 | 1900 - 484 pages
...Boston: "Executive Mansion, Washington, Nov. 21st, 1864. "Dear Madam— "I have been shown in the fiies of the War Department a statement of the Adjutant-General...you from the grief of a loss so overwhelming. But I cannot refrain from tendering to you the consolation which may be found In the thanks of the Republic... | |
 | Henry Jarvis Raymond - United States - 1865 - 848 pages
...— KXKCUTITX MAKUOH, WABHIKOTOX, .\ ••!•''•:• 21, 1 - M. DEAR MADAM: — I have been shown in the files of the War Department a statement of...you from the grief of a loss so overwhelming. But I cannot refrain from tendering to yon the consolation that may be found in the thanks «f the Republic... | |
 | George Washington Colman - 1865 - 20 pages
...Nov. 21, 1864, was received by Mrs. Bixby, a poor widow in Boston: "Dear Madam, — I have been shown in the files of the War Department a statement of...you from the grief of a loss so overwhelming. But I cannot refrain from tendering to you the consolation that may be found in the thanks of the Republic... | |
 | Henry Jarvis Raymond - United States - 1865 - 864 pages
...the hospital : — EXECUTIVE MAKSION, WASHINGI-OUT, November 21, DEAR MADAM: — I have been shown in the files of the War Department a statement of...you from the grief of a loss so overwhelming. But I cannot refrain from tendering to you the consolation that may be found in the thanks of the Republic... | |
 | Frank Crosby - Presidents - 1865 - 480 pages
...wounded, was lying in a hospital, and bears date November 21st, 1864 " DEAR MADAM :— I have been shown in the files of the War Department a statement of...battle. I feel how weak and fruitless must be any word of mine, which should attempt to beguile you from the grief of a loss so overwhelming ; but I... | |
 | Frank Crosby - Presidents - 1865 - 506 pages
...wounded, was lying in a hospital, and bears date November 21st, 1864. " DEAR MADAM : — I have been shown in the files of the War Department a statement of...battle. I feel how weak and fruitless must be any word of mine, which should attempt to beguile you from the grief of a loss so overwhelming ; but I... | |
 | Joseph Hartwell Barrett - Biography & Autobiography - 1865 - 972 pages
...MADAM — I have been shown, ic *he files of the War Department, a statement of the Adjutant-ueneral of Massachusetts, that you are the mother of five...must be any words of mine, which should attempt to bcguilu you from the grief of a loss so overwhelming. But I can not refrain from tendering to you the... | |
 | Henry Jarvis Raymond - United States - 1865 - 886 pages
...the hospital:— Ki«cunv« MANSION, WiSuiseTOn, Ifowmbtr n, IStt DEAK MAJ>AM :—I have been shown in the files of the War Department a statement of the Adjutant-General of Massachusetts, that yon are the mother of five sons who have died gloriously on the field of battle. I feel how weak and... | |
 | Josiah Gilbert Holland - Biography & Autobiography - 1866 - 556 pages
...following tetter: " EXECUTIVE MANSION, Washington, Nov. 21, 1864, "Dear Madam: — I have been shown, in the files of the War Department, a statement of...you from the grief of a loss so overwhelming. But 3 cannot refrain from tendering to you the consolation that may be found in the thanks of the republic... | |
 | John Malcolm Forbes Ludlow - Presidents - 1866 - 264 pages
...was in hospital, seriously wounded, may here be inserted : — " Dear Madam, — I have been shown in the files of the War Department a statement of...should attempt to beguile you from the grief of a loss BO overwhelming. But I cannot refrain from tendering to you the consolation that may be found in the... | |
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DEAR MADAM : I have been shown in the files of the War Department a statement of the Adjutant-General of Massachusetts that you are the mother of five sons who have died gloriously on the field of battle. I feel how weak and fruitless must be any words... 
