My Dear General: I do not remember that you and I ever met personally. I write this now as a grateful acknowledgment for the almost inestimable service you have done the country. I wish to say a word further. When you first reached the vicinity of Vicksburg,... Selected Writings of Abraham Lincoln - Page 256by Abraham Lincoln - 1920 - 345 pagesFull view - About this book
| Orville James Victor - United States - 1861 - 598 pages
...I ever met personally. 1 write this now, as a grateful acknowledgment for the almost ini-stinuibla service you have done the country. I wish to say a...Vicksburg, I thought you should do what you finally did — march the troops across the neck, run the butteries with the transports, and thus go below;... | |
| Frank Moore - United States - 1864 - 868 pages
...and wounded, and two guns. — PRESIDENT LINCOLN wrote the following letter to Major-General Grant : "MY DEAR GENERAL : I do not remember that you and...word further. When you first reached the vicinity of Vicksburgh, I thought you should do what you finally did, march the troops across the neck, fun the... | |
| Phineas Camp Headley - Generals - 1864 - 424 pages
...in the following message : EUCUTIYE MANSION, WASHINOTON, July 13, 1888. To Major-General GRANT : Mr DEAR GENERAL : I do not remember that you and I ever...Vicksburg, I thought you should do what you finally did — march the troops across the neck, run the batteries with the transports, and thus go below... | |
| Henry Jarvis Raymond - History - 1864 - 492 pages
...General Grant the following letter : EXECUTIVE MANSION, WASHINGTON, July 13, 1863. Major-General GRANT: MY DEAR GENERAL :—I do not remember that you and...almost inestimable service you have done the country. I write to say a word further. When you first reached the vicinity of Vicksburg, I thought you should... | |
| Henry Jarvis Raymond - United States - 1864 - 514 pages
...General Grant the following letter : EXECUTIVE MANSION, WASHINGTON, July 13, 1863. Major-General GBAHT: MY DEAR GENERAL: — I do not remember that you and...almost inestimable service you have done the country. I write to say a word further. When you first reached the vicinity of Vicksburg, I thought yon should... | |
| Henry Jarvis Raymond - United States - 1864 - 518 pages
...Grant the following letter : ' EXEOCTIVB MANSION, WASHINGTON, July 13, 1863. Major-General GRANT: MT DEAR GENERAL : — I do not remember that you and...almost inestimable service you have done the country. I write to say a word further. When you first reached the vicinity of Ticksburg, I thought you should... | |
| Frank Moore - United States - 1864 - 870 pages
...guns. — PRESIDENT LINCOLN wrote the following letter to Major-General Grant : "Mr DEAR GENEKAL : I do not remember that you and I ever met personally....acknowledgment for the almost inestimable service you have done tho country. I wish to say a word further. When you first reached the vicinity of Vicksburgh, I thought... | |
| Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1864 - 878 pages
...President addressed the following letter to Gen. Grant:' EXECUTIVE MASSIOX, WABHIHOTOH, July 13/A, 1863. Mr DEAR GENERAL : I do not remember that you and I ever met personally. I write this now as a Killed. Wounded. Mming. Fourteen Mile Creek (skirmish) 130 4 69 40 718 24 341 240 1,842 242 3,вЫ)... | |
| 1864 - 878 pages
...the following letter to Gen. Grant: EISCI-TITI MAHIOX, WisaiHOTOi, July ISO, IMS. Mr D*,ta GEXUAL : I do not remember that you and I ever met personally,. I write this now as a Port Gibson Fourteen Kile Creek (skirmish). Champion's Hill.. Ill* nfsrk railroad bridge VleksburtKIM.... | |
| Joseph Hartwell Barrett - 1864 - 544 pages
...EXECUTIVE MANSION, •) WASHINGTON, July 13, 1863. } p Maj. Gen. US GRANT — My Dear General: I do hot remember that you and I ever met personally. I write this now as a grateful acknowledgment of the almost inestimable service you have done the country. I write to say a word further. When you... | |
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