My Duty Is To Obey Orders.

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.

In The Army Of The Shenandoah, You Were The 'first Brigade!' In The Army Of The Potomac You Were The 'first Brigade!' In The Second Corps Of This Army, You Are The 'first Brigade!' You Are The 'first Brigade' In The Affections Of Your General, And I Hope By Your Future Deeds And Bearing You Will Be Handed Down The Posterity As The 'first Brigade' In This Our Second War Of Independence. Farewell!

Press On, Press On, Men.

Let Us Go Over, And Sit In The Shade Of The Trees.