 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. I have, therefore, resigned my commission in the army,...  Reunion of the Society of the Army of the Cumberland - Seite 96von Society of the Army of the Cumberland. Reunion - 1870Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | University of Chicago - 1903
...redress of grievances, real or supposed, yet in my own person I had to meet the question whether I should take part against my native state. With all my devotion...the army; and, save in defense of my native state, I hope I may never be called upon to draw my sword." Two days before he had been unreservedly tendered,... | |
 | Charles Francis Adams - 1902 - 442 Seiten
...redress of grievances, real or supposed, yet in my own person I had to meet the question whether I should take part against my native State. With all my devotion...resigned my commission in the army ; and, save in defence of my native State, I hope I may never be called upon to draw my sword." Two days before he... | |
 | George Gunton - 1904
...of grievances, real or supposed, yet in my own person, I 'had to meet the question whether I should take part against my native State. With all my devotion...Army, and save in defense of my native State, with the sincere hope that. my poor services may never be needed, I hope I may never be called on to draw my... | |
 | Robert Edward Lee - 1904 - 461 Seiten
...redress of grievances, real or supposed, yet in my own person I had to meet the question whether I should take part against my native State. "With all my devotion...Army, and save in defense of my native State, with the sincere hope that my poor services may never be needed, I hope I may never be called on to draw my... | |
 | Confederate States of America. President, James Daniel Richardson - 1904
...redress of grievances, real or supposed, yet in my own person I had to meet the question whether I should take part against my native State. With all my devotion...and, save in defense of my native State — with the sincere hope that my poor services may never be needed — I hope I may never be called upon to draw... | |
 | William Robertson Garrett, Robert Ambrose Halley - 1905 - 553 Seiten
...redress of grievances, real or supposed, yet in my own person I had to meet the question whether I should take part against my native State. With all my devotion...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 —... | |
 | Francis Newton Thorpe - 1905
...redress of grievances, real or supposed, yet in my own person I had to meet the question whether I should take part against my native State. With all my devotion...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 —... | |
 | John William Jones - 1906 - 486 Seiten
...redress of grievances, real or supposed, yet in my own person I had to meet the question whether I should take part against my native State. With all my devotion...and save in defense of my native State — with the sincere hope that my poor services may never be needed — I hope I may never be called upon to draw... | |
 | North Carolina Literary and Historical Association - 1906
...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,...army and save In defense of my native State, with the sincere hope that my poor services may not be needed, I hope I may never be called upon to draw my... | |
 | Edwin Du Bois Shurter - 1906 - 369 Seiten
...the United States, and thus wrote to his sister who 5 remained with her husband on the Union side : " With all my devotion to the Union, and the feeling...have therefore resigned my commission in the army, 10 and save in the defense of my native state (with the sincere hope that my poor services may never... | |
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