We must forgive our enemies.

I would rather die a thousand deaths than surrender.

You must be careful how you walk and where you go, for there are those following you who will set their feet where yours are set.

I believe I may so, looking into my own heart, and speaking as in the presence of God, that I have never know one moment of bitterness or resentment.

Remember, we are all one country now. Dismiss from your mind all sectional feeling, and bring them up to be Americans.

To be a good soldier, you must love the army. To be a good commander, you must be willing to order the death of the thing you love.

With all my devotion to the Union, and the feeling of loyalty and duty of an American citizen, I have not been able to make up my mind to raise my hand against my relative, my children, my home. I have, therefore, resigned my commission in the Army.