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''recalcitrant'' ▫ᴱᴺ｜encounter｜enc｜20250816014442-00-•
As if Lincoln did not have enough trouble dealing with recalcitrant generals, editors, senators, governors, congressmen, office seekers, and cabinet members—not to mention Confederates—the First Lady added immeasurably to his woes.
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@Abraham Lincoln ∶ A Life ▫𓂃
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''ordnance'' ▫ᴱᴺ｜encounter｜enc｜20260312141003-00-•
In keeping with his long-standing interest in things mechanical, he studied weaponry as well as strategy, and during the first two years of his administration became in effect a one-man research-and-development branch of the War Department in addition to its main strategist. But the chief of army ordnance, General James W. Ripley (known as “Ripley Van Winkle”), proved obstinate and recalcitrant.
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