Battle Quote by James Longstreet

And the combat ceased, for want of combatants.

— Pierre Corneille

“THE FIGHTING IN THE PEACH ORCHARD AT GETTYSBURG PROLOGUE "The same young men who crowded each other as they faced the recruiters' tables now…

— Charles Phillips

Troops of heroes undistinguished die.

— Joseph Addison

The battle, if you could call it that, lasted no more than a few seconds.

— John Flanagan

That was not the biggest battle that ever was, but for me it always typified one thing; the dash, the ingenuity, the readiness at…

— Anonymous

Pickett's lines being nearer, the impact was heaviest upon them.

— James Longstreet

“Certain battles were won by retreating.”

— Eoin Colfer

“One of the five new replacements went right on guard duty. He was hit in the neck within forty-five minutes. I don't know if…

— Marcus Brotherton

As each brigade emerged from the woods, from 50 to 100 guns opened upon it, tearing great gaps in its ranks; but the heroes…

— Daniel Harvey Hill

I have ever found it, when I have thought the battle was over and the conquest gained, and so let down my watch, the…

— David Brainerd

War loses a great deal of its romance after a soldier has seen his first battle.

— John S. Mosby

In every and all battles, one either kills or is killed. However, very often even he who kills happens to be killed. And WAR…

— Jean-Paul Malfatti