 General Lee was dressed in a full uniform which was entirely new, and was wearing a sword of considerable value, very likely the sword which had been presented by the State of Virginia ; at all events, it was an entirely different sword from the one that...  Autobiography - Page 25edited by - 1909 - 178 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Ulysses Simpson Grant - Generals - 1885 - 686 pages
...when on horseback on the field, and wore a soldier's blouse for a coat, with the shoulder straps of my rank to indicate to the army who I was. When I...would ordinarily be worn in the field. In my rough traveling suit, the uniform of a private with the straps of a lieutenant-general, I must have contrasted... | |
 | Ulysses Simpson Grant - Generals - 1885 - 668 pages
...suffered so much for a cause, though that cause was, I believe, one of the worst for which a people ever of the great mass of those who were opposed to us....would ordinarily be worn in the field. In my rough traveling suit, the uniform of a private with the straps of a lieutenant-general, I must have contrasted... | |
 | James Penny Boyd - Generals - 1885 - 752 pages
...in full uniform, entirely new, and wearing a sword of considerable value, very likely the sword that had been presented by the State of Virginia ; at all...would ordinarily be worn in the field. In my rough traveling suit, which was the uniform of a private, with the straps of a general, I must have contrasted... | |
 | James Penny Boyd - Dummies (Bookselling) - 1885 - 936 pages
...in full uniform, entirely new, and wearing a sword of considerable value, very likely the sword that had been presented by the State of Virginia ; at all...would ordinarily be worn in the field. In my rough traveling suit, which was the uniform of a private, with the straps of a general, I must have contrasted... | |
 | Literature - 1886 - 562 pages
...of those who were opposed to us. General Lee was dressed in a full uniform which was entirely now, and was wearing a sword of considerable value —...would ordinarily be worn in the field. In my rough travelling-suit — the uniform of a private with the straps of a, lieutenant-general — I must have... | |
 | English literature - 1887 - 886 pages
...much for a cause, though that cause was, I believe, one of the worst for which a people ever fought. " General Lee was dressed in a full uniform which was...considerable value, very likely the sword which had beer presented by the State of Virginia. In my rough travelling suit, the uniform of a private with... | |
 | Matthew Arnold - United States - 1888 - 216 pages
...much for a cause, though that cause was, I believe, one of the worst for which a people ever fought. " General Lee was dressed in a full uniform which was...which had been presented by the State of Virginia. In my rough travelling suit, the uniform of a private with the straps of a lieutenant-general, I must... | |
 | Matthew Arnold - Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) - 1888 - 212 pages
...cause, though that cause was, I believe, one of the worst for which a people ever fought. " General Lcc was dressed in a full uniform which was entirely new,...which had been presented by the State of Virginia. In my rough travelling suit, the . uniform of a private with the straps of a lieutenant-general, I... | |
 | Ulysses Simpson Grant - Mexican War, 1846-1848 - 1894 - 694 pages
...when on horseback on the field, and wore a soldier's blouse for a coat, with the shoulder straps of my rank to indicate to the army who I was. When I...would ordinarily be worn in the field. In my rough traveling suit, the uniform of a private with the straps of a lieutenantgeneral, I must have contrasted... | |
 | Henry Coppée - Literature - 1896 - 546 pages
...fought, and one for which there was the least excuse. I do not question, however, the sincerity ol the great mass of those who were opposed to us. General...would ordinarily be worn in the field. In my rough travelling-suit — the uniform of a private with the straps of a lieutenant-general — I must have... | |
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