Birth: July 13, 1821 Death: October 29, 1877
War means fighting, and fighting means killing..
I loved the old government in 1861. I loved the old Constitution yet. I think it is the best government in the world, if administered as it was befor….
Get there first with the most men..
Forward, men, and mix with them..
If you surrender you shall be treated as prisoners of war, but if I haveto storm your works you may expect no quarter..
I done told you twice already goddammit no!.
We are born on the same soil, breathe the same air, live on the same land, and why should we not be brothers and sisters?.
What I desire most of you, my son, is never to gamble or swear. These are baneful vices..
I've got no respect for any young man who won't join the colors..
I went into the army worth a million and a half dollars, and came out a beggar..
I am not here to pass civilities or compliments with you, but on other business. I have stood your meanness as long as I intend to. You have played t….
Men, do as I say and I will always lead you to victory..
I did not come here for the purpose of surrendering my command..
I have never on the field of battle sent you where I was unwilling to go myself, nor would I now advise you to a course which I felt myself unwilling….
Never stand and take a charge... charge them too..
If one road led to hell and the other to Mexico, I would be indifferent which to take..
We have but one flag, one country; let us stand together. We may differ in color, but not in sentiment..
Attack in all directions!.
Nobody kills me and lives to tell about it..
I have stood your meanness as long as I intend to. You have played the part of a damn scoundrel, and if you were any part of a man I would slap your ….
Abolish the Loyal League and the Ku Klux Klan; let us come together and stand together..