On the Altar of Freedom: A Black Soldie... A source page for quotes linked to James Henry Gooding. 0 quotes
“...all the horrors of war are soon forgotten in the pomp and circumstance of show and parade.” War Author:James Henry Gooding
“If a person were to ask me what I saw South, I should tell him stink weed, sand, rattlesnakes, and alligators. To tell the honest truth, our boys out on picket look sharper for snakes than they do for rebels.” American Civil WarUs Civil WarThe SouthSouthern United StatesYankee Soldiers Book:On the Altar of Freedom: A Black Soldier's Civil War Letters from the Front Source: On the Altar of Freedom: A Black Soldier's Civil War Letters from the Front
“We have heard so many different rumors, about different subjects, that we are rather slow to believe anything we don't see. (Money especially.)” Civil WarAmerican Civil WarMilitary ServiceUs Civil War54th Massachusetts Book:On the Altar of Freedom: A Black Soldier's Civil War Letters from the Front Source: On the Altar of Freedom: A Black Soldier's Civil War Letters from the Front
“The American people, as a nation, knew not what they were fighting for till recently, and many have different opinions now as to the ends and results of the contest. But there is but two results possible, one is slavery and poverty and the other is liberty and prosperity.” SlaveryAmerican Civil WarEmancipationUs Civil War Book:On the Altar of Freedom: A Black Soldier's Civil War Letters from the Front Source: On the Altar of Freedom: A Black Soldier's Civil War Letters from the Front