Abraham Lincoln
speaker
109 appearances
2 recordings
1 series
first heard Jul 2026
last heard 8 Aug
Abraham Lincoln’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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He hugged Wells and said, I cannot, in words, tell you my joy over this result.
It is great, Mr.
Wells.
He isn't shrieking for reinforcements all the time.
He takes what troops we can safely give him and does the best he can with what he has got.
Grant is my man.
And I am his, the rest of the war.
After Vicksburg, he said, While a battle is raging, one can see his enemy mowed down by the thousand.
Or the ten thousand with great composure.
But after the battle these scenes are distressing.
and one is naturally disposed to do as much to alleviate the suffering of an enemy.
As a friend.
The hardest part of this general business is the responsibility for the loss of one's men.
I can see no other way out of it, however.
We've got to keep at them.
But it is hard.
Very hard.
To see all these brave fellows killed and wounded.
It means aching hearts back home.
To another aide, he confessed, They call me a butcher, but you know I sometimes could hardly bring myself to give an order of battle.
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