The curious defiled past him, after squeezing the Presidential fingers into the room, and settled either on the sofa or chairs or… — 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
No one felt it more than the President. I saw him repeatedly, and he fairly groaned at the inexplicable delay in the… — 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.… — 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
