 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 honourable brother officer. I have heard, in such a way as...  Abraham Lincoln's Speeches - Page 302by Abraham Lincoln - 1895 - 371 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Theodore Ayrault Dodge - 1881 - 282 pages
...ambitious, which, within reasonable bounds, does good rather than harm; but I think that during Gen. Burnside's command of the army, you have taken counsel...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... | |
 | Charles W. Cowtan - 1882 - 486 pages
...ambitious, which, within reasonable bounds, does good rather than harm ; but I think that during Gen. Burnside's command of the army you have taken counsel...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... | |
 | Samuel Penniman Bates - 1882 - 280 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...wrong to the country, and to a most meritorious and honorable brother officer. I have heard, in such a way as to believe it, of your recently saying that... | |
 | William Osborn Stoddard - 1884 - 716 pages
...think that during General Burnside's command of the army you have taken coimscl 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 - 1884 - 568 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 - 1884 - 538 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... | |
 | Isaac N. Arnold - 1885 - 482 pages
...within reasonable bounds, does good rather than harm ; but I think that, during General Hurnside's command of the army, you have taken counsel of your...wrong to the country, and to a most meritorious and honorable b'rother officer. I have heard, in such a way as to believe it, of your recently saying that... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - 1887 - 270 pages
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 | 1887 - 764 pages
...harm; but I think that, during General Btirnside's command of the army, you have taken counsel with your ambition, and thwarted him as much as you could,...wrong to the country, and to a most meritorious and honorable brother officer. I have heard, in such a way as to believe it, of your recently saying that... | |
 | James Grant Wilson, John Fiske - 1887 - 834 pages
...ambitious, which, within reasonable hounds, does good rather than harm; but 1 think that during Gen. Burnside's command of the army you have taken counsel...thwarted him as much as you could, in which you did u great wrong to the country and to a most meritorious and honorable brother officer. I have heard,... | |
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