There was nothing in all Douglas's powerful effort that appealed to the higher instincts of human nature, while Lincoln always touched sympathetic cords. Lincoln's speech excited and sustained the enthusiasm of his audience to the end. — Henry Villard Copy Share Image
Senator Douglas was very small, not over four and a half feet height, and there was a noticeable disproportion between the long trunk of… — Henry Villard Copy Share Image
The curious defiled past him, after squeezing the Presidential fingers into the room, and settled either on the sofa or chairs or remained standing… — Henry Villard Copy Share Image
General Sherman looked upon journalists as a nuisance and a danger at headquarters and in the field, and acted toward them accordingly, then as… — Henry Villard Copy Share Image
I had not got over the prejudice against Lincoln with which my personal contact with him in 1858 imbued me. — Henry Villard Copy Share Image
He appeared every night, like myself, at about nine o'clock, in the office of Mr. Tyler, to learn the news brought in the night… — Henry Villard Copy Share Image
No one felt it more than the President. I saw him repeatedly, and he fairly groaned at the inexplicable delay in the advent of… — Henry Villard Copy Share Image
Towards four o'clock, the rebels felt strong enough to take the offensive. A brigade with a battery under Earle managed to strike the Federal… — Henry Villard Copy Share Image
There was nothing in all Douglas's powerful effort that appealed to the higher instincts of human nature, while Lincoln always touched sympathetic cords. Lincoln's… — Henry Villard Copy Share Image
Without any formal orders to retreat, what was left of the several organizations yielded to a general impulse to abandon the field. Officers and… — Henry Villard Copy Share Image
He surprised me by his familiarity with details of movements and battles which I did not suppose had come to his knowledge. As he… — Henry Villard Copy Share Image
I therefore shared fully the intense chagrin of the New York and other State delegations when, on the third ballot, Abraham Lincoln received a… — Henry Villard Copy Share Image
