With all my devotion to the Union, and the feeling of loyalty and duty of an American citizen, I have not been able to make up my mind to raise my hand against my relatives, my children, my home. The Story of the Great Republic - Seite 244von Hélène Adeline Guerber - 1899 - 349 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| 1906 - 456 Seiten
...yet in my own person I had to meet the question whether I would take part against my native state. With all my devotion to the Union, and the feeling...to raise my hand against my relatives, my children, and my home. I have therefore resigned my commission in the army, and save in the defense of my native... | |
| North Carolina Literary and Historical Association - 1906 - 942 Seiten
...question, whether I had to take part against my native State. With all my devotion to the Union, and to the feeling of loyalty and duty of an American citizen,...my hand against my relatives, my children, my home. I have, therefore, resigned my commission in the army and save In defense of my native State, with... | |
| Charles Francis Adams - 1907 - 224 Seiten
...yet in my own person 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...my hand against my relatives, my children, my home. I have, therefore, resigned my commission in the army; and, save in defence of my native State, I hope... | |
| Gertrude Van Duyn Southworth - 1907 - 316 Seiten
...days later sent in his resignation from the United States army. To his sister in Baltimore he wrote, " I have not been able to make up my mind to raise my...hand against my relatives, my children, my home." Having taken his stand, Lee went from Washington to Richmond, leaving his beautiful Arlington to fall... | |
| Philip Alexander Bruce - 1907 - 394 Seiten
...devotion to the Union, and feeling of loyalty and duty as an American citizen," he wrote to his sister, "I have not been able to make up my mind to raise my hand against my relatives*, my children, niyhome." But, characteristically, Tie "refOBed-ttr-advise his eldest son, an officer in the army,... | |
| Charles Morris - 1907 - 682 Seiten
...yet in my own person 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 as an American citizen, I have not been able to make up my mind to raise my hand against my relatives,... | |
| Thomas Nelson Page - 1908 - 344 Seiten
...no desire ever again to draw his sword save in defence of his native State. To his sister he wrote: "With all my devotion to the Union and the feeling...my hand against my relatives, my children, my home. I have, therefore, resigned my commission in the army, and save in defence of my native State, with... | |
| 1908 - 446 Seiten
...of the United States, and thus wrote to his sister who remained with her husband on the Union side : "With all my devotion to the Union, and the feeling...my hand against my relatives, my children, my home. I have therefore resigned my commission in the army, and save in the defense of my native State (with... | |
| Elizabeth Deering Hanscom - 1908 - 410 Seiten
...yet in my own person 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...my hand against my relatives, my children, my home. I have therefore resigned my commission in the Army, and save in defense of my native State, with the... | |
| Jeannette Rector Hodgdon - 1908 - 360 Seiten
...had gallantly fought. On the other were his state, relatives, and friends. He wrote to his sister : " With all my devotion to the Union, and the feeling of loyalty and devotion of an American citizen, I have not been able to make up my mind to raise my hand against my... | |
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