Wisdom is nothing more than healed pain.

We cannot afford to be idle, and though weaker than our opponents in men and military equipments, must endeavor to harass, if we cannot destroy them.

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.

Without music, we wouldn't have an Army.

There is always hazard in military activity, but we must decide between the positive loss of inactivity and the risk of action.

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.

He has lost his left arm, but I my right.