 With this high honor, devolves upon you, also, a corresponding responsibility. As the country herein trusts you, so, under God, it will sustain you. I scarcely need to add, that, with what I here speak for the nation, goes my own hearty personal concurrence.  The War with the South: A History of the Late Rebellion, with Biographical ... - Page 338by Robert Tomes, Benjamin G. Smith - 1862Full view - About this book
 | Ohio - 1922 - 702 pages
...you lieutenant general in the Army of the United States. With this high honor devolves upon you, also a corresponding responsibility. As the country herein...I scarcely need to add that with what I here speak goes my own hearty concurrence.' "General Grant replied : " 'I accept the commission with gratitude... | |
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