The Enemy Is Here, And If We

The Time Is Not Come For Impartial History. If The Truth Were Told Just Now, It Would Not Be Credited.

I Have Fought Against The People Of The North Because I Believed They Were Seeking To Wrest From The South Dearest Rights. But I Have Never Cherished Toward Them Bitter Or Vindictive Feelings. And Have Never Seen The Day When I Did Not Pray For Them.

It Is Well That War Is So Terrible. We Should Grow Too Fond Of It.

In All My Perplexities And Distresses, The Bible Has Never Failed To Give Me Light And Strength.

Many Opportunities Have Been Lost And Hundreds Of Valuable Lives Uselessly Sacrificed For Want Of A Strict Observance Of Discipline. Its Object Is To Enable An Army To Bring Promptly Into Action The Largest Possible Number Of Its Men, In Good Order And Under The Control Of Their Officers. Its Effects Are Visible In All Military History, Which Records The Triumphs Of Discipline And Courage Far More Frequently Than Those Of Numbers And Resources.