My Religious Belief Teaches Me To Feel

My Men Have Sometimes Failed To Take A Position, But To Defend One, Never!

My Religious Belief Teaches Me To Feel As Safe In Battle As In Bed. God Has Fixed The Time For My Death. I Do Not Concern Myself About That, But To Be Always Ready, No Matter When It May Overtake Me.

War Means Fighting. The Business Of The Soldier Is To Fight. Armies Are Not Called Out To Dig Trenches, To Throw Up Breastworks, To Live In Camps, But To Find The Enemy And Strike Him; To Invade His Country, And Do Him All Possible Damage In The Shortest Possible Time. This Will Involve Great Destruction Of Life And Property While It Lasts; But Such A War Will Of Necessity Be Of Brief Continuance, And So Would Be An Economy Of Life And Property In The End.

Our God Was My Shield. His Protecting Care Is An Additional Cause For Gratitude.

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