2006-06
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A great wartime union general's letter 1p. 4to., Camp near Yorktown, Va. , April 30, 1862, in which William "Baldy" Smith, a general with a notorious temper, turns the tables on Congressman Justin S. Morrill, who had implied none too subtly that Smith was a coward. In part:"… Sir: You have seen fit in your place in the House of Representatives to utter a foul slander against me. You have offered to the Country no evidence in support of your naked assertion. You have …taken no public steps to collect testimony to substantiate your charges : and the indignant denials which have gone forth from officers of this division … have failed to elicit an open and frank apology. It is now my turn to speak, and here, face to face with a brave foe, I turn back to you, a cowardly assassin, and tell you you must prove your charge against me or make your retraction as public as the libel…." .One can guess that the Congressman kept himself well occupied in projects that prevented him from visiting Smith again. Very good.
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