Favorite Civil war qoutes

[jebstuart]

As Union Troops routed at Harrisburg

Banks: Stop, men! Don't you love your country? 

Private: We do, by God, and we're trying to get back to it as quick as possible! 



"I've always thought the Yankees had something to do with it."

-General Pickett on why the charge on the third day at Gettysburg failed.



"If I killed all the reporters, there'd be news from Hell before breakfast."

-William Tecumseh Sherman

[Stellar Duck]

"If I killed all the reporters, there'd be news from Hell before breakfast."

-William Tecumseh Sherman

I've always enjoyed Shermans relationship to the press.

Generally, he's probably my favourite general from that war. Well, him or Grant.

[cliometrician]

"I may have fought on the side that was wrong, but I fought on the right side." John S. Mosby, Gray Ghost of the Confederacy

"If slaves will make good soldiers our whole theory of slavery is wrong." Robert Toombs, 1864

[Little Powell]

"I may have fought on the side that was wrong, but I fought on the right side." John S. Mosby, Gray Ghost of the Confederacy

Never seen that one before. Love it.

[jebstuart]

“wait a moment major, I 'll bring one from the Yankees yonder” returning little while later “ here's the horse I promised you, major, and a Yankee to boot” [ captured federal officer as well]
Private argyle powell to major Phil Allin upon losing his horse before a charge



In pursuit of routed federals confederate officer yells “Get out of our country, you worthless rascals”
Federal tuns his head and says “Faith and by Jasus an't it that same we're trying to do just as fast as we can”

[jebstuart]

General Jo Shelby to scouts
“Did you see them?”
“Yes general”
“Did you count them?”
“No,General”
“Then, uh, well fight them by heaven”

[stonewalljackson]

Not a quote but good.

Stonewall jackson had an old negro man who acted in the capacity of a body servant. It has become common remark in the camp that none knows of the generals plans but this old negro. Asked how he became in such confidence of the general

"Lord sir, said he. "Massa never tells me nothing, but the way I knows is this. Massa says his prayers twice a day,morning and night. But if he gets out of bed three times in the night to pray, you see i just commences packing my sack, for i know theres will be the devil to pay the next day"

[stonewalljackson]

"I know only two tunes: one of them is 'Yankee Doodle', and the other isn't."

Ulysses S. Grant



"My dear McClellan. If you don't want to use the army, I would like to borrow it for a while. Yours respectfully, A. Lincoln."
Abraham Lincoln