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Indeed in this war more truly than in any other the spirit of lovely woman points the dart, hurls the javelin, ignites the mine, pulls the trigger, draws the lanyard and gives a fiercer truer temper to the blade in a far more literal sense than the mere muscular aggressions of man.

— J. E. B. Stuart

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Gentlemen, in ten minutes every man must be in his saddle!

While rashness is a crime, boldness is not incompatible with caution, nay, is often the quintessence of prudence.

Easy, but willing to die if God and my country think I have fulfilled my destiny and done my duty.

Dance away, young ladies; half of these young men will be dead or wounded next week.

Our loss was not a scratch to man or horse.

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