History Does Not Usually Make Real Sense

Shiloh Had As Many Casualties As Waterloo, And Yet There Were Another 20 Waterloos To Come.

Soldiers Who Had Been In The Army Long Enough To Know What A Bloody Swindle War Really Is Would Begin To Feel That Army Life Was Really Kind Of Fun, As Long As [general Philip] Sheridan Was Up Front.

The Present Moment Is Nice But It Does Not Last. Living In It Is Like Waiting In A Junction Town For The Morning Limited; The Junction May Be Interesting But Some Day You Will Have To Leave It And You Do Not Know Where The Limited Will Take You.

History Does Not Usually Make Real Sense Until Long Afterward.

The 1860 Election Became A Referendum On The Southern Way Of Life.