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J. E. B. Stuart
18 quotes
“Our loss was not a scratch to man or horse.”
J. E. B. Stuart (1833–1864) first seen 1861 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Report on the , September 11, 1861. The Rebellion Record, vol. 3 (1862), p. 125
“Gentlemen, in ten minutes every man must be in his saddle!”
J. E. B. Stuart (1833–1864) first seen 1862 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: June 12, 1862. Memoirs of the Confederate War for Independence (1866), p. 37
“Jine the cavalry.”
J. E. B. Stuart (1833–1864) first seen 1862 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: At the , August 1862. James Longstreet, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War, vol. 2 (1888)
“Our Southern ideals of patriotism provided us with the concepts of chivalry. I tried to excell in these virtues, but others provided a truer interpretation of gallant conduct. A devoted champion of the South was one who possessed a heart intrepid, a spirit invincible, a patriotism too lofty to admit a selfish thought and a conscience that scorned to do a mean act. His legacy would be to leave a shining example of heroism and patriotism to those who survive.”
J. E. B. Stuart (1833–1864) first seen 1862 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Letter to R. H. Chilton, December 3, 1862. Virginia Historical Society. Oxford Dictionary of Civil War Quotations (2006), p. 398
“Old Joe Hooker, will you come out of the Wilderness!”
J. E. B. Stuart (1833–1864) first seen 1863 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: During the , May 3, 1863. John Esten Cooke, A Life of General Robert E. Lee (1875)
“Charge! And remember Jackson!”
J. E. B. Stuart (1833–1864) first seen 1863 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: During the , May 11, 1863. John Esten Cooke, A Life of General Robert E. Lee (1875)
“While rashness is a crime, boldness is not incompatible with caution, nay, is often the quintessence of prudence.”
J. E. B. Stuart (1833–1864) first seen 1863 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: General Order No. 26, Cavalry Tactics, July 30, 1863. Letters of Major General James E. B. Stuart (1990)
“An attack of cavalry should be sudden, bold, and vigorous. The cavalry which arrives noiselessly but steadily near the enemy, and then, with one loud yell leaps upon him without a note of warning, and giving no time to form or consider anything but the immediate means of flight, pushing him vigorously every step with all the confidence of victory achieved, is the true cavalry; while a body of men equally brave and patriotic, who halt at every picket and reconnoiter until the precious surprise is over, is not cavalry.”
J. E. B. Stuart (1833–1864) first seen 1863 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: General Order No. 26, Cavalry Tactics, July 30, 1863. Letters of Major General James E. B. Stuart (1990)
“That individuality of action which so strongly characterizes the conduct of our troops in battle, if unguided or misdirected, can but produce confusion. But let the same idea control the mind of every man, let them apply these general principles to the incidents of battle as they arise, and success is certain.”
J. E. B. Stuart (1833–1864) first seen 1863 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: General Order No. 26, Cavalry Tactics, July 30, 1863. Letters of Major General James E. B. Stuart (1990)
“Indeed in this war more truly than in any other the spirit of lovely woman points the dart, hurls the javelin, ignites the mine, pulls the trigger, draws the lanyard and gives a fiercer truer temper to the blade in a far more literal sense than the mere muscular aggressions of man.”
J. E. B. Stuart (1833–1864) first seen 1863 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Letter to his cousin Nannie, November 13, 1863. Peter Tsouras, Military Quotations from the Civil War (1998), p. 264
“Bear in mind that your telegrams may make the whole Army strike tents, and night or day, rain or shine, take up the line of march. Endeavor, therefore, to secure accurate information... Above all, vigilance! vigilance! vigilance!”
J. E. B. Stuart (1833–1864) first seen 1864 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Letter to John R. Chambliss, April 4, 1864. Douglas Southall Freeman, Lee’s Lieutenants (1944)
“Go back! Go back! And do your duty, as I have done mine, and our country will be safe. Go back! Go back! I had rather die than be whipped.”
J. E. B. Stuart (1833–1864) first seen 1864 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Order made after being mortally wounded at Yellow Tavern, May 11, 1864. Brink of Destruction: A Quotable History of the Civil War (2002), p. 167
“Easy, but willing to die if God and my country think I have fulfilled my destiny and done my duty.”
J. E. B. Stuart (1833–1864) first seen 1864 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: When asked how he felt as he lay dying of his wounds, May 12, 1864. The Illustrated London News (June 18, 1864), p. 585
“Doctor, I suppose I am going fast now. It will soon be over. But God’s will be done. I hope I have fulfilled my destiny to my country and my duty to God... I am resigned; God’s will be done.”
J. E. B. Stuart (1833–1864) first seen 1864 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: To his doctor on his impending death, May 12, 1864. Douglas Southall Freeman, Lee’s Lieutenants (1944)
“Dance away, young ladies; half of these young men will be dead or wounded next week.”
J. E. B. Stuart (1833–1864) said by 1864 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Quoted by Alexander Hunter, Johnny Reb and Billy Yank (1905)
“If we oppose force to force we cannot win, for their resources are greater than ours. We must substitute esprit for numbers. Therefore I strive to inculcate in my men the spirit of the chase.”
J. E. B. Stuart (1833–1864) said by 1864 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Quoted by Shelby Foote, The Civil War, vol. 1 (1958)
“The instant the [Stars and Stripes] appeared, Stuart ordered the charge, and at them we went like the arrow from a bow.”
J. E. B. Stuart (1833–1864) said by 1864 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Lt. William W. Blackford, 1st Virginia Cavalry. Brink of Destruction: A Quotable History of the Civil War (2002), p. 49
“Shall I tell you when he was on the Rappahannock, and they telegraphed him his child was dying — his darling little Flora — that he replied that ‘I shall have to leave my child in the hands of God; my duty to my country requires me here.’”
J. E. B. Stuart (1833–1864) said by 1864 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Recounted by Major-General Fitzhugh Lee, October 28, 1875. Jubal Early, Southern Historical Papers, vol. 1 (January–June 1876), p. 102