Two Miserable Presidents
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“I hope you will act with caution” Oates, To Purge This Land.
“What is it?” Oates, To Purge This Land.
“Believing that under this state of fact” Lawson, American State Trials.
“no rights which the white man” McPherson, Ordeal by Fire.
“I have really got it into my head” Sandburg, Abraham Lincoln.
“The things I want to know” Sandburg, Abraham Lincoln.
“He can sink an axe deeper” Foote, Civil War, vol. 1.
“I never saw a more thoughtful face” Sandburg, Abraham Lincoln.
“Abraham Lincoln is the first” Johannsen, Lincoln-Douglas Debates.
“You have nominated a very able” Wells, Stephen Douglas.
“A house divided against itself” Lincoln, Speeches and Writings.
“Put on your specs!” Johannsen, Lincoln-Douglas Debates.
“Let each state mind its own business” Johannsen, Lincoln-Douglas Debates.
“If slavery is not wrong” Johannsen, Lincoln-Douglas Debates.
“That is the real issue” Johannsen, Lincoln-Douglas Debates.
“Mary insists that I am going to be” Sandburg, Abraham Lincoln.
“Dear Husband …” Oates, To Purge This Land.
“What was your object in coming?” Oates, To Purge This Land.
“I John Brown am now” McPherson, Ordeal by Fire.
“to incite slaves to murder” Potter, Impending Crisis.
“THE DAY OF COMPROMISE” McPherson, Ordeal by Fire.
“Never before, since the Declaration” Potter, Impending Crisis.
“The only persons who do not” Potter, Impending Crisis.
“What right of yours, gentlemen” McPherson, Ordeal by Fire.
“What do you think of matters” Johnston, Alexander Stephens.
“A herd of buffaloes” McPherson, Battle Cry.
“Well, gentlemen, there is a short woman” Lincoln, Lincoln Reader.
“Ain’t you glad you joined” McPherson, Battle Cry.
“there will have to be a separation” Klein, Days of Defiance.
Abe Lincoln’s Troublesome Victory
“Lincoln’s elected” Chesnut, Diary from Dixie.
“Mary, we’re elected” Sandburg, Abraham Lincoln.
“We are either slaves in the Union” McPherson, Battle Cry.
“I am the last president” Lincoln, Life and Writings.
“I would prefer not to have” Davis, Jefferson Davis.
“Sir: We are directed to” Foote, Civil War, vol. 1.
“as a man might speak of” Foote, Civil War, vol. 1.
“I will do my best” Davis, Jefferson Davis.
“The South is determined” McPherson, Battle Cry.
“I am sick of office-holding already” Foote, Civil War, vol. 1.
“My father is going to vote for you” Lincoln, Speeches and Writings.
“I have a correspondent” Sandburg, Abraham Lincoln.
“In your hands, my dissatisfied” Lincoln, Speeches and Writings.
“Why did that green goose Anderson” Chesnut, Diary from Dixie.
“I do not pretend to sleep” Chesnut, Diary from Dixie.
“The scene at this time was” Commanger, Blue and the Gray.
“The rebs have fired” Commanger, Blue and the Gray.
“Death to traitors!” McPherson, Battle Cry.
“We shall crush out this rebellion” Sandburg, Abraham Lincoln.
“Tennessee will furnish not a single man” McPherson, Battle Cry.
“So impatient did I become” Wiley, Life of Johnny Reb.
“If a fellow wants to go with a girl now” Wiley, Life of Billy Yank.
“The women of the South generally” Commanger, Blue and the Gray.
“I wish that women could fight” Blanton and Cook, They Fought Like Demons.
“Our mothers—God bless them” Commanger, Blue and the Gray.
“Well, Mary, the question is settled” Freeman, R. E. Lee.
“the very best soldier I ever saw” Lee, Wartime Papers.
“I could take no part in an invasion” Lee, Wartime Papers.
“You must think as kindly” Lee, Wartime Papers.
“Old Abe has his legs” Sandburg, Abraham Lincoln.
“monstrous fine!” Foote, Civil War, vol. 1.
“You are green, it is true” McPherson, Ordeal by Fire.
“McDowell has certainly been” Kane, Spies for the Blue and Gray.
“That is splendid! Oh, my!” Commanger, Blue and the Gray.
This Is Going to Be Serious
“Remember, boys, battle and fighting” Zettler, War Stories.
“The boys dropped from the apple tree” Zettler, War Stories.
“If my hair at that moment” Zettler, War Stories.
“No one can see a battle” Zettler, War Stories.
“Didn’t I tell you so?” McPherson, Battle Cry.
“Steady, men. All’s well.” Foote, Civil War, vol. 1.
“Look! There is Jackson” McPherson, Ordeal by Fire.
“And when you charge” Foote, Civil War, vol. 1.
“What is the matter, sir?” Commanger, Blue and the Gray.
“We have taught them a lesson” Davis, Jefferson Davis.
“Who would have thought” McClellan, McClellan’s Own Story.
“You have no idea how the men” McClellan, McClellan’s Own Story.
“The president is nothing more” McPherson, Battle Cry.
“I will hold McClellan’s horse” McPherson, Battle Cry.
“You’re Mrs. Greenhow?” Kane, Spies.
“What can I do?” Gansler, Private Thompson.
“You have pretty good health” Wiley, Billy Yank.
“I was perfectly wild on the subject” Velazquez, Woman in Battle.
“My husband’s farewell kisses” Velazquez, Woman in Battle.
“This is the kind of fellow we want” Velazquez, Woman in Battle.
“To say that I was frightened” Velazquez, Woman in Battle.
“It is hard, hard, hard” Sandburg, Abraham Lincoln.
“We were met by a storm of shells” Ramsay, Sea Duels.
“We thought at first it was a raft” McPherson, Battle Cry.
“We of the Monitor thought, and still think” Commanger, Blue and the Gray.
“I would have given anything then” Grant, Personal Memoirs.
“It occurred to me at once” Grant, Personal Memoirs.
“No terms except unconditional” Catton, Terrible Swift Sword.
“an expression as if he had determined” Ketchum, Picture History.
“We have recently met with” McPherson, Battle Cry.
“Good-bye. If I do not write” Daniel, Shiloh.
“I may run” Wiley, Johnny Reb.
“I have a mortal dread” Wiley, Billy Yank.
“I have ordered a battle” Catton, Terrible Swift Sword.
“The rebels are coming” Foote, Civil War, vol. 1.
“Just look at that brave man” Watkins, “Co. Aytch.”
“Everywhere it was one never-ending” Ketchum, Picture History.
“I will lead you!” Foote, Civil War, vol. 1.
“General, are you hurt?” Foote, Civil War, vol. 1.
“Well, Grant, we’ve had the devil’s” Simpson, Ulysses S. Grant.
Two Miserable Presidents
“I can’t spare this man” McPherson, Battle Cry.
“Oh! How I hate the Yankees!” Catton, Terrible Swift Sword.
“He’s got the slows.” Sandburg, Abraham Lincoln.
“Oh, mother, Uncle Jeff is miserable.” McPherson, Crossroads of Freedom.
“I wish I could learn just to let” Foote, Civil War, vol. 1.
“Jefferson Davis now treats all men” Foote, Civil War, vol. 1.
“The enemy greatly outnumber” Catton, Never Call Retreat.
“He could sleep in any position” Commanger,
Blue and the Gray.
“Hello! I say, old fellow” Commanger, Blue and the Gray.
“Men, every member of this household” Boyd, Belle Boyd.
“I could stand it no longer” Boyd, Belle Boyd.
“No, no. You go.” Boyd, Belle Boyd.
“The rifle-balls flew thick and fast” Boyd, Belle Boyd.
“MISS BELLE BOYD: I thank you” Boyd, Belle Boyd.
“You must act.” Catton, Terrible Swift Sword.
“The time is very near” Catton, Terrible Swift Sword.
“Open the valve!” Block, Above the Civil War.
“How do you feel, boys?” Foote, Civil War, vol. 1.
“He will take more chances” McPherson, Ordeal by Fire.
“And if I find the way open” Davis, J.E.B. Stuart.
“Come on, come on, my men!” Sandburg, Abraham Lincoln.
“Our boys and the Yanks” McPherson, Ordeal by Fire.
“McClellan has the army” McPherson, Ordeal by Fire.
“To fight against slaveholders” McPherson, Battle Cry.
“I can assure you that the subject” Foote, Civil War, vol. 1.
“In the matter of rights” McPherson, Ordeal by Fire.
“I have the honor, sir” Bennett, “Chronicles.”
“Well, John, we are whipped again” Foote, Civil War, vol. 1.
“The army is not properly equipped.” Bailey, Bloodiest Day.
“the dirtiest men I ever saw” Ketchum, Picture History.
“As I read, each line became” McPherson, Crossroads of Freedom.
“Here is a paper with which” Ketchum, Picture History.
“We will make our stand” McPherson, Crossroads of Freedom.
“I have never seen a more disgusted” McPherson, Crossroads of Freedom.
“Every one dropped whatever he had” Voices: Antietam.
“Fragments of the poor fellow’s head” Voices: Antietam.
“A savage continual thunder” Wiley, Billy Yank.
“The earth and sky seemed” Voices: Antietam.
“It seemed as if a million bees” Voices: Antietam.
“the awful tornado of battle.” Bailey, Bloodiest Day.
“I have never mended” Voices: Antietam.
“The enemy is driven back” Catton, Terrible Swift Sword.
“Will you pardon me for asking” McPherson, Ordeal by Fire.
“There never was a truer epithet.” McPherson, Ordeal by Fire.
“I think the time has come.” McPherson, Crossroads of Freedom.
“On the first day of January” Lincoln, Speeches and Writings.
Johnny Reb vs. Billy Yank
“Get your guns!” Commanger, Blue and the Gray.
“Good heavens, Billy” Commanger, Blue and the Gray.
“I caught sight of that half-shaved” Commanger, Blue and the Gray.
“All right, Bob” Commanger, Blue and the Gray.
“He began to call Hunter” Commanger, Blue and the Gray.
“Why, Bob” Commanger, Blue and the Gray.
“To be one day without” McCarthy, Detailed Minutiae.
“The beef is so poor” Wiley, Johnny Reb.
“Very few of us knew” Commanger, Blue and the Gray.
“I found what I supposed” Voices: Soldier Life.
“Once I took some corn” Wiley, Johnny Reb.
“We had fifteen different ways” Voices: Soldier Life.
“It was no uncommon occurrence” Billings, Hardtack and Coffee.
“No-siree-bob!” Kane, Spies.
“Johnny Reb! I say, Johnny Reb” Commanger, Blue and the Gray.
“Gents, U.S. Army” Wiley, Billy Yank.
“What luck some people have” Catton, Never Call Retreat.
“If I fall, never mind me” Goolrick, Rebels Resurgent.
“My mouth was full of blood” Goolrick, Rebels Resurgent.
“At this time there was no one” Commanger, Blue and the Gray.
“It is well that war is so terrible” Ketchum, Picture History.
“Oh, those men! Those men” Ketchum, Picture History.
“There was a hospital within thirty” Wiley, Billy Yank.
“We operated in old blood-stained” Wiley, Billy Yank.
“On rolling up my bed” Wiley, Johnny Reb.
“smells so offensively that the men” Wiley, Johnny Reb.
“There are two brothers who are” Voices: Soldier Life.
“I am without drawers” Wiley, Johnny Reb.
“at least once a week” Voices: Soldier Life.
“We are now on the brink of destruction” McPherson, Ordeal by Fire.
“My plans are perfect” Wheeler, Voices.
“That is the most depressing thing” Goolrick, Rebels Resurgent.
“It must be victory or death” Voices: Chancellorsville.
“Press on, press forward!” Goolrick, Rebels Resurgent.
“Well to tell the truth, I just lost” Wheeler, Voices,
“The woods around the house were” Voices: Chancellorsville.
“At Chancellorsville we gained another” Goolrick, Rebels Resurgent.
“He has lost his left arm” McPherson, Ordeal by Fire.
“His fearful wounds, his mutilated arm” Voices: Chancellorsville.
“Doctor, Anna informs me that” Voices: Chancellorsville.
“Order A. P. Hill to prepare” Wheeler, Voices.
“Never, as long as I knew him” Lincoln, Lincoln Reader.
“My God! My God! What will the country” Lincoln, Lincoln Reader.
“Well, then, will you lend me five dollars?” Sandburg, Abraham Lincoln.
“What do you want me to do?” Sandburg, Abraham Lincoln.
“General, I’m afraid I’ve come” Foote, Civil War, vol. 2.
“We crossed the line” Commanger, Blue and the Gray.
The Second-Biggest Fourth of July
“Yes, we’ll rally round the flag” Wheeler, Voices.
“Many strong men wept” Wheeler, Voices.
“General Lee said that he really had none” Voices: Gettysburg.
“Hello, my little Yank” Wheeler, Voices.
“held the South’s two halves” Foote, Civil War, vol. 2.
“I think Grant has hardly a friend” McPherson, Ordeal by Fire.
“I was now in the enemy’s country” McPherson, Ordeal by Fire.
“a very determined little fellow.” Commanger, Blue and the Gray.
“Mississippians don’t know, and refuse” McPherson, Battle Cry.
“If the world doubts our fighting” Trudeau, Men of War.
“I will bring back these colors” Ochs, Black Patriot.
“They charged and re-charged” Trudeau, Men of War.
“They fought splendidly.” Trudeau, Men of War.
“Rats, of which there were plenty” Commanger, Blue and the Gray.
“They flop up and down” Wiley, Johnny Reb.
“If there is no objection, I will take” Foote, Civil War, vol. 2.
“Children, run home” Alleman, At Gettysburg.
“Some of the girls did not reach” Alleman, At Gettysburg.
“Tell Lee to hold on just a little” Trudeau, Gettysburg.
“I thought some of the boys” Wheeler, Voices.
“I can get my hands in here” Wheeler, Voices.
“The fate of the nation” Trudeau, Gettysburg.
“I think this is the strongest position” Foote, Civil War, vol. 2.
“No, the enemy is there” Foote, Civil War, vol. 2.
“I am glad to hear you say so” Foote, Civil War, vol. 2.
“This is the turning point” Young, What a Boy Saw.
“This is the left of the Union line” Pullen, Twentieth Maine.
“Boys, I don’t like this” Pullen, Twentieth Maine.
“Some of my men fainted” Commanger, Blue and the Gray.
“How can I describe” Commanger, Blue and the
Gray.
“At times I saw around” Pullen, Twentieth Maine.
“My dead and wounded” Wheeler, Voices.
“As a last, desperate resort” Chamberlain, Blood and Fire.
“We struck them with” Pullen, Twentieth Maine.
“There never were harder fighters” Commanger, Blue and the Gray.
“The first wounded soldier whom” Alleman, At Gettysburg.
“I never could bear the sight” Myers, Gettysburg Schoolteacher.
“There were never such men” Sandburg, Abraham Lincoln.
“We are utterly cut off” Commanger, Blue and the Gray.
“Cave-digging has become” Commanger, Blue and the Gray.
“We were almost eaten up” Commanger, Blue and the Gray.
“Terror stricken, we remained” Loughborough, Cave Life.
“We expected every moment” Loughborough, Cave Life.
“The cheeks became thin” Hoehling, Vicksburg.
“Mother would not eat mule” Hoehling, Vicksburg.
“If you can’t feed us” McPherson, Battle Cry.
“I have been a soldier” Longstreet, “Lee’s Right Wing.”
“The enemy is there” Longstreet, “Lee’s Right Wing.”
“the hottest day I think I ever saw.” Voices: Gettysburg.
“Up, men, and to your posts!” Commanger, Blue and the Gray.
“No man who looked on” Young, What a Boy Saw.
“Hold your position, don’t fire” Voices: Gettysburg.
“Come on, Johnny!” Foote, Civil War, vol. 2.
“Arms, heads, blankets, guns” Clark, Gettysburg.
“At every step some poor fellow” Voices: Gettysburg.
“It’s all my fault.” Foote, Civil War, vol. 2.
“Some cried, others shook hands” Voices: Gettysburg.
“We are now in the darkest hour” Foote, Civil War, vol. 2.
“I cannot, in words” Sandburg, Abraham Lincoln.
“Peace does not appear so” Commanger, Blue and the Gray.
Can Anyone Win This War?
“A Confederate soldier captured eight” Wiley, Johnny Reb.
“We had them in our grasp” McPherson, Ordeal by Fire.
“I’m a tired man” Sandburg, Abraham Lincoln.
“For ninety-six hours” Catton, Never Call Retreat.
“The whole of the army” Commanger, Blue and the Gray.
“Will no one have mercy” Wiley, Johnny Reb.
“Stop! Oh! For God’s sake” Wiley, Johnny Reb.
“I sensibly feel the growing” Lee, Wartime Papers.