 | Third Army Corps Union, John Cleveland Robinson - 1881 - 48 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 way as to believe it, of your recently saying that both the army and the government needed a dictator.... | |
 | Louis-Philippe-Albert d'Orléans comte de Paris - United States - 1883 - 1012 pages
...which, within reasonable bounds, does good rather than harm ; but I think that during General Buruside's command of the army you have taken counsel of your...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 both the... | |
 | United States. Army. Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, 36th (1862-1865) - United States - 1884 - 432 pages
...which, within reasonable bounds, does good rather than harm. But I think that, during General Bum-aide's command of the army, you have taken counsel of your...much as you could, in which you did a great wrong both to the country and to a most meritorious and honorable brother officer. I have heard, in such... | |
 | William Osborn Stoddard - Presidents - 1884 - 716 pages
...think that during General Burnside's command of the army you have taken counsel of your ambitions, and thwarted him as much as you could, in which you did a great wrong both to the country and a most meritorious and honorable brother-officer. I have heard, in such a way... | |
 | William O. Stoddard - Presidents - 1884 - 536 pages
...think that during General Bnrnside's command of the army you have taken counsel of your ambitions, and thwarted him as much as you could, in which you did a great wrong both to the country and a most meritorious and honorable brother-officer. I have heard, in such a way... | |
 | North American review - 1887 - 668 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 of your ambition and thwarted h™ as much as you could, in which you did a great wrong to the country, and toamost meritorious and... | |
 | James Harrison Kennedy - Presidents - 1888 - 694 pages
...think that during General Burnside's command of the army you have taken counsel of your ambitions, and thwarted him as much as you could, in which you did a great wrong, both to the country and a most meritorious and honorable brother officer. I have heard, in such a way... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - Slavery - 1890 - 500 pages
...— 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 way as to believe it, of your recently saying that both the army and the government needed a dictator.... | |
 | Charles Carleton Coffin - 1892 - 574 pages
...think that during General Burnside's command of the army you have taken counsel of your ambitions, and thwarted him as much as you could, in which you did a great wrong both to the country and a most meritorious and honorable brother-officer. I have heard, in such a way... | |
 | John Torrey Morse - Presidents - 1893 - 396 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 way as to believe it, of your recently saying that both the army and the government needed a dictator.... | |
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I believe you to be a brave and a skilful soldier, which, of course, I like. I also believe you do not mix politics with your profession, in which you are right. You have confidence in yourself, which is a valuable, if not an indispensable quality. You... 
