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FrankGrimesApartment t1_j9b6iv5 wrote

Finally losing his patience, Lincoln was famously quoted as saying, "If General McClellan does not want to use the army, I would like to borrow it for a time."

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napsdufroid t1_j9bxshn wrote

Even better was what Lincoln said when McClellan wrote him complaining about tired horses: "Will you pardon me for asking what the horses of your army have done since the battle of Antietem that fatigue anything?"

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