 | Washington Irving - 1905 - 594 pagina’s
...time, in a letter to the President of Congress, he expressed his indignation and distress at seeing a handful of men, " contemptible in numbers and equally so in point of service, and not worthy to be called soldiers," insulting the sovereign authority of the Union, and that of... | |
 | Emory Upton - 1912 - 546 pagina’s
...Congress: While I suffer the most poignant distress, in observing that a handful of men, con temptible in numbers, and equally so in point of service (if...the veteran troops from the southward have not been reduced by their examnle), and who are not worthy to be called soldiers, should disgrace themselves... | |
 | United States. War Department - 1912 - 540 pagina’s
...in his reply of June 2-i to the President of Congress: While I suffer the most poignant distress, in observing that a handful of men, contemptible in numbers,...and equally so in point of service (if the veteran troopa from the southward have not been reduced by their example), and who are not worthy to be called... | |
 | 1916 - 544 pagina’s
...in his reply of June 2± to the President of Congress: While I suffer the most poignant distress, in observing that a handful of men, contemptible in numbers,...the veteran troops from the southward have not been reduced by their example), and who are not worthy to be called soldiers, should disgrace themselves... | |
 | Emory Upton, United States. War Department - 1917 - 546 pagina’s
...and equally eo in point of service (if the Tetcran troops from the southward have not been reduced by their example), and who are not worthy to be called soldiers, should disgrace themselves and their country as the Pennsylvania mutineers have done, by insulting the sovereign authority of... | |
 | Thomas Nelson Page - 1923 - 262 pagina’s
...I could not have occasion tomake any choice of the corps. While I suffer most poignant distress in observing that a handful of men, contemptible in numbers,...to be called soldiers, should disgrace themselves and their country, as the Pennsylvania mutineers have done, by insulting the sovereign authority of... | |
 | John Marshall - 1926 - 552 pagina’s
...his letter to the president of congress. "While," said he, "I suffer the most poignant distress in observing that a handful of men, contemptible in numbers,...to be called soldiers, should disgrace themselves and their country as the Pennsylvania mutineers have done by insulting the sovereign authority of the... | |
 | George Washington, Jared Sparks - 1835 - 604 pagina’s
...occasions perform their duty, as brave and faithful soldiers. While I suffer the most poignant distress, in observing that a handful of men, contemptible in numbers,...to be called soldiers, should disgrace themselves and their country as the Pennsylvania mutineers have done, by insulting the sovereign authority of... | |
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While I suffer the most poignant distress, in observing that a handful of men, contemptible in numbers, and equally so in point of service (if the veteran troops from the southward have not been seduced by their example), and who are not worthy to be... 
