Quote of the day
I don't say 'Tis impossible for an impudent man not to rise in the world, but a moderate merit with a large share of impudence is more probable to be advanced than the greatest qualifications without it.
Nelson A. Miles
Born: August 8, 1839
Died: May 15, 1925 (aged 85)
Bio: Nelson Appleton Miles was a United States soldier who served in the American Civil War, Indian Wars, and the Spanish American War.
Known for:
- SERVING THE REPUBLIC MEMOIRS O (1911)
- MILITARY EUROPE A NARRATIVE OF
- HARPERS PICT HIST OF THE WAR W