Encounters
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Lincoln’s toughness, fairness, and native ingenuity made him an effective officer, although not everything went smoothly for him. When he issued his first order as captain, he was told, “Go to the devil, sir!” He may have had some rudimentary militia training in Indiana, but he knew little of military practice and terminology. One day as he was drilling his troops, he wanted them to pass through a gate, but he could not recall the command for having them turn endwise for that purpose. So he improvised, shouting out: “This company is dismissed for two minutes, when it will fall in again on the other side of the gate!”
Source: Abraham Lincoln ∶ A Life ▫𓂃
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