Stonewall Jackson Quotes

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• In the Army of the Shenandoah, you were the First Brigade! In the Army of the Potomac you were the First Brigade! In the Second…
• People who are anxious to bring on war don't know what they are bargaining for; they don't see all the horrors that must accompany such…
• It is painful enough to discover with what unconcern they speak of war and threaten it. I have seen enough of it to make me…
• I like liquor - its taste and its effects - and that is just the reason why I never drink it.
• Don't say it's impossible! Turn your command over to the next officer. If he can't do it, I'll find someone who can, even if I…
• I yield to no man in sympathy for the gallant men under my command; but I am obliged to sweat them tonight, so that I…
• Once you get them running, you stay right on top of them, and that way a small force can defeat a large one every time...…
• Who could not conquer with such troops as these?
• Always mystify, mislead and surprise the enemy if possible.
• Duty is ours; consequences are God's.
• Do your duty and leave the rest to Providence.
• Died of wounds inflicted in error by his own troops at the battle of Chancellorsville during the US Civil War. Let us cross over the…
• The patriot volunteer, fighting for country and his rights, makes the most reliable soldier on earth.
• Never take counsel of your fears.
• I am more afraid of alcohol than of all the bullets of the enemy.
• My men have sometimes failed to take a position, but to defend one, never!
• Let us cross over the river and rest under the shade of the trees.
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