Lee's army will be your objective point. Wherever Lee goes, there you will go also. — Ulysses S. Grant Copy Share Image
There are but two parties now: traitors and patriots. And I want hereafter to be ranked with the latter and, I trust,… — Ulysses S. Grant Copy Share Image
Although a soldier by profession, I have never felt any sort of fondness for war, and I have never advocated it, except… — Ulysses S. Grant Copy Share Image
...but for a soldier his duty is plain. He is to obey the orders of all those placed over him and whip… — Ulysses S. Grant Copy Share Image
I don't underrate the value of military knowledge, but if men make war in slavish obedience to rules, they will fail. — Ulysses S. Grant Copy Share Image
Quit thinking about what Bobby Lee's gonna do to us and start thinking about what we're going to do to him. — Ulysses S. Grant Copy Share Image
I never knew what to do with a paper except to put it in a side pocket or pass it to a… — Ulysses S. Grant Copy Share Image
The colored man has been accustomed all his life to lean on the white man, and if a good officer is placed… — Ulysses S. Grant Copy Share Image
...I never heard him abuse an enemy. Some of the cruel things said about President Lincoln, particularly in the North, used to… — Ulysses S. Grant Copy Share Image
When news of the surrender first reached our lines our men commenced firing a salute of a hundred guns in honor of… — Ulysses S. Grant Copy Share Image
“HON. E. M. STANTON, Secretary of War, Washington. General Lee surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia this afternoon on terms proposed by… — Ulysses S. Grant Copy Share Image
Oh, I am heartily tired of hearing about what Lee is going to do. Some of you always seem to think he… — Ulysses S. Grant Copy Share Image
If men make war in slavish observance of rules, they will fail. No rules will apply to conditions of war as different… — Ulysses S. Grant Copy Share Image
“The copperhead disreputable portion of the press magnified rebel successes, and belittled those of the Union army. It was, with a large… — Ulysses S. Grant Copy Share Image
“the great advantage the South possessed over the North at the beginning of the rebellion. They had from thirty to forty per… — Ulysses S. Grant Copy Share Image
“During this time Jefferson Davis made a speech in Macon, Georgia, which was reported in the papers of the South, and soon… — Ulysses S. Grant Copy Share Image
“far as General Johnston is concerned, I think Davis did him a great injustice in this particular. I had know the general… — Ulysses S. Grant Copy Share Image
“Inasmuch as he had relieved Johnston and appointed Hood, and Hood had immediately taken the initiative, it is natural to suppose that… — Ulysses S. Grant Copy Share Image
“He was a large, austere man, and I judge difficult of approach to his subordinates. To be extolled by the entire press… — Ulysses S. Grant Copy Share Image
“In the early days of the country, before we had railroads, telegraphs and steamboats—in a word, rapid transit of any sort—the States were each… — Ulysses S. Grant Copy Share
“The much talked of surrendering of Lee’s sword and my handing it back, this and much more that has been said about it is… — Ulysses S. Grant Copy Share
“General Lee was dressed in a full uniform which was entirely new, and was wearing a sword of considerable value, very likely the sword… — Ulysses S. Grant Copy Share
“The great bulk of the legal voters of the South were men who owned no slaves; their homes were generally in the hills and… — Ulysses S. Grant Copy Share
If we are to have another contest in the near future of our national existence, I predict that the dividing line will not be… — Ulysses S. Grant Copy Share
...but for a soldier his duty is plain. He is to obey the orders of all those placed over him and whip the enemy… — Ulysses S. Grant Copy Share
“I was afraid, every morning, that I would awake from my sleep to hear that Lee had gone, and that nothing was left but… — Ulysses S. Grant Copy Share
“The efforts to kill off politically the two successful generals, made them both candidates for the Presidency. General Taylor was nominated in 1848, and… — Ulysses S. Grant Copy Share
Hold fast to the Bible. To the influence of this Book we are indebted for all the progress made in true civilization and to… — Ulysses S. Grant Copy Share
“The fact is the constitution did not apply to any such contingency as the one existing from 1861 to 1865. Its framers never dreamed… — Ulysses S. Grant Copy Share
It was my fortune, or misfortune, to be called to the office of Chief Executive without any previous political training. — Ulysses S. Grant Copy Share
No other terms than unconditional and immediate surrender. I propose to move immediately upon your works. — Ulysses S. Grant Copy Share
I would suggest the taxation of all property equally whether church or corporation. — Ulysses S. Grant Copy Share
I know only two tunes: one of them is 'Yankee Doodle,' and the other isn't. — Ulysses S. Grant Copy Share
“I could have allowed myself more time. I have used my best efforts, with the aid of my eldest son, F. D. Grant, assisted… — Ulysses S. Grant Copy Share
