Theater of blood soundtrack I would save the Union

Theater of blood soundtrack

I would save the Union. I would save it the shortest way under the Constitution. The sooner the national authority can be restored; the nearer the Union will be the Union as it was. We can scarcely dispense with the aid of West-Virginia in this struggle; much less can we afford to have her against us, in congress and in the field. Her brave and good men regard her admission into the Union as a matter of life and death. December 31, 1862 Opinion on the Admission of West Virginia into the Union He who does something at the head of one Regiment, will eclipse theater of blood soundtrack who does nothing at the head of a hundred. December 31, 1861 Letter to David Hunter And now, beware of rashness. Beware of rashness, but with energy, and sleepless vigilance, go forward, and give us victories. January 26, 1863 Letter to Joseph Hooker Let your military measures be strong enough to repel the invader and keep the peace, and not so strong as to unnecessarily harrass and persecute the people. May 27, 1863 Letter to John M. Schofield I was deeply mortified by the escape of Lee across the Potomac, because the substantial destruction of his army would have ended the July 21, 1863 Letter to Oliver O. Howard You say you will not fight to free negroes. Some of them seem willing to fight for you; but, no matter. Fight you, then exclusively to save the Union. We are in civil war. In such cases there always is a main question; but in theater of blood soundtrack case that question is a perplexing compound Union and Slavery. It thus becomes a question not of two sides merely, but of at least four sides, even among those who are for the Union, saying nothing of those who are against it. October 5, 1863 Letter to Charles Drake et al Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure. It is easy to see that, under the sharp discipline of civil war, the nation is beginning a new life. December 8, 1863 Message to Congress War at the best, is terrible, and this war of ours, in its magnitude and in its duration, is one of the most terrible. June 16, 1864 Speech at Philadelphia The true rule for the Military is to seize such property as is needed for Military uses and reasons, and let the rest alone. January 20, 1865 Letter to Joseph J. Reynolds Both parties deprecated war; but one of them would make war rather than let the nation survive; and the other would theater of blood soundtrack war rather than let it perish. And the war Fondly do we hope fervently do we pray that this mighty scourge of war may speedily pass away. Sheridan says If the thing is pressed I think that Lee will surrender. Let the thing be pressed. April 7, 1865 Telegram to General Grant We know, Southern men declare that their slaves are better off than hired laborers amongst us. How little they know, whereof they speak! There is no permanent class of hired laborers amongst Free labor has the inspiration of hope; pure slavery has no hope.