We are all but instruments of God.
The patriot volunteer, fighting for country and his rights, makes the most reliable soldier on earth.
Through life let your principal object be the discharge of duty.
Always mystify, mislead, and surprise the enemy, if possible; and when you strike and overcome him, never let up in the pursuit...
I am more afraid of King Alcohol than of all the bullets of the enemy.
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.