Meigs, Montgomery C. (Montgomery Cunningham), 1816-1892 to Captain Andrew H. Foote

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GLC#
GLC09164
Type
Letters
Date
25 November 1861
Author/Creator
Meigs, Montgomery C. (Montgomery Cunningham), 1816-1892
Title
to Captain Andrew H. Foote
Place Written
s.l.
Pagination
2 p. :
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

"Whatever I can do to assist you in gaining final success which you say 'is with the public this test of merit' I will gladly do. Final success I do not doubt for you...Wellington Napoleon Marlborough did much more than merely fight. A commander must be some thing more than a bulldog. He has to weld the wills & minds of men of all kinds...Having faith in the people & believing that right will triumph in the end I know a glorious conclusion is within reach." Captain Andrew H. Foote was in command of the Mississippi River Squadron.

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