 | Edward Alfred Pollard - Confederate States of America - 1866 - 758 pages
...difficulties which will, under any circumstances, attend our military operations in Southwestern Yirginia. "While my own confidence in your ability, zeal, and...purpose, thought it proper to yield my own opinion, and 602 THE LOST CAUSE. defer to that of those to whom alone we can look for support. I am sure that you... | |
 | Edward Alfred Pollard - Confederate States of America - 1867 - 864 pages
...difficulties which will, under any circumstances, attend our military operations in Southwestern Virginia. While my own confidence in your ability, zeal, and...with confidence ; and, to accomplish this purpose, I thought it proper to yield my own opinion, and to defer to that of those to whom alone we can look... | |
 | Edward Alfred Pollard - Confederate States of America - 1867 - 894 pages
...difficulties which will, under any circumstances, attend our military operations in Southwestern Virginia. While my own confidence in your ability, zeal, and...with confidence ; and, to accomplish this purpose, I thought it proper to yield my own opinion, and to defer to that of those to whom alone we can look... | |
 | Edward Alfred Pollard - Confederate States of America - 1867 - 776 pages
...devotion to the cause is unimpaired, I have nevertheless felt that I could not oppose what seems to ke the current of opinion without injustice to your reputation...purpose, thought it proper to yield my own opinion, ami defer to that of those to whom alone we can look for support. I am sure that yon wil understand... | |
 | Jubal Anderson Early - United States - 1867 - 144 pages
...and injury to the service. I therefore felt constrained to endeavor to find a commander who would b« more likely to develop the strength and resources...with confidence; and, to accomplish this purpose, I thought it proper In yield my own opinion, and to defer to that of those to whom alone we can look... | |
 | Jubal Anderson Early - Generals - 1867 - 120 pages
...the service. I therefore felt constrained to endeavor to find a commander who would be more likely*to develop the strength and resources of the country,...with confidence ; and to accomplish this purpose, I thought it proper to yield my own opinion, and to defer to that of those to whom alone we can look... | |
 | Edward Alfred Pollard - Confederate States of America - 1868 - 804 pages
...be more likely to develop the strength and resources of the country, and inspire the soldiers wilh confidence, and, to accomplish this purpose, thought it proper to yield my own opinion, and tiefer to that of those to whom alone we can look for support. I am sure that you wil nnderstand and... | |
 | Edward Alfred Pollard - Confederate States of America - 1871 - 936 pages
...difficulties which will, under any circumstances, attend our military operations in Southwestern Virginia. While my own confidence in your ability, zeal, and...with confidence ; and, to accomplish this purpose, I thought it proper to yield my own opinion, and to defer to that of those to whom alone we can look... | |
 | Adam Badeau - United States - 1881 - 786 pages
...circumstances, attend our operations in South- West Virginia. . . I therefore felt constrained to endeavor to find a commander who would be more likely to develop...country, and inspire the soldiers with confidence " Thus the military career of Early • ended in a disgrace inflicted, not by his enemies, but by his... | |
 | Thomas Kemp Cartmell - Reference - 1909 - 648 pages
...without injustice to your reputation and injury to the service. I therefore felt constrained to endeavor to find a commander who would be more likely to develop...accomplish this purpose, thought it proper to yield to my own opinion, and defer to that of those to whom alone we can look for support. I am sure that... | |
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While my own confidence in your ability, zeal, and devotion to the cause is unimpaired, I have nevertheless felt that I could not oppose what seems to be the current of opinion without injustice to your reputation and injury to the service. I therefore... 
