Quotes

"The dead lay around us on every side, singly and in groups and piles; men and horses, in some cases, apparently inextricably mingled. Some lay as if peacefully sleeping; others, with open eyes, seemed to glare at any who bent above them. Two men lay as they had died, the 'Blue' and the 'Grey,' clasped in fierce embrace...one shot in the head, the throat of the other was partly torn away." Mrs. Fanny Beers, Buckner Hospital, Newnan, GA.

True Slave Quote from the Slave Narratives: Henry Warfield of Warren Co. Miss. "Negroes were used by the Confederates long before they were used by the Union forces. ....and a large number of these fought by the side of their masters or made it possible for the master to fight."

True Slave Quote from the Slave Narratives: Dave Walker of Simpson Co. Miss. "De war broke out an' up-sot everything. I never can fer-get the de day dat Mars had to go. When he tole us good by every slave on the place collected 'round him an' cried, afraid he would never git back. We loved him an' de slaves stuck by him while he wuz away, de bes' hit could be wid de cavalrymen a taking an' a destroyin'." "When de war ended ole Mars .... came home an' hit wuz a big day of rejoicin. We wuz so glad he come back safe to us."

"General Hood. We have just completed the killing, capturing, and breaking up the entire raiding party under General McCook--some nine hundred and fifty prisoners—two pieces of Artillery, and twelve hundred horses and equipments captured." General Joseph Wheeler, CSA

True Slave Quote from the Slave Narratives: Issac Stier of Adams County, Mississippi "When de big war broke out I sho' stuck to my Marster an' I fit de Yankees same as he did. I went in de battles 'long side of him an' us both fit under Marse Robert E. Lee."

Confederate Lieutenant General Nathan Bedford Forrest had 30 horses shot from under him and personally killed 31 men in hand-to-hand combat. "I was a horse ahead at the end," he said.

“Cavalry commanders do not always post artillery and infantry to greatest advantage.” ---Lt. Gen. James Longstreet, C.S.A.

"Fathom the hypocrisy of a Government that requires every citizen to prove they are insured. . . but not everyone must prove they are a citizen."

“For my part, I have no hesitancy from the first that, right or wrong, alone or otherwise, I go with Virginia .” Major General James Ewell Brown Stuart

“Oh History, History what a tissue of lies thou art!” Lt. Gen. Daniel Harvey Hill, C.S.A.

“Fast riding in the wrong direction is not military, but is sometimes healthy.” Lt. Gen. Daniel Harvey Hill, C.S.A.

“Everyone should do all in his power to collect and disseminate the truth, in the hope that it may find a place in history and descend to posterity. History is not the relation of campaigns and battles and generals or other individuals, but that which shows the principles for which the South contended and which justified her struggle.” Gen. Robert E. Lee, CSA

After Gen. Robert E. Lee chided Lt. Gen. Jubal Early for wishing all Federals dead, Early confided to Lt. Gen. Wade Hampton, “I not only wish them all dead, I wish them all in Hell!”

Union General Philip Sheridan was noted as a master of profanity. He explained his use of it, “Unless I swear the men won't take me seriously.”

" You've got it kid! Give it to them..” Major General J.E.B. Stuart, C.S.A., to a young artillery officer who found the range at the battle of Chancellorsville.

" A military man without aspirations is like a vessel without sail- a compass without the needle.” Major General J.E.B. Stuart, C.S.A.

" No Freed, I do not love bullets any better than you do; I go where they are because it is my duty, and I do not expect to survive the war.” Major General J.E.B. Stuart, C.S.A., in a response to his longtime bugler Private George Freed who remarked “General, I believe you love bullets.”