“I did not affect to be indifferent to public praise. Such a man is either too good or too bad to live in this world.”
Quotes by John Singleton Mosby
“In all great wars, women and children are the chief sufferers.”
“War loses a great deal of its romance after a soldier has seen his first battle. [...] It is a classical maxim that it is sweet and becoming to die for one's country; but whoever has seen the horrors of a battlefield feels that it is far sweeter to live for it.”
John Singleton MosbyJohn Singleton Mosby, known as the 'Gray Ghost,' was a prominent Confederate cavalry commander during the American Civil War, renowned for his daring raids and guerrilla tactics. Leading the 43rd Batt...