Transcript Civil War Project

Famous Quotes during Civil War
By Mary Jane Fortenberry #6
Project option #3
“ War means fighting, and fighting means killing.”
-Nathan Bedford Forrest, (July 13, 1821 – October 29, 1877)
Nathan Bedford Forrest was a
Confederate General during the Civil War.
He was a Cavalry Military Commander.
I think General Forrest’s quote means…
War only leads to killing.
It’s significance during the time period is…
Many battles were being fought between the North and
the South. Approximately 620,000 soldiers died from
combat, accident, starvation, and disease during the
Civil War. Many soldiers lost their lives during the Civil
War.
“Any victory would be dear at such a price.”
-Robert E. Lee, (January 19, 1807 – October 12, 1870)
Robert E. Lee was a Confederate
General. He surrendered at the
Battle of Gettysburg. He was the
son of a Revolutionary War
Officer Henry Lee III.
I think it means….
the lives of many soldiers is a large price to pay for war.
The significance of this quote during this time period is…
General Lee had quoted this at learning of the death of one of
his greatest lieutenants, Stonewall Jackson . The quote was quickly followed by
Lee saying, “But God’s will be done.” General Lee viewed the
death of this great lieutenant as an act of Heaven and God’s will.
“It is well that war is so terrible, else we should grow fond of
it.” -General Lee to General Longstreet, (January 8, 1821 – January 2, 1904
General Lee
General Longstreet
General James Longstreet was also a Confederate General as well as
General Lee.
I think it means…
War is terrible, but through the battles he had developed relationships
with his men who were fighting with him. They express the divided
emotions of a man who found attraction in the challenge, excitement
and pageantry of war, while at the same time being repelled by its
death and destruction (Fredericksburg.com).
The significance of this quote during this time period is…
General Lee had said this quote to General Longstreet during the Battle of
Fredericksburg while on Telegraph Hill.
"War is cruelty. There is no use trying to reform it.
The crueler it is, the sooner it will be over.“
-General William T. Sherman, (February 8, 1820 – February 14,
1891)
William T. Sherman was a General in the Union
Army. He was most known for destroying factories,
Railroads, and supplies that were used by the
Confederate Army.
I think it means…
War is bad, and there is no way to stop it. The worse it is, the sooner
it will end.
The significance of this quote during the time period…
This particular quote was given to the Michigan Military
Academy during 1879. I think it is very significant, because he
is speaking to the graduating class of young military students.
He is basically telling the kids that I have lived through war and
its terrible, horrific.
"In giving freedom to the slave, we assure freedom to the
free. Honorable alike in what we give and what we preserve.
We shall nobly save, or meanly lose, the last, best hope of
earth."
President Abraham Lincoln, message to Congress, 1862
Aberham Lincoln was the
16th President of the
United States. He was
assassinated April 14th ,
1865 at Fords theatre by
the famous stage actor
John Wilkes Booth.
Abraham Lincoln always
wore a top hat. He helped
abolish slavery.
I think it means...
Everybody should be treated equally no matter what skin
color, religion, ETC. We should all have equal rights and be
treated equally!
The significance of this quote during the time period…
This was a quote given to Congress in 1862 to make a clear connection
between preservation of the Union and the abolition of slavery. This
message came a little more than 2 months after Lincoln announced
the Emancipation Proclamation.
Bibliography
www.wikipedia.com
www.goodreads.com
www.cwquotes.blogspot.com
www.civilwar.org
www.penelope.uchicago.edu
www.cwmemory.com
www.fredricksberg.com/civilwar
www.wikiquote.com
www.clearpolitics.com