A definitive book of quotations with comments not only from generals (such as General Sherman's "War is hell,") and presidents (Lincoln's description of army recruitment/retention as "trying to shovel fleas.
A definitive book of quotations with comments not only from generals, and presidents, but ordinary soldiers, businessmen, wives and daughters, and many others, this work collects quotations from people from different classes and with different perspectives on the conflict.
A wide-ranging collection of Civil War quotes...A useful addition to library reference collections...Recommended.