I will accept no commission that would tend to create a rivalry with Grant.
WILLIAM TECUMSEH SHERMANThere’s many a boy here today who looks on war as all glory but it is all hell.
More William Tecumseh Sherman Quotes
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I would make this war as severe as possible, and show no symptoms of tiring till the South begs for mercy.
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He belonged to that army known as invincible in peace, invisible in war.
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A battery of field artillery is worth a thousand muskets.
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I think I understand what military fame is; to be killed on the field of battle and have your name misspelled in the newspapers.
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This war differs from other wars, in this particular. We are not fighting armies but a hostile people, and must make old and young, rich and poor, feel the hard hand of war.
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Grant stood by me when I was crazy, and I stood by him when he was drunk, and now we stand by each other.
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But, my dear sirs, when peace does come, you may call on me for any thing. Then will I share with you the last cracker, and watch with you to shield your homes and families against danger from every quarter.
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If the people raise a great howl against my barbarity and cruelty.
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In our Country… one class of men makes war and leaves another to fight it out.
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If forced to choose between the penitentiary and the White House for four years, I would say the penitentiary, thank you.
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The scenes on this field would have cured anybody of war.
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War is hell.
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I beg to present you as a Christmas gift the city of Savannah.
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It’s a disagreeable thing to be whipped.
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An Army is a collection of armed men obliged to obey one man.
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