I Have Never Advocated War

I Appreciate The Fact, And Am Proud Of It, That The Attentions I Am Receiving Are Intended More For Our Country Than For Me Personally.

The Most Confident Critics Are Generally Those Who Know The Least About The Matter Criticized.

...but For A Soldier His Duty Is Plain. He Is To Obey The Orders Of All Those Placed Over Him And Whip The Enemy Wherever He Meets Him.

I Never Was An Abolitionest, Not Even What Could Be Called Anti Slavery, But I Try To Judge Farely And Honestly And It Become Patent To My Mind Early In The Rebellion That The North And South Could Never Live At Peace With Each Other Except As One Nation, And That Without Slavery.

I Felt Like Anything Rather Than Rejoicing At The Downfall Of A Foe Who Had Fought So Long And Valiantly, And Had Suffered So Much For A Cause, Though That Cause Was, I Believe, One Of The Worst For Which A People Ever Fought, And One For Which There Was The Least Excuse.