If Officers Desire To Have Control Over

Our Movement Was A Great Success; I Think The Most Successful Military Movement Of My Life. But I Expect To Receive More Credit For It Than I Deserve. Most Men Will Think I Planned It All From The First; But It Was Not So. I Simply Took Advantage Of Circumstances As They Were Presented To Me In The Providence Of God. I Feel That His Hand Led Me - Let Us Give Him The Glory.

Madam, If Your Son Were To Come Home And Try To Shirk Duty, You Ought To Shut Your Door In His Face And Treat Him As A Renegade Unworthy Of Your Name Or Regard.

I Am More Afraid Of King Alcohol Than Of All The Bullets Of The Enemy.

Don't Say It's Impossible! Turn Your Command Over To The Next Officer. If He Can't Do It, I'll Find Someone Who Can, Even If I Have To Take Him From The Ranks!

The Only True Rule For Cavalry Is To Follow The Enemy As Long As He Retreats.