“As we are now engaged in this contest, all my wishes, all my desires and all the energies of my hand and heart will be given to the cause of my state. Whether we have the right of secession or revolution, I want to see my state triumphant.” WantHeartWarStatesHandsDesireEnergyGivenWishCausesRevolutionEngagedCivil WarContestsTriumphantMy WishSecession Author:Jubal Early
“Major, send a shell first over their heads and let them get in their holes before you open with all your guns.” FirstsWarMajorsGunHolesCivil WarShells Author:John Bell Hood
“Now, gentlemen, let tomorrow be their Waterloo!” WarTomorrowGentlemanCivil WarWaterloo Author:P. G. T. Beauregard
“People who wear fur smell like a wet dog if they're in the rain. And they look fat and gross.” PeopleIfsLooksDogRainSmellFatsWetGrossFurWet Dogs Author:Pamela Anderson
“I definitely know that I play the part, however big or small, in the deaths of at least two people, Chris Farley and Phil Hartmann.” PeopleKnowsTwoPlayBigs Author:Andy Dick
“As each brigade emerged from the woods, from 50 to 100 guns opened upon it, tearing great gaps in its ranks; but the heroes pressed on and were shot down by reserves at the guns. It was not war, it was murder.” WarHeroGunShotsMurderWoodsCivil WarGapsReserves Author:Daniel Harvey Hill
“This is a hard fight and we had better all die than lose it.” WarHardDiesFightingLosesCivil War Author:James Longstreet
“Attention, Texas Brigade! The eyes of General Lee are upon you. Forward, march!” WarEyeAttentionCivil WarMarchTexasGeneral Lee Author:Maxcy Gregg
“Young feller, you will never appreciate the potentialities of the English language until you have heard a Southern mule driver search the soul of a mule.” WarSoulYoungLanguageHeardAppreciateCivil WarDriversSouthernEnglish LanguageMules Author:Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.