Quotes from Stonewall Jackson

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

I am more afraid of alcohol than of all the bullets of the enemy.

Always mystify, mislead and surprise the enemy if possible.

Press on, press on, men.

Our God was my shield. His protecting care is an additional cause for gratitude.

Do your duty and leave the rest to Providence.

What is life without honor? Degradation is worse than death.

Through life let your principal object be the discharge of duty.

We must make this campaign an exceedingly active one. Only thus can a weaker country cope with a stronger; it must make up in activity what it lacks in strength.

I yield to no man in sympathy for the gallant men under my command; but I am obliged to sweat them tonight, so that I may save their blood tomorrow.

Let us go over, and sit in the shade of the trees.

My religious belief teaches me to feel as safe in battle as in bed. God has fixed the time for my death. I do not concern myself about that, but to be always ready, no matter when it may overtake me.

Duty is ours; consequences are God's.

I want my army to be an army of the living God.

People who are anxious to bring on war don't know what they are bargaining for; they don't see all the horrors that must accompany such an event.

It is painful enough to discover with what unconcern they speak of war and threaten it. They do not know its horrors. I have seen enough of it to make me look upon it as the sum of all evils.

Duty is ours; the consequences are the Lord God's

Died of wounds inflicted in error by his own troops at the battle of Chancellorsville during the US Civil War. Let us cross over the river and sit in the shade of the trees.

War means fighting. The business of the soldier is to fight. ... To move swiftly, strike vigorously, and secure all the fruits of victory is the secret of successful war.

I am more anxious than I can express that my men should be not only good soldiers of their country, but also good soldiers of the cross.

This army stays here until the last wounded man is removed. Before I leave them to the enemy, I will lose many more men.

I find I like it too much.

He is cautious. He ought to be. But he is NOT slow. Lee is a phenomenon. He is the only man whom I would follow blindfolded.

Madam, if your son were to come home and try to shirk duty, you ought to shut your door in his face and treat him as a renegade unworthy of your name or regard.