This Is A Hard Fight And We

I Hope To Live Long Enough To See My Surviving Comrades March Side By Side With The Union Veterans Along Pennsylvania Avenue, And Then I Will Die Happy.

There Was No Indication Of Panic. The Broken Files Marched Back In Steady Step. The Effort Was Nobly Made And Failed From The Blows That Could Not Be Fended.

I Fancy That No Good Ideas Upon That Campaign Will Be Mentioned At Any Time That Did Not Receive Their Share Of Consideration By General Lee.

I Cannot Help But Think That Great Results Would Have Been Obtained Had My Views Been Thought Better Of; Yet I Am Much Inclined To Accept The Present Condition As For The Best.

The Passions Of The Titanic Struggle Will Finally Enter Upon The Sleep Of Oblivion, And Only Its Splendid Accomplishments For The Cause Of Human Freedom And A United Nation, Stronger And Richer In Patriotism Because Of The Great Strife, Will Be Remembered.