 | 1917 - 996 Seiten
...dictatorship. I much fear that the spirit, which you have aided to infuse into the Army, of criticizing their commander and withholding confidence from him,...sleepless vigilance go forward and give us victories. The Spectator added no comment, and none was needed, for every word of that immortal letter rang like... | |
 | Hinton Rowan Helper - 1857 - 946 Seiten
...the army, of criticising their commander and withholding confidence from him, will now turn upon you. Neither you nor Napoleon, if he were alive again,...sleepless vigilance go forward and give us victories." " He talks to me like a father," exclaimed Hooker, enchanted with a rebuke such as this. He was a fine,... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - 1879 - 228 Seiten
...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...sleepless vigilance, go forward and give us victories. Yours, very truly, A. LINCOLN. An Amusing Anecdote of a "Hen-Pecked Husband." When General Phelps took... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - 1879 - 218 Seiten
...as you could, in which you did a great wrong to the country, and to a most meritoriousand honorable brother-officer. I have heard, in such a way as to...sleepless vigilance, go forward and give us victories. Yours, very truly, A. LINCOLN. An Amusing Anecdote of a "Hen-Pecked Husband." When General Phelps took... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - 1880 - 212 Seiten
...given you the command. Only those Generals who gain successes can set up Dictators. What I now iisk of you is military success, and I will risk the Dictatorship....sleepless vigilance, go forward and give us victories. Yours, very truly, A. LINCOLN. An Amusing Anecdote of a "Hen-Pecked Husband." "When General Phelps... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - 1879 - 196 Seiten
...— which is neither more nor less than it has done and will do for all commanders. I much fear tha: the spirit which you have aided to infuse into the...sleepless vigilance, go forward and give us victories. Yours, very truly, A. LINCOLN. An Amusing Anecdote of a "Hen-Pecked Husband." 'When General Phelps... | |
 | John William Jones - 1879 - 402 Seiten
...commander and withholding confidence from him, will now turn upon you. I shall 3O2 MEMORIAL VOLUME. assist you as far as I can to put it down. Neither...sleepless vigilance, go forward and give us victories. Yours, very truly, A. LINCOLN. The same day, in General Order No. I, Hooker assumed command, saying,... | |
 | John Lindsay Swift - 1880 - 218 Seiten
...spirit which you have aided to infuse into the army, of criticising their commander and withdrawing confidence from him, will now turn upon you. I shall...sleepless vigilance, go forward, and give us victories. " Yours very truly, "A. LINCOLN." This letter from Abraham Lincoln was written to a distinguished general... | |
 | Henry Edwin Tremain - 1881 - 36 Seiten
...wrong to the country and to a most meritorious and honorable brother officer. I have heard, in such way as to believe it, of your recently saying that...sleepless vigilance, go forward and give us victories. Yours, very truly, A. LINCOLN. Having proved himself an organizer, HOOKER'S Chancellorsville campaign... | |
 | Third Army Corps Union, John Cleveland Robinson - 1881 - 48 Seiten
...wrong to the country and to a most meritorious and honorable brother officer. I have heard, in such way as to believe it, of your recently saying that...sleepless vigilance go forward and give us victories. Yours very truly, [Signed,] • A. LINCOLN. Hooker came of the good old Puritan stock, which lias furnished... | |
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What I now ask of you is military success, and I will risk the dictatorship. The government will support you to the utmost of its ability, which is neither more nor less than it has done and will do for all commanders. I much fear that the spirit which... 
