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All I am and all I have is at the service of my country.

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Stonewall Jackson
Age: 39 †
Born: 1824
Born: January 21
Died: 1863
Died: May 10
Military Commander
Military Leader
Slaveholder
Teacher
Clarksburg
West Virginia
Thomas Jonathan Stonewall Jackson
Thomas Jonathan Jackson
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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.
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Sir! Men who desert their comrades in war deserve to be shot! And Officers who intrude for them deserve to be hung!
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You may be whatever you resolve to be.
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My men have sometimes failed to take a position, but to defend one, never!
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There are but few commanders who properly appreciate the value of celerity.
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What is life without honor? Degradation is worse than death.
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Press on, press on, men.
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Under divine blessing, we must rely on the bayonet when firearms cannot be furnished
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The hardships of forced marches are often more painful than the dangers of battle
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Always mystify, mislead, and surprise the enemy, if possible.
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Through life let your principal object be the discharge of duty.
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My religious belief teaches me to feel as safe in battle as in bed.
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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.
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Always mystify, mislead, and surprise the enemy, if possible and when you strike and overcome him, never let up in the pursuit...
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Do your duty and leave the rest to Providence.
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Duty is ours consequences are God's.
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Shoot the brave officers, and the cowards will run away and take the men with them.
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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.
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I am more afraid of King Alcohol than of all the bullets of the enemy.
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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.
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