Quotes about american-soldier
american-soldier ensemble polished society
The toute ensemble was such as to make polished society blush, when compared with these savages. Zebulon Pike
american-soldier chief course horses north taken
The Pawnee chief had left the village the day after the doctor arrived, with 50 or 60 horses and many people, and had taken his course to the north of our route.
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The Spanish troops returned and we could yet discover the grass beaten down in the direction which they went.
american-soldier english immediate suffer time
Give immediate instruction to all your posts in said territory, under your direction, at no time and on no pretence to hoist, or suffer be hoisted, the English flag.
american-soldier appearance calculated cavalry force great impression infantry large lately means minds spanish
There had so lately been a large force of Spanish cavalry at the village, which had made a great impression on the minds of the young men, as to their power, consequence, which my appearance with 20 infantry was by no means calculated to remove.
american-soldier civilized good mill mixed near population
The village had a mill near it, situated on the little creek, which made very good flour. The population consisted of civilized Indians, but much mixed blood.
american-soldier among charges delivered demands flags received united various
Among various demands and charges I gave them, was, that the said flag should be delivered to me, and one of the United States' flags be received and hoisted in its place.
american-soldier reason whiskey
Whiskey - I like it, I always did, and that is the reason I never use it. Robert E. Lee
american-soldier east generalize german
We couldn't generalize on the people. Some of them were known to be tough guys and they didn't say much, but some of them were kind of soft-headed, but they did that. That was an East German film. James Stockdale
american-soldier difficult indian point problem solved vital
Replying to your long telegram, one point is of vital importance-the difficult Indian problem can not be solved permanently at this end of the line. Nelson A. Miles
american-soldier homes seldom
Those who have happy homes seldom turn out badly.
american-soldier emotional individual love playing
Emotional Love: Playing on the love a detainee has for an individual or group. Ricardo Sanchez
american-soldier cannot duty sublime wish word
Duty is the most sublime word in our language. Do your duty in all things. You cannot do more. You should never wish to do less.
american-soldier brigade far july june man reported tiring
During the whole campaign, from June 27 to July 31, there has been no shirking or hesitation, to tiring on the part of a single man so far as I have seen; the brigade commanders reported none. John Buford
american-soldier shipments
Drug smugglers often use juveniles to carry their shipments into the U.S. because they know the juveniles will not be prosecuted if caught. Timothy Murphy
american-soldier certainly due interact mass perhaps somewhat unusual user versatile
Perhaps the most versatile and useful plug-in in the collection is Mass Copy. It is certainly the one I use the most. Due to limitations in how plugins can interact with Finale, Mass Copy has a somewhat unusual user interface. Robert Patterson
american-soldier keeping perhaps reno
Perhaps not, Reno is keeping up the fight. He is not stampeded. You are not stampeded. That is about all sir, my God, that's about all! Philip Kearny
american-soldier blame cast himself sustain washington
Could Washington himself speak, would he cast the blame of that sectionalism upon us, who sustain his policy, or upon you who repudiate it?
american-soldier wrote
And we had our own laws. I mean, I wrote them. And we had our own customs, and traditions, and proprieties.
american-soldier bay became forty gulf heading hurry middle miles standard thirty
They were heading out to the middle of the bay - the Gulf - that's another thing that became kind of standard practice, we didn't hurry the destroyers around the beach any more, when it got dark, we'd take 'em out thirty or forty miles out in the middle of the Tonkin Gulf.
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They told me I'd never probably see the front-line area. Jessica Lynch
american-soldier batteries diversion favor noon orders points seen sent streets troops
A little before noon I sent orders to all my batteries to open fire through the streets or at any points where the troops were seen about the city, as a diversion in favor of Jackson. James Longstreet
american-soldier black
There was nothing there but black water and American fire power.
american-soldier carry determined division fights-and-fighting man splendid work
There was splendid fighting on the part of the division on the 7th, 8th, 9th, and 10th. There was no faltering or hesitation. Each man went to work determined to carry anything in reason.
american-soldier calamity campaign goose town
It was during this campaign that I was christened Calamity Jane. It was on Goose Creek, Wyoming, where the town of Sheridan is now located. Calamity Jane
american-soldier finding general troops
General Pickett, finding the battle broken while the enemy was still reinforcing, called the troops off.
american-soldier attempted force found infantry large
General: I attempted to take Williamsport yesterday, but found too large a force of infantry and artillery. After a long fight, I withdrew to this place.
american-soldier avoid behind beyond campaign defensive draw fixed general grant lee line mine occupied open
General Grant had no fixed plan of campaign beyond the general idea to avoid the strong defensive line occupied by General Lee behind Mine Run, and find a way to draw him out to open battle.
american-soldier people
Every people should be originators of their own destiny. Martin Delany
american-soldier time trying
So the first thing that went on was to decide... trying to find a time when we could get reprisal raids out.
american-soldier cannot duty wish
Do your duty in all things. You cannot do more, you should never wish to do less.
american-soldier guess spent three time
As a kid, I spent a lot of time in the country, with animals. Had a horse, I guess about three different horses. Dogs. I spent a lot of time outside.
american-soldier calories consume kids percent possible weight worst
The worst possible thing for weight is to consume 60 to 75 percent of your calories after 6 at night, which is what our kids are doing. Kenneth H. Cooper