But it is neither cannon nor bayonet that will do the worst damage to this city. No, this place will remember the… — Knute Nelson Copy Share Image
You say that your hope is in God, and he will, I am sure, stand by you. But you must not forget that you… — Knute Nelson Copy Share Image
Mess is fairly good. It is like what is found in American hotels except for cake and pie. — Knute Nelson Copy Share Image
Vicksburg lies on top of a bluff on the east side of a large tongue of land jutting out into the Mississippi. — Knute Nelson Copy Share Image
I would prefer being in a hard battle; however, I will be satisfied with whatever happens to me in this war, if only the… — Knute Nelson Copy Share Image
Providence has given the United States the duty of extending Christian civilization. We come as ministering angels, not despots. — Knute Nelson Copy Share Image
The scene was not a happy one yet we looked upon it in the cold stoical spirit of a soldier; a slight chilling pang… — Knute Nelson Copy Share Image
You must not forget that you have been given worldly means to use and employ against human arrogance and wrong. — Knute Nelson Copy Share Image
It is with this as with religion: one usually believes what he has been taught. — Knute Nelson Copy Share Image
Gen. Banks has issued an order for the instruction of Negro children. Schoolhouses are to be built or rented and Teachers hired for this… — Knute Nelson Copy Share Image
