 I have placed you at the head of the Army of the Potomac. Of course I have done this upon what appears to me to be sufficient reasons, and yet I think it best for you to know that there are some things in regard to which I am not quite satisfied with...  Chancellorsville: Lee's Greatest Battle - Page 6by Edward James Stackpole - 1988 - 398 pagesLimited preview - About this book
 | United States. Army. Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 118th (1862-1865) - 1905 - 1066 pages
...the following remarkable letter:* EXECUTIVE MANSION, WASHINGTON, DC, January 26, 1863. MAJOR-GENERAL HOOKER, GENERAL: I have placed you at the head of...the Army of the Potomac. Of course I have done this u|xin what appears to me to be sufficient reasons, and yet I think it best for you to know that there... | |
 | United States. Army. Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 118th (1862-1865) - 1905 - 866 pages
...the following remarkable letter:* EXECUTIVE MANSION, WASHINGTON, DC, January 26, 1863. MAJOR-GENERAL HOOKER, GENERAL: I have placed you at the head of the Army of the Potomac. Of course I have done 1his upon what appears to me to be sufficient reasons, and yet I think it best for you to know that... | |
 | John William Jones - 1906 - 504 pages
...letter, which I quote as follows : EXECUTIVE MANSION, WASHINGTON, D. C, January 31, 1863. MAJ.-GEN. HOOKER. GENERAL: I have placed you at the head of...the Potomac. Of course, I have done this upon what appears to me to be sufficient reasons. And yet I think it best for you to know that there are some... | |
 | Samuel Livingston French - 1906 - 382 pages
...that General Hooker assumed command of the army, the President addressed him the following letter: ' ' General : I have placed you at the head of the Army...the Potomac. Of course I have done this upon what appears to me to be sufficient reasons, and yet I think it best for you to know that there are some... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - 1906 - 256 pages
...minute that he would see what I was at." Related by General JB Fry. " I will Risk the Dictatorship." " I have placed you at the head of the Army of the Potomac. . . I have heard ... of your recently saying that both the army and the Government needed a dictator.... | |
 | Charles Richardson - 1907 - 146 pages
...written about in the foregoing story. Executive Mansion, Washington, DC, January 26, 1863. Major-General Hooker. GENERAL: I have placed you at the head of...the Potomac. Of course I have done this upon what appears to me to be sufficient reasons, and yet I trust it best for you to know that there are some... | |
 | Ida Minerva Tarbell - 1909 - 274 pages
...Rosecrans. That Lincoln himself saw danger in the appointment is evident from the letter he wrote to General Hooker: General: I have placed you at the head of the Army of '.he Potomac. Of course I have done this upon what appear to me to be sufficient reasons, and yet I... | |
 | Eugene Arus Nash - 1910 - 690 pages
...which were stated his strong and weak points as a commanding officer. Executive Mansion Washington DC January 26, 1863. Major General Hooker General: I...the Potomac. Of course I have done this upon what appears to me to be sufficient reasons, and yet I think it best for you to know that there are some... | |
 | George Cary Eggleston - 1910 - 384 pages
...trust. That letter was as follows : Executive Mansion, Washington, DC, January 26, 1863 Major-General Hooker: General: — I have placed you at the head...the Potomac. Of course I have done this upon what appears to me to be sufficient reasons, and yet I think it best for you to know that there are some... | |
 | George Washington - 1910 - 156 pages
...Potomac, after mismanagement and failure had made a change of generals absolutely necessary: — 20 "I have placed you at the head of the Army of the Potomac. Of course I have done this upon what appears to me to be sufficient reasons, and yet I think it best for you to know that there are some... | |
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