The Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln, as Reflected in His Briefer Letters and Speeches |
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... to the Army of the Potomac after their crushing defeat at Fredericksburg , best show Lincoln's sympathetic understanding . Among Lincoln's earlier writings we find many ex- amples of his unfailing sense of humor - his " [ xvii ]
... to the Army of the Potomac after their crushing defeat at Fredericksburg , best show Lincoln's sympathetic understanding . Among Lincoln's earlier writings we find many ex- amples of his unfailing sense of humor - his " [ xvii ]
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... Potomac . McClellan had been too wary ; Burnside had been too rash . And now the President was to have thrust upon him , by the pressure of a disapproving Senate , a general of questionable merit . In one of his most remarkable letters ...
... Potomac . McClellan had been too wary ; Burnside had been too rash . And now the President was to have thrust upon him , by the pressure of a disapproving Senate , a general of questionable merit . In one of his most remarkable letters ...
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... POTOMAC : MA An intelligent woman in deep distress , called this morning , saying her husband , a lieu- tenant in the Army of Potomac , was to be shot next Monday for desertion , and putting a letter in my hand , upon which I relied for ...
... POTOMAC : MA An intelligent woman in deep distress , called this morning , saying her husband , a lieu- tenant in the Army of Potomac , was to be shot next Monday for desertion , and putting a letter in my hand , upon which I relied for ...
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To Mary Owens | 7 |
To Joshua F Speed | 15 |
To Abraham Bale | 27 |
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