What is life without honor? Degradation is worse than death.
My men have sometimes failed to take a position, but to defend one, never!
I like liquor - its taste and its effects - and that is just the reason why I never drink it.
Arms is a profession that, if its principles are adhered to for success, requires an officer do what he fears may be wrong, and yet, according to military experience, must be done, if success is to be attained.
There are but few commanders who properly appreciate the value of celerity.
Under divine blessing, we must rely on the bayonet when firearms cannot be furnished