The story-life of Lincoln; a biography composed of five hundred true stories told by Abraham Lincoln and his friends . the incident and explained toTad that soldiers hadnot been paid. Tad thought for amoment, then said, inhis innocence, Why didntGovernor Chase printsome more green-backs? Stories and Speeches of Abra-ham Lincoln, Edited by Paul Selby,page 185. [Governor Chasewas then Secretary ofthe Treasury.—] Wise Military Suggestions to Fighting Joe Hooker On the 5th of June,1863, Lincoln warnsGeneral Hooker not torun any risk of beingentangled on the Rap-pahannock like an oxjumped half
The story-life of Lincoln; a biography composed of five hundred true stories told by Abraham Lincoln and his friends . the incident and explained toTad that soldiers hadnot been paid. Tad thought for amoment, then said, inhis innocence, Why didntGovernor Chase printsome more green-backs? Stories and Speeches of Abra-ham Lincoln, Edited by Paul Selby,page 185. [Governor Chasewas then Secretary ofthe Treasury.—] Wise Military Suggestions to Fighting Joe Hooker On the 5th of June,1863, Lincoln warnsGeneral Hooker not torun any risk of beingentangled on the Rap-pahannock like an oxjumped half over afence and liable to betorn by dogs, frontand rear, without a fairchance to gore one way or kick the other. On the 10th he warns Hooker not to go south of the Rappa-hannock upon Lees moving north of it. I think Lees army, and not Richmond is your true objectivepoint. If he comes toward the upper Potomac, follow on his flank,and on the inside track, shortening your lines while he lengthens him, too, when opportunity offers. If he stay where he is,fret him, and fret him. On the 14th again he says;. From a photograph in the collection of Isaac Markens, Esq. THOMAS LINCOLN Nicknamed Tad by his father. He died in Chicago, July 16, 1871, at the age of eighteen, just after his return from Europe. 5i4 THE STORY-LIFE OF LINCOLN So far as we can make out here, the enemy have Milroy sur-rounded at Winchester and Tyler at Martinsburg. If they couldhold out for a few days, could you help them? If the head of Leesarmy is at Martinsburg, and the tail of it on the plank road betweenFredericksburg and Chancellorsville, the animal must be very slimsomewhere; could you not break him? Stories and Speeches of Abraham Lincoln, Edited by Paul Selby, page 188. Bail out the Potomac with a Teaspoon An officer of low volunteer rank persisted in telling and re-telling his troubles to the President on a summer afternoon whenLincoln was tired and careworn. After listening patiently, hefinal
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