My Men Have Sometimes Failed

Our God Was My Shield. His Protecting Care Is An Additional Cause For Gratitude.

It Is Painful Enough To Discover With What Unconcern They Speak Of War And Threaten It. They Do Not Know Its Horrors. I Have Seen Enough Of It To Make Me Look Upon It As The Sum Of All Evils.

Sir! Men Who Desert Their Comrades In War Deserve To Be Shot! And Officers Who Intrude For Them Deserve To Be Hung!

Madam, If Your Son Were To Come Home And Try To Shirk Duty, You Ought To Shut Your Door In His Face And Treat Him As A Renegade Unworthy Of Your Name Or Regard.

If Officers Desire To Have Control Over Their Commands, They Must Remain Habitually With Them, Industriously Attend To Their Instruction And Comfort, And In Battle Lead Them Well.