Civil War Commander

Famous quotes containing the words civil war, civil, war and/or commander:

    “Colonel Shaw
    and his bell-cheeked Negro infantry
    on St. Gaudens shaking Civil War relief,
    propped by a plank splint against the garage’s earthquake.”
    —Robert Lowell (1917–1977)

    “A war between Europeans is a civil war.”
    —Victor Hugo (1802–1885)

    “We hoped for a happy termination of this terrible war long before this; but God knows best, and has ruled otherwise.”
    —Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865)

    “Frenchmen, we do not accept your surrender. You surrender only to the enemy. If you’re Vichy, fight us. If you’re Frenchmen, join us.”
    —Samuel Fuller, U.S. screenwriter. American commander (uncredited)