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Peace won by compromise is usually a short lived achievement.

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Lee is the greatest military genius in America, myself not excepted.

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Say to the seceded States, "Wayward sisters, depart in peace."

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Men of the eleventh! the enemy say we are good at a long shot, but cannot stand the cold iron. I call on you to give the lie to that slander. Charge!

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Brave rifles! Veterans! You have been baptized in fire and blood and have come out steel!

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The enemy say that Americans are good at a long shot, but cannot stand the cold iron. I call upon you instantly to give a lie to the slander. Charge!

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Winfield Scott

Winfield Scott
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Born: June 13, 1786
Died: May 29, 1866 (aged 79)
Bio: Winfield Scott was a United States Army general, and unsuccessful presidential candidate of the Whig Party in 1852.
Known for:
  1. Infantry Tactics
  2. PRIVATE LETTERS OF LIEUT-GENER

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