I would prefer being in a hard battle; however, I will be satisfied with whatever happens to me in this war, if only the country comes out of this peril safe and to the satisfaction of the finest and best… — Knute Nelson Copy Share Image
But it is neither cannon nor bayonet that will do the worst damage to this city. No, this place will remember the war against our government just as long as there are inhabitants here. — 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
