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P.T. 巴纳姆：奋斗与胜利·补录 631
P.T. 巴纳姆《奋斗与胜利》· Struggles and Triumphs · 领导
Elias Howe, Jr., although he was a man of wealth and well advanced in years, enlisted as a private in the Seventeenth regiment of Connecticut volunteers and served in the Army of the Potomac. Once when his fellow-soldiers, not having been paid off, were in need of money, he advanced $13,000 due them, and when his regiment was disbanded and discharged from service, he chartered, at his own expense, a special train to bring them from New Haven to Bridgeport, where they had a public reception.
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定位：Additional excerpt 631 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
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伊莱亚斯·豪虽然有钱且年事已高，仍作为列兵加入康涅狄格州第十七志愿团，在波托马克军团服役。有一次战友们没领到军饷，缺钱用，他垫付了应发给他们的1.3万美元。团队解散退役时，他又自费包了一列专车，把大家从纽黑文送回布里奇波特，当地还举行了公开欢迎。这说明：真正的领导力不是头衔，而是愿意在关键时刻为同伴出钱出力；但也要量力而行，确保自己承担得起。
上下文
这是巴纳姆自传中记载的伊莱亚斯·豪（缝纫机发明人）在南北战争期间参军并资助战友的事迹。
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