 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...  Chancellorsville: Lee's Greatest Battle - Page 7by Edward James Stackpole - 1988 - 398 pagesLimited preview - About this book
 | Gary W. Gallagher - 1996 - 288 pages
...too. In his letter of appointment, he acknowledged elevating Hooker despite the record of intrigue. "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 on you," Lincoln warned.26... | |
 | Michael Burlingame - 1997 - 418 pages
...military success, and I will risk the dictatorship. The government will support you to the utmost of it's ability, which is neither more nor less than it has...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... | |
 | Dale Carnegie - 2010 - 293 pages
...in spite of it, that I have given you command. Only those generals who gain successes can set up as dictators. What I now ask of you is military success...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... | |
 | Walter H. Hebert - 1999 - 396 pages
...this, but in spite of it, that I have given you the command. Only those generals, who gain successes, can set up dictators. What I now ask of you is military...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... | |
 | Jeffry D. Wert - 2005 - 598 pages
...dictatorship." Lincoln pledged the administration's support. But Hooker should realize, he warned, "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... | |
 | James Boyd White - 2009 - 251 pages
...this, but in spite of it, that I have given you the command. Only those generals who gain successes, can set up dictators. What I now ask of you is military...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... | |
 | Wilmer L. Jones - 2006 - 392 pages
...a letter, Lincoln first praised Hooker for being "a brave and skillful soldier," but added, "I must 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. . . . Neither... | |
 | 532 pages
...letter has, in my judgment, no parallel. The mistaken magnanimity is almost equal to the prophecy : " I much fear that the spirit which you have aided to infuse into the army, of criticising their command and withholding confidence in him, will now turn upon you." Chancellorsville was the fulfillment.... | |
 | Cormac O'Brien - 2007 - 322 pages
...government forced to crawl into bed with military men from whom they must have victory for survival. "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," chided the... | |
 | Richard W. Kelsey - 2008 - 155 pages
...military success, and I will risk the dictatorship. The government will support you to the utmost of it's ability, which is neither more nor less than it has...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... | |
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