Let us go home and cultivate our virtues.
For I consider the character of no man affected by a want of success, provided he has made an honest effort to succeed.
You cannot barter manhood for peace.
Live in the world you inhabit. Look upon things as they are. Take them as you find them. Make the best of them. Turn them to your advantage.
Read history, works of truth, not novels and romances
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.