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Stonewall Jackson on Memorial Day

1824–1863 United States

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The time for war has not yet come, but it will come and that soon; and when it does come my advice is to draw the sword and throw away the scabbard.

To move swiftly, strike vigorously, and secure all the fruits of victory is the secret of successful war.

Stonewall Jackson and the American Civil War (1904)

If the general government should persist in the measures now threatened, there must be war.

War means fighting. The business of the soldier is to fight.

Stonewall Jackson and the American Civil War (1904)

Then, Sir, we will give them the bayonet!

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

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Stonewall Jackson (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.