Sir! Men who desert their comrades in war deserve to be shot! And Officers who intrude for them deserve to be hung!

Always mystify, mislead, and surprise the enemy, if possible.

Shoot the brave officers, and the cowards will run away and take the men with them.

He is cautious. He ought to be. But he is NOT slow. Lee is a phenomenon. He is the only man whom I would follow blindfolded.

The only true rule for cavalry is to follow the enemy as long as he retreats.

I yield to no man in sympathy for the gallant men under my command; but I am obliged to sweat them tonight, so that I may save their blood tomorrow.

I have so fixed the habit in my own mind that I never raise a glass of water to my lips without a moment's asking of God's blessing. I never seal a letter without putting a word of prayer under the seal. I never take a letter from the post without a brief sending of my thoughts heavenward. I never change classes in the section room without a minute's petition on the cadets who go out and those who come in.