hlightcap
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We all know Jackson’s and J.E.B said, “I am going fast now; I am resigned. God's will be done.” Any other Civil War classics?
Two of my favorites...
"Tell my father I died with my face to the enemy."
~Colonel Avery at Gettysburg
"Tell Hill he must come up. Strike the tent."
~Lee
"Water" - Grant
"Helen, we shall be happier in this post." - Longstreet
"Yes and I fear seriously" - A. S. Johnston
"Forward! For Gods sake, forward!" - John Reynolds
"Hello Sam, I'm dead..." - Jesse Reno
Where is the source for Grant's words (or word, if you prefer) from, if I may ask?
Elennsar,
It can be found here in the following New York Times article:
http://www.granthomepage.com/nyt_7_24.htm
Be warned, you will have to read ALL of the article to come to the source.
Sincerely,
Unionblue
Where is the source for Grant's words (or word, if you prefer) from, if I may ask?
Famous last words for the city of Columbia, South Carolina, chanted by soldiers of Sherman's Fifteenth Corps, February 1865, as they crossed the Santee River:
"Hail, Columbia, happy land. If I don't burn you, I'll be d*a*m*m*e*d."
Unionblue