 | Helen Nicolay - 1906 - 340 pages
...MCCLELLAN S TENT which, of course, I like. I also believe you do not mix politics with your profession, in which you are right. You have confidence in yourself,...General Burnside's command of the army you have taken council of your ambition and thwarted him as much as you could, in which you did a great wrong to the... | |
 | Mary Mapes Dodge - 1906 - 626 pages
...skilful soldier, which, of course, I like. I also believe you do not mix politics with your profession, in which you .are right. You have confidence in yourself,...General Burnside's command of the army you have taken council of your ambition and thwarted him as much as you could, in which you did a great wrong to the... | |
 | Samuel Livingston French - 1906 - 382 pages
...skillful soldier, which, of course, I like. I also believe you do not mix politics with your profession, in which you are right. You have confidence in yourself,...does good rather than harm ; but I think that during Gen eral Burnside's command of the army you have taken counsel of your ambition, and thwarted him as... | |
 | James Ford Rhodes - 1906 - 622 pages
...letter. " There are some things in regard to which," he said, " I am not quite satisfied with you. ... I think that during General Burnside's command of...thwarted him as much as you could, in which you did a 1 OR, vol. xxi. p. 1009. * CW, 1865, vol. ip 175. • Warden, Life of Chase, p. 488. CH. XX.] HOOKER... | |
 | Newton Martin Curtis - 1906 - 446 pages
...gained the reputation of being one of the wisest and best rulers in the world's history, is reproduced : "I think that during General Burnside's command of the army you have taken counsel of your ambition, thwarted him as much as you could, in which you did great wrong to the country and to a most meritorious... | |
 | George Clifford Thomas - 1907 - 102 pages
...skilful soldier, which of course, I like. I also believe you do not mix politics with your profession, in which you are right. You have confidence in yourself,...does good rather than harm. But I think that during Gen. Burnside's command of the Army, you have taken counsel of your ambition, and thwarted him as much... | |
 | Charles Richardson - 1907 - 146 pages
...soldier, which, of course, I like. I also believe you do not mix politics with your pro56 fession, in which you are right. You have confidence in yourself, which is a valuable if not indispensable quality. You are ambitious, which, within reasonable bounds, does good rather than harm;... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - 1908 - 214 pages
...skilful soldier, which of course I like. I also believe you do not mix politics with your profession, in which you are right. You have confidence in yourself,...rather than harm; but I think that during General Bumside's command of the army you have taken counsel of your ambition and thwarted him as much as you... | |
 | Joseph Gould - 1908 - 496 pages
...skillful soldier, which, of course, I like. I also believe you do not mix politics with your profession, in which you are right. You have confidence in yourself,...does good rather than harm. But I think that during Gen. Burnside's command of the army you have taken counsel of your ambition and thwarted him as much... | |
 | George Haven Putnam - 1909 - 330 pages
...President's width of view and of his method of coming into the right relation with men. He writes: "You have confidence in yourself, which is a valuable if not an indispensable quality. . . . I think, however, that during General Burnside's command of the army, you have taken counsel... | |
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I believe you to be a brave and skilful soldier, which of course I like. I also believe you do not mix politics with your profession, in which you are right. You have confidence in yourself, which is a valuable if not an indispensable quality. You are... 
