Quote by Elizabeth R. Varon

“The copperhead disreputable portion of the press magnified rebel successes, and belittled those of the Union army. It was, with a large following, an…

— Ulysses S. Grant

“Sometimes victory is won by surrendering something great. And in surrender, we unburden ourselves so clarity can come through.”

— Lydia Michaels

“Too often surrender is exhaustion that was teetering on the edge of victory.”

— Craig D. Lounsbrough

“This was the crippling irony at the heart of the Confederate debates over the prospect of peace: the moments when Confederate military victories gave…

— Elizabeth R. Varon

“Only the victors have stories to tell. We, the vanquished, were all cowards and weaklings by then, whose memories, fears, and enthusiasms should not…

— Guy Sajer

“The Confederacy was on the wrong side of history and humanity. It sought to tear apart our nation and subjugate our fellow Americans to…

— Mitch Landrieu

“Before leaving, Jackson assembled his brigade to bid them this farewell: “Officers and Soldiers of the First Brigade: I am not here to make…

— Charles River Editors

“of the Civil War. They became famously”

— John Metcalfe

“In the South, we knew our adversary would stop at nothing to silence our activism. We knew we could never match his readiness to…

— John Lewis

“Nations that went down fighting rose again, but those who surrendered tamely were finished.”

— Winston Churchill

“The word began to filter down the lines, and the grumbling stopped, there was something new about this march, something these men had never…

— Jeff Shaara

“We believed that it was most desirable that the North should win, we believed in the principle that the Union is indissoluable, we, or…

— Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr