...enemy was ever able to fight Thomas out of any position he undertook to hold. " On the whole, I can not doubt that the most fitting parallel to General Thomas...in the careful accuracy of all his transactions; in his incorruptible integrity, and in his extreme, but unaffected, modesty. . . . " But his career is...

...enemy was ever able to fight Thomas out of any position he undertook to hold. " On the whole, I can not doubt that the most fitting parallel to General Thomas...was often the subject of remark. Even at West Point, Rosecruns was accustomed to call him General Washington. He resembled Washington in the gravity and...

...remember correctly, no enemy was ever able to fight Thomas out of any position that he undertook to hold. man who was " first in war, first in peace, and first...in the careful accuracy of all his transactions, in his incorruptible integrity, and in his extreme, but unaffected modesty. Though his death was most...

...that, under Providence, we owe our independence as a People, and our existence as a Nation, to him who was — "first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen." The civilized world recognizes his great ability, his exalted character, and the absolute purity of his...

...retired to Mount Vernon, where he died, full of years and honours, in 1799. As Congress declared, he was " first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen." The centennial of his birthday, February 22, 1832, was duly honoured by the nation, and the day is still...

..."King of Great Britain and Ireland by the grace of God." By the choice of the people, George Washington was "First in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen." The old dogma, as formulated by Le Grand Monarque, was: "I am the State." (With an ellipsis, which the...

...large soul, and under its inspiring power he developed into the great general and statesman that he was. " First in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen." The same was true of Lincoln. The severe discipline of life educated him. Poverty, hardship, obscurity,...

...the evening the " old man eloquent " wore the epaulettes originally fastened on his shoulders by him who was " first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen." The sword given him by General Washington Mr. Custis had presented to his son-inlaw, Captain Robert E....

...the evening the " old man eloquent" wore the epaulettes originally fastened on his shoulders by him who was " first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen." The sword given him by General Washington Mr. Custis had presented to his son-inlaw, Captain Robert E....

...large soul ; and under its inspiring power, he developed into the great General and Statesman that he was. " First in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen." The same was true of Lincoln. The severe discipline of life educated him. Poverty, hardship, obscurity,...