No terms except an unconditional and immediate surrender can be…

I only know two tunes. One is Yankee Doodle, and the other one isn't.

We are responsible for these things in his race. It is not fair to visit our faults upon him, let him alone.

My lord, I have heard that your father was a military man. Was that the case?

Though I have been trained as a soldier, and participated in many battles, there never was a time when, in my opinion, some way could not be found to prevent the drawing of the sword. I look forward to an epoch when a court, recognized by …

Burnside wanted to put his colored division in front, and I believe if he had done so it would have been a success

You must take it; I cannot live with anything in my possession that is not mine.