Excellent, David. Indeed it was General William T. Sherman. My source for the quote: Lincoln as I Knew Him: Gossip, Tributes, and Revelations from His Best Friends and Worst Enemies edited by Harold Holzer, p. 157.
Kudos, David.
(10-08-2020 12:14 PM)RJNorton Wrote: [ -> ]Excellent, David. Indeed it was General William T. Sherman. My source for the quote: Lincoln as I Knew Him: Gossip, Tributes, and Revelations from His Best Friends and Worst Enemies edited by Harold Holzer, p. 157.
Kudos, David.
The quotation is from one of my favorite sections in
Team of Rivals.
No googling, please.
What is the name of the person who noted the following about President Lincoln?
"This man’s appearance, his pedigree, his low coarse jokes and anecdotes, his vulgar similes, his frivolity, are a disgrace to the seat he holds."
I am sorry, Mike, but it wasn't Chase.
Just a guess, George McClellan ?
While it sounds like something Stanton might have said, I don't think that's the answer. To me, it smacks of something a southerner would have said. Wild guess, but Jefferson Davis?
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Rob
I am sorry, Gene and Rob, but it's not McClellan or Davis.
Sticking with my theory that it's a southerner, how about Mary Chesnut?
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Rob
I am sorry, Rob, it was not Mary Chesnut.
I am thinking it's an early quote of Edwin Stanton, before he came to know Lincoln.
I am sorry, Dennis and Susan, but it's not Edwin Stanton or Harriet Lane.