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 want my army to be an army of the living God.

I like liquor - its taste and its effects - and that is just the reason why I never drink it.

The patriot volunteer, fighting for country and his rights, makes the most reliable soldier on earth.

It is painful enough to discover with what unconcern they speak of war and threaten it. They do not know its horrors. I have seen enough of it to make me look upon it as the sum of all evils.

All I am and all I have is at the service of my country.

Under divine blessing, we must rely on the bayonet when firearms cannot be furnished