| John George Nicolay, John Hay - 1890 - 548 pages
...commanders. I much fear that the spirit, which you have aided to infuse into the army, of criticizing their commander and withholding confidence from him,...it down. Neither you nor Napoleon, if he were alive Lincoln to again? could get any good out of an army while ?an.k!w; such a spirit prevails in it. And... | |
| John George Nicolay, John Hay - 1890 - 554 pages
...commanders. I much fear that the spirit, which you have aided to infuse into the army, of criticizing their commander and withholding confidence from him,...it down. Neither you nor Napoleon, if he were alive Lincoln to again, could get any good out of an army while ?a°n.k26; such a spirit prevails in it.... | |
| Charles E. Davis - 1894 - 564 pages
...neither more nor less than it has done and will do for all commanders. I much fear that the spirit which you have aided to infuse into the army, of criticising...I can to put it down. Neither you nor Napoleon, if lie were alive again, could get any good out of an army while such a spirit prevails in it. And now... | |
| Abraham Lincoln - 1894 - 394 pages
...neither more nor less than it has done and will do for all commanders. I much fear that the spirit which you have aided to infuse into the army, of criticising their commander and withholding confidence in him, will now turn upon you. I shall assist you, so far as I can, to put it down. Neither you, nor... | |
| Robert Green Ingersoll - 1894 - 346 pages
...neither more nor less thon it has done and will do for all commanders. I much fear that the spirit which you have aided to infuse into the army, of criticising their commander and withholding confidence in him, will now turn upon you. I shall assist you, as far as I can, to put it down. Neither you, nor... | |
| Ward Hill Lamon - 1895 - 348 pages
...more nor less than it has done and will do for all its commanders. I much fear that the spirit which you have aided to infuse into the army, of criticising...withholding confidence from him, will now turn upon you ; and I shall assist you as far as I can to put it down. Neither you nor Napoleon, if he were alive... | |
| Robert Green Ingersoll - 1895 - 78 pages
...neither more nor less than it has done and will do for all commanders. I much fear that the spirit which you have aided to infuse into the army, of criticising their commander and withholding confidence in him, will now turn upon you. I shall assist you, so far as I can, to put it down. Neither you, nor... | |
| Daniel George Macnamara - 1899 - 568 pages
...spite of it, that I have given you the command. Only those generals who gain successes can set up as dictators. What I now ask of you is military success,...and withholding confidence from him, will now turn npon you. I shall assist you as far as I can to put it down. Neither you nor Napoleon, if he were alive... | |
| James Schouler - 1899 - 686 pages
...neither more nor less than it has done and will do for all commanders. I much fear that the spirit which you have aided to infuse into the army, of criticising...shall assist you as far as I can to put it down." l Hooker was deeply impressed by this letter, and its tone of mingled authority and kindness, notwithstanding... | |
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