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" I have placed you at the head of the Army of the Potomac. Of course I have done this upon what appear 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 you.... "
Love, Life & Work: Being a Book of Opinions, Reasonably Good-natvred ... - Page 53
by Elbert Hubbard - 1906 - 149 pages
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Selections from Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln - 1927 - 474 pages
...said in it. Please write me if anything more comes to light. TO GENERAL JOSEPH HOOKER January 26, 1863 GENERAL: I have placed you at the head of the Army...satisfied with you. I believe you to be a brave and skillful soldier, which of course I like. I also believe you do not mix politics with your profession,...
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American Statesmen: An Interpretation of Our History and Heritage

Edward Howard Griggs - 1927 - 392 pages
...Men of Manchester, England, Executive Mansion, Washington, Jan. 19, 1863: Writings, Vol. VI, p. 250. appear to me to be sufficient reasons, and yet I think...regard to which I am not quite satisfied with you. I Th6 believe you to be a brave and skilful soldier, which of letter to Hookercourse I like. I also believe...
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Abraham Lincoln and the Hooker Letter: An Address

William Eleazar Barton - 1928 - 48 pages
...mind of Abraham Lincoln as he wrote with his own hand : Washington, January 26, 1863. Major General Hooker: General. I have placed you at the head of...satisfied with you. I believe you to be a brave and a skillful soldier, which, of course, I like. I also believe you do not mix politics with your profession,...
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Abraham Lincoln

Godfrey Rathbone Benson Baron Charnwood - 1917 - 526 pages
...year earlier after the right way of treating McClellan : " I have placed you," wrote Lincoln, " at the head of the Army of the Potomac. Of course I have...skilful soldier, which of course I like. I also believe that you do not mix politics with your profession, in which you are right. You have confidence in yourself,...
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Hearings, Reports and Prints of the House Committee on Science and Astronautics

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science and Astronautics - 1969 - 1348 pages
...if I still have a few minutes I'd like to share it with you. He wrote as follows : "To Major General Hooker: "General : "I have placed you at the head...satisfied with you. I believe you to be a brave and skillful soldier, •which, of course, I like. I also believe you do not mix politics with your profession,...
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Centralization of Federal Science Activities: Hearings, Ninety ..., Volume 2

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science and Astronautics. Subcommittee on Science, Research, and Development - 1969 - 528 pages
...if I still have a few minutes I'd like to share it with you. He wrote as follows : "To Major General Hooker : "General : "I have placed you at the head...am not quite satisfied with you. I believe you to toe a brave and skillful soldier, which, of course, I like. I also believe you do not mix politics...
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How To Win Friends And Influence People

Dale Carnegie - 1982 - 308 pages
...sufficient reasons, and yet I think it best for you to know that there are some things in regard to which 1 am not quite satisfied with you. I believe you to be a brave and skillful soldier, which, of course, I like. I also believe you do not mix politics with your profession,...
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How the North Won: A Military History of the Civil War

Herman Hattaway, Archer Jones - 1991 - 788 pages
...well, Lincoln, upon his appointment, sent him a meticulous letter containing this remarkable statement: "There are some things in regard to which, I am not...satisfied with you. I believe you to be a brave and skillful soldier, which, of course, I like. I also believe you do not mix politics with your protession,...
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The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union ...

United States. War Department - 1972 - 1100 pages
...head of the Army of the Potomac. Of course I have don« this upon what appears to me to be suf flcient reasons, and yet I think it best for you to know that...satisfied with you. I believe you to be a brave and skillful soldier, which, of course, I like. I also believe you do not mix politics with your profession,...
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Chancellorsville: Lee's Greatest Battle

Edward James Stackpole - 1988 - 418 pages
...as an essential part of the record: Executive Mansion, Washington, January 26, 1863. Major General Hooker: General: I have placed you at the head of...satisfied with you. I believe you to be a brave and a skilful soldier, which, or course, I like. I also believe you do not mix politics with your profession,...
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