“It is the duty of every good officer to obey any orders given to him by his commander-in-chief. Be at all times prepared to meet death in whatever shape it might appear. Today you are shedding the blood of the innocent.
"If I had ten thousand lives, I would lay them all down, if called to it, in defense of my injured, bleeding country. But I regret — I only regret — that I have but one life to lose for my country.”
