My command, less than ten thousand, had found the battle on the Plank road in retreat, little less than a panic. In a few hours we changed defeat to victory, the broken divisions of the Third Corps rallying in their rear. James Longstreet More Quotes by James Longstreet More Quotes From James Longstreet The next time we met was at Appomattox, and the first thing that General Grant said to me when we stepped inside, placing his hand in mine was, Pete, let us have another game of brag, to recall the days that were so pleasant. Great God! I thought to myself, how my heart swells out to such magnanimous touch of humanity. Why do men fight who were born to be brothers? James Longstreet brother heart war I have been a soldier all my life. I have commanded companies, I have commanded regiments. I have commanded divisions. And I have commanded even more. But there are no fifteen thousand men i the world that can go across that ground. James Longstreet soldier men war Time sets all things right. Error lives but a day. Truth is eternal. James Longstreet truth-is errors war The passions of the titanic struggle will finally enter upon the sleep of oblivion, and only its splendid accomplishments for the cause of human freedom and a united nation, stronger and richer in patriotism because of the great strife, will be remembered. James Longstreet passion struggle sleep My arm is paralyzed; my voice that once could be heard all along the line, is gone; I can scarcely speak above a whisper; my hearing is very much impaired, and sometimes I feel as if I wished the end would come; but I have some misrepresentations of my battles that I wish to correct, so as to have my record correct before I die. James Longstreet voice battle wish General, if you put every Union soldier now on the other side of the Potomac on that field to approach me over the same line, I will kill them all before they reach my line. James Longstreet unions soldier war I do not want to make this charge. I do not see how it can succeed. I would not make it now but that General Lee has ordered it and expects it. James Longstreet succeed want war This is a hard fight and we had better all die than lose it. James Longstreet dies fighting war Why do men fight who were born to be brothers? James Longstreet fighting brother war I hope to live long enough to see my surviving comrades march side by side with the Union veterans along Pennsylvania Avenue, and then I will die happy. James Longstreet our-veterans veterans-day long General, unless he offers us honorable terms, come back and let us fight it out! James Longstreet honorable fighting war If the entire Union Army comes across here, I will kill them all! James Longstreet unions army military I cannot help but think that great results would have been obtained had my views been thought better of; yet I am much inclined to accept the present condition as for the best. James Longstreet views helping thinking I fancy that no good ideas upon that campaign will be mentioned at any time that did not receive their share of consideration by General Lee. James Longstreet fancy campaigns ideas There was no indication of panic. The broken files marched back in steady step. The effort was nobly made and failed from the blows that could not be fended. James Longstreet effort broken blow If we only save the finger of one man, that's enough. James Longstreet enough men war General Pickett, finding the battle broken while the enemy was still reinforcing, called the troops off. James Longstreet finding battle broken enemy The town caught fire in several places, shells crashed and burst, and solid shot rained like hail. James Longstreet places like shells fire If the blame (if there is any) can be shifted from him to me, I shall help him and our cause by taking it. I desire, therefore, that all the responsibility that can be put upon me shall go there and shall remain there. James Longstreet help me blame responsibility That man will fight us every day and every hour till the end of the war. James Longstreet fight day man war
