 Burnside's command of the army, you have taken counsel of your ambition, and thwarted him as much as you could, in which you did a great wrong to the country, and to a most meritorious and honorable brother officer. I have heard, in such a way as to believe...  Chancellorsville: Lee's Greatest Battle - Page 7by Edward James Stackpole - 1988 - 398 pagesLimited preview - About this book
 | Samuel Livingston French - 1906 - 388 pages
...ambitious, which, within reasonable bounds, does good rather than harm ; but I think that during Gen eral Burnside's command of the army you have taken counsel...and honorable brother officer. I have heard, in such a way as to believe it, of your recently saying that both the army and the Government needed a dictator.... | |
 | Helen Nicolay - 1906 - 340 pages
...rather than harm ; but I think that during General Burnside's command of the army you have taken council of your ambition and thwarted him as much as you could,...and honorable brother officer. I have heard, in such a way as to believe it, of your recently saying that both the army and the Government needed a dictator.... | |
 | Mary Mapes Dodge - 1906 - 626 pages
...rather than harm ; but I think that during General Burnside's command of the army you have taken council of your ambition and thwarted him as much as you could,...and honorable brother officer. I have heard, in such a way as to believe it, of your recently saying that both the army and the Government needed a dictator.... | |
 | Mary Mapes Dodge - 1906 - 606 pages
...rather than harm ; but I think that during General Burnside's command of the army you have taken council of your ambition and thwarted him as much as you could,...and honorable brother officer. I have heard, in such a way as to believe it, of your recently saying that both the army and the Government needed a dictator.... | |
 | John William Jones - 1906 - 504 pages
...General Burnside's command of the army you have taken counsel of your ambition, and thwarted him so much as you could, in which you did a great wrong...and honorable brother officer. I have heard in such a way as to believe it of your recently saying that both the Army and the Government needed a dictator.... | |
 | Newton Martin Curtis - 1906 - 446 pages
...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 and honorable brother officer." Those who best knew the condition of the Army of the Potomac at Falmouth did not credit the charge... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - 1907 - 332 pages
...ambitious, which, within reasonable bounds, does good rather than harm ; but I think that during General Burnside's command of the army you have taken counsel...and honorable brother officer. I have heard, in such a way as to believe it, of your recently saying that both the army and the government needed a dictator.... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - 1907 - 336 pages
...ambitious, which, within reasonable bounds, does good rather than harm ; but I think that during General Burnside's command of the army you have taken counsel...and honorable brother officer. I have heard, in such a way as to believe it, of your recently saying that both the army and the government needed a dictator.... | |
 | Charles Richardson - 1907 - 146 pages
...ambitious, which, within reasonable bounds, does good rather than harm; but I think that during General Burnside's command of the army you have taken counsel...and honorable brother officer. I have heard, in such a way as to believe it, of your recently saying that both the Army and the Government needed a dictator.... | |
 | Sir Arthur Helps - 1907 - 170 pages
...ambitious, which, within reasonable bounds, does good rather than harm; but I think that during General Burnside's command of the army you have taken counsel...honorable brother officer. "I have heard, in such a way as to believe it, of your recently saying that both the army and the government needed a dictator.... | |
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