I Was Afraid The Fire Would Not

Do Your Duty And Leave The Rest To Providence.

Madam, If Your Son Were To Come Home And Try To Shirk Duty, You Ought To Shut Your Door In His Face And Treat Him As A Renegade Unworthy Of Your Name Or Regard.

Our Movement Was A Great Success; I Think The Most Successful Military Movement Of My Life. But I Expect To Receive More Credit For It Than I Deserve. Most Men Will Think I Planned It All From The First; But It Was Not So. I Simply Took Advantage Of Circumstances As They Were Presented To Me In The Providence Of God. I Feel That His Hand Led Me - Let Us Give Him The Glory.

Sir! Men Who Desert Their Comrades In War Deserve To Be Shot! And Officers Who Intrude For Them Deserve To Be Hung!

There Are But Few Commanders Who Properly Appreciate The Value Of Celerity.