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
| 1949 - 1356 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.... | |
| James Irvin Robertson (Jr.) - 1913 - 354 pages
...which I am not quite satisfied with you. I believe you to be a brave and skilful soldier, which, of course, I like. I also believe you do not mix politics...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.... | |
| James Grant Wilson, John Fiske - 1888 - 940 pages
...indispensable quality. You are ambitious, which, within reasonable bounds, does good rather than harm ; bat I think that during Gen. Burnside's command of the...the country and to a most meritorious and honorable brot her officer. I have heard, in such a way as to believe it. of your recently saying that both the... | |
| United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science and Astronautics - 1969 - 1348 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.... | |
| Dale Carnegie - 1982 - 308 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.... | |
| Herman Hattaway, Archer Jones - 1991 - 788 pages
...rather than harm. But I think that during Gen. Burnside's command of the Army, you have taken counsel ot your ambition, and thwarted him as much as you could,...country, and to a most meritorious and honorable brother otficer. I have heard, in such way as to believe it, of your recently saying that both the Army and... | |
| United States. War Department - 1972 - 1100 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..... | |
| James M. McPherson - 2003 - 947 pages
...not quite satisfied with you." n running down Burnside "you have taken counsel of your ambition . . in which you did a great wrong to the country, and to a most neritorious and honorable brother officer. I have heard, in such way as o believe it, of your recently... | |
| Michael Burlingame - 1997 - 418 pages
...belittling of General Ambrose E. Burnside, his predecessor as commander of the Army of the Potomac: I think that during Gen. Burnside's command of the...meritorious and honorable brother officer. I have heard ... of your recently saying that both the Army and the Government needed a Dictator. Of course it was... | |
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