 | William Tecumseh Sherman - Generals - 1875 - 422 pages
...important new service, and yet leaving enough to vanquish the old opposing force of the whole, Hood's army, it brings those who sat in darkness to see a great light. But what next? I suppose it will be safer if I leave General Grant and yourself to decide. A. LINCOLN. Of course, this judgment, made after... | |
 | William Tecumseh Sherman - United States - 1876 - 842 pages
...important new service, and yet leaving enough to vanquish the old opposing force of the whole, Hood's army, it brings those who sat in darkness to see a great light. But what nest ? I suppose it will be safer if I leave General Grant and yourself to decide. A. LINCOLN. Of course,... | |
 | J. Hagerty - 1884 - 156 pages
...important now service, and yet leaving enough to vanquish the old opposing force of the whole, Hood's army, it brings those who sat in darkness to see a great light. Pursuing this movement a little further will enable us to get the chief points of Badeau's observations... | |
 | Loomis T. Palmer - Generals - 1885 - 788 pages
...service, and yet leaving enough to vanquish the old opposing forces of the whole, — Hood's army, — it brings those who sat in darkness to see a great...Grant and yourself to decide. Please make my grateful acknowledgements to your whole army,— officers and men. - " Yours very truly, "A. LINCOLN." During... | |
 | Loomis T. Palmer - Generals - 1885 - 740 pages
...service, and yet leaving enough to vanquish the old opposing forces of the whole, — Hood's army, — it brings those who sat in darkness to see a great...Grant and yourself to decide. Please make my grateful acknowledgements to your whole army, — officers and men. " Yours very truly, " A. LINCOLN." During... | |
 | L. T. Remlap - Presidents - 1885 - 800 pages
...service, and yet leaving enough to vanquish the old opposing forces of the whole,— Hood's army, — it brings those who sat in darkness to see a great...Grant and yourself to decide. Please make my grateful acknowledgements to your whole army, — officers and men. " Yours very truly, "A. LINCOLN." During... | |
 | L. T. Remlap - Voyages and travels - 1885 - 374 pages
...service, and yet leaving enough to vanquish the old opposing forces of the whole, — Hood's army, — it brings those who sat in darkness to see a great...Grant and yourself to decide. Please make my grateful acknowledgements to your whole army, — officers and men. " Yours very truly, "A. LINCOLN." During... | |
 | John George Nicolay, John Hay - Presidents - 1890 - 594 pages
...service, and yet leaving enough to vanquish the old opposing force of the whole — Hood's army — it brings those who sat in darkness to see a great...acknowledgments to your whole army, officers and men." Upon this letter General Sherman may safely rest his claim to the glory of the march to the sea. It... | |
 | John George Nicolay, John Hay - Presidents - 1890 - 580 pages
...service, and yet leaving enough to vanquish the old opposing force of the whole — Hood's army — it brings those who sat in darkness to see a great...grateful acknowledgments to your whole army, officers i8«.' MS. and men." Upon this letter General Sherman may safely rest his claim to the glory of the... | |
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... indeed a great success. Not only does it afford the obvious and immediate military advantages ; but in showing to the world that your army could be divided, putting the stronger part to an important new service, and yet leaving enough to vanquish... 
