| Edward Alfred Pollard - Confederate States of America - 1867 - 894 pages
...had to meet the question, whether I should take part against my native State. With all my devotion to the Union, and the feeling of loyalty and duty...therefore, resigned my commission in the army, and save in defence of my native State, with the sincere hope that my poor services may never be needed, I hope... | |
| James D. McCabe - Generals - 1866 - 752 pages
...had to meet the question, whether I should take part against my native State. With all uiy devotion to the Union, and the feeling of loyalty and duty...therefore, resigned my commission in the army, and save in defence of my native State, with the sincere hope that my poor services may never be needed, I hope... | |
| Edward Alfred Pollard - Confederate States of America - 1867 - 864 pages
...had to meet the question, whether I should take part against my native State. With all my devotion to the Union, and the feeling of loyalty and duty...therefore, resigned my commission in the army, and save in defence of my native State, with the sincere hope that my poor services may never be needed, I hope... | |
| William Parker Snow - Confederate States of America - 1867 - 598 pages
...nati\e State. With all my devotion to the Union, and the feeling of loyalty and duty of an Amer iiM citizen, I have not been able to make up my mind to raise my hand »giinrt my relatives, my children, my home. I have, therefore, resigned my oimmitaion in the army,... | |
| Society of the Army of the Cumberland. Reunion - United States - 1870 - 288 pages
...whether I should take part against my native State With all my devotion to the Union, and the feelings of loyalty and duty of an American citizen, I have...to raise my hand against my relatives, my children, and my homo. I have therefore resigned my commission in the army," etc. LEE here avows his devotion... | |
| Raphael Semmes - Alabama (Confederate cruiser) - 1869 - 864 pages
...had to meet the question, whether I should take part against my native State. With all my devotion to the Union, and the feeling of loyalty, and duty...therefore resigned my commission in the army, and save in defence of my native State, with the sincere hope that my services may never be needed, I hope I may... | |
| Raphael Semmes - Confederate States of America - 1869 - 862 pages
...had to meet the question, whether I should take part against my native Stale. With all my devotion to the Union, and the feeling of loyalty, and duty...therefore resigned my commission in the army, and save in defence of my native State, with the sincere hope that my services may never be needed, I hope I may... | |
| ADMIRAL RAPHAEL SEMMES - 1869 - 850 pages
...had to meet the question, whether I should take part against my native State. With all my devotion to the Union, and the feeling of loyalty, and duty...therefore resigned my commission in the army, and save in defence of my native State, with the sincere hope that my services may never be needed, I hope I may... | |
| Literature - 1904 - 402 pages
...take part against my own State. With all my devotion to the Union, and the feeling of duty and loyalty of an American citizen, I have not been able to make...therefore resigned my commission in the army, and, save in defence of my native State, with the sincere hope that my poor services may never be needed." His letter... | |
| Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1871 - 822 pages
...I had to meet the question whether I should take part against my native State. With all my devotion to the Union, and the feeling of loyalty and duty...therefore, resigned my commission in the army, and save in defence of my native State — with the sincere hope that my poor services may never be needed —... | |
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