Mr. Blair, I Look Upon Secession As

I Have Never Witnessed On Any Previous Occasion Such Entire Disregard Of The Usage Of Civilized Warfare And The Dictates Of Humanity.

We Cannot Afford To Be Idle, And Though Weaker Than Our Opponents In Men And Military Equipments, Must Endeavor To Harass, If We Cannot Destroy Them.

With All My Devotion To The Union, And The Feeling Of Loyalty And Duty Of An American Citizen, I Have Not Been Able To Make Up My Mind To Raise My Hand Against My Relative, My Children, My Home. I Have, Therefore, Resigned My Commission In The Army.

It Is Easier To Make Our Wishes Conform To Our Means Than To Make Our Means Conform To Our Wishes.

No Blame Can Be Attached To The Army For Its Failure To Accomplish What Was Projected By Me... I Alone Am To Blame, In Perhaps Expecting Too Much Of Its Prowess And Valor... Could I Have Foreseen That The Attack On The Last Day Would Fail, I Should Certainly Have Tried Some Other Course... But I Do Not Know What Better Course I Could Have Pursued.