Brilliant Quote by James Longstreet

General Grant had no fixed plan of campaign beyond the general idea to avoid the strong defensive line occupied by General Lee behind Mine…

— James Longstreet

That a great battle must soon be fought no one could doubt; but, in the apparent and perhaps real absence of plan on the…

— Edward Everett

“The campaign, on its face, was not designed to win anything.”

— Michael Wolff

The US did not have any big supply of good generals in Civil War, and some it did have went with the rebels. If…

— William Lee Miller

Lee tells his troops. After four years of arduous service marked by unsurpassed courage and fortitude the Army of Northern Virginia has been compelled…

— Robert E. Lee

Few generals were as brilliant as Robert E. Lee and few battles as titanic -- and puzzling -- as Gettysburg. Why did Lee fail?…

— Jay Winik

Without bureaus, committees, officials or emissaries to manufacture sentiment in his favor, without intrigue or effort on his part, Grant is the candidate whose…

— Roscoe Conkling

“Lee crushed this idea in a few words. “If I took your advice, the men would be without rations and under no control of…

— Charles Bracelen Flood

“Gettysburg was the last time Lee’s army would have the chance to be on the offensive during a campaign, as Grant’s Overland Campaign ground…

— Charles River Editors

Campaigns maybe encourage us to pay attention to attributes that maybe aren't that important in the presidency.

— John Dickerson

Attention, Texas Brigade! The eyes of General Lee are upon you. Forward, march!

— Maxcy Gregg

Lee's army will be your objective point. Wherever Lee goes, there you will go also.

— Ulysses S. Grant