 | Society of the Army of the Tennessee - United States - 1902 - 288 pages
...the course I did pursue, and which I never doubted you understood, was in accordance with law * * * and, now, Mr. President, when my honor as a soldier...so violently assailed, pardon me for saying, that I regard this whole matter, from the beginning to the end, as an attempt to involve me in the resistance... | |
 | Edward Deering Mansfield - Biography & Autobiography - 1868 - 386 pages
...embarrass the officers of the army in the performance of their duties. In conclusion, Grant said: " And now, Mr. President, when my honor as a soldier,...saying that I can but regard this whole matter, from beginning to end, as an attempt to involve me in the resistance of the law for which you hesitated... | |
 | Edward Howland - Biography & Autobiography - 1868 - 670 pages
...fully understood, was in accordance with law, and not in disobedience to any orders of my superior. And now, Mr. President, when my honor as a soldier...saying that I can but regard this whole matter, from beginning to end, as an attempt to involve me in the resistance of law, for which you hesitated to... | |
 | Charles A. Phelps - Presidents - 1868 - 386 pages
...fully understood, was in accordance with law, and not in disobedience of any orders of my superior. And now, Mr. President, when my honor as a soldier,...saying that I can but regard this whole matter, from beginning to end, as an attempt to involve me in the resistance of law for which you hesitated to assume... | |
 | Albert Deane Richardson - Generals - 1868 - 664 pages
...fully understood, was in accordance with law and not in disobedience to any orders of my superior. " And now, Mr. President, when my honor as a soldier...saying that I can but regard this whole matter, from beginning to end, as an attempt to involve me in the resistance of law for which you hesitated to assume... | |
 | United States. Congress. House - United States - 1868 - 858 pages
...fully understood, was in accordance witb law, ana not in disobedience of any orders of my superior. And now, Mr. President, when my honor as a soldier...violently assailed, pardon me for saying that I can but reg*« this whole matter, from the beginning to the end, as an attempt to involve № in the resistance... | |
 | Albert Deane Richardson - Generals - 1868 - 644 pages
...fully understood, was in accordance with law and not in disobedience to any orders of my superior. " And now, Mr. President, when my honor as a soldier...violently assailed, pardon me for saying that I can but re-" gard this whole matter, from beginning to end, as an attempt to involve me in the resistance of... | |
 | Phineas Camp Headley - Generals - 1869 - 820 pages
...understood, was in accordance with law, and not m disobedience to any orders of my superior." He added that " when my honor as a soldier and integrity as a man...saying that I can but regard this whole matter from beginning to end as an attempt to involve me in the resistance of law, for which you hesitated to assume... | |
 | Phineas Camp Headley - 1869 - 794 pages
...was in accordance with law, and not in disobedience to any orders of my superior." He added that " when my honor as a soldier and integrity as a man...saying that I can but regard this whole matter from beginning to end as an attempt to involve me in the resistance of law, for which you hesitated to assume... | |
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President, when my honor as a soldier and integrity as a man have been so violently assailed, pardon me for saying that I can but regard this whole matter, from beginning to end, as an attempt to involve me in the resistance of law, for which you hesitated... 
