnold - 1885 - 482 pages
...within reasonable bounds, does good rather than harm ; but i think that, during General Hurnside's command of the army, you have taken counsel of your...the country, and to a most meritorious and honorable b'rother officer. I have heard, in such a way as to believe it, of your recently saying that both the... | |
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