Henry Villard Quotes

Henry Villard — American Journalist born on April 10, 1835, died on November 12, 1900

Henry Villard was an American journalist and financier who was an early president of the Northern Pacific Railway... (wikipedia)

General Sherman looked upon journalists as a nuisance and a danger at headquarters and in the field, and acted toward them accordingly, then as throughout his great war career.

The curious defiled past him, after squeezing the Presidential fingers into the room, and settled either on the sofa or chairs or remained standing for protracted observations.

Senator Douglas was very small, not over four and a half feet height, and there was a noticeable disproportion between the long trunk of his body and his short legs. His chest was broad and indicated great strength of lungs.

I had not got over the prejudice against Lincoln with which my personal contact with him in 1858 imbued me.

Without any formal orders to retreat, what was left of the several organizations yielded to a general impulse to abandon the field. Officers and men became controlled by the one thought of getting as far as possible from the enemy.

Henry Villard Quotes

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