None of our campaigns have been successful that have not been prepared to follow the Indians day and night, attacking them at every opportunity until they are worn out, disbanded, or forced to surrender, which is the sure result of such a campaign.
He emphasizes the necessity of continuous pursuit in successful military campaigns against the Indians.
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It is the duty of every companion here, as well as of every good citizen, to enter his protest against these unjust attacks.
There is no officer listening to me who did not see cruelties in the Civil War.
The right side is beginning to get a hearing, and when the facts and causes for the action of the Army are generally known, it will be found that our Army is as humane and well-behaved a body of troops as ever went into a foreign country…
In view of all the facts, I must doubt the sincerity of those who are seeking to bring discredit upon our little Army, the marvellous efficiency of which has won the admiration of the world.
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