Grenville Dodge: “If they did not, the Indians would catch and scalp them, and even if…”

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If they did not, the Indians would catch and scalp them, and even if they had to retreat, they must do so with their faces to the enemy.

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Dodge stresses the necessity of courage and facing the enemy, even in retreat, during military engagements.

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I must say this is the first time I ever heard of national honor being sustained by such methods.

There is no officer listening to me who did not see cruelties in the Civil War.

The national honor never has, never can, and never will be protected by such methods.

We were always careful that no cruelties were committed by enlisted men, but whatever was done was by the order of an officer.

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