Stonewall Jackson

“My religious beliefs teach me to feel as safe in battle as in bed. God has fixed the time of my death. I do not concern myself with that, but to be always ready whenever it may overtake me. That is the way all men should live, and all men would be equally brave.”

“War means fighting. The business of the soldier is to fight. Armies are not called out to dig trenches, to throw up breastworks, to live in camps, but to find the enemy and strike him; to invade his country, and do him all possible damage in the shortest possible time. This will involve great destruction of life and property while it lasts; but such a war will of necessity be of brief continuance, and so would be an economy of life and property in the end.”

“My men have sometimes failed to take a position, but to defend one, never!”

“I am more afraid of alcohol than of all the bullets of the enemy.”

“Always mystify, mislead and surprise the enemy if possible.”

“The patriot volunteer, fighting for country and his rights, makes the most reliable soldier on earth.”

“Never take counsel of your fears.”