Grenville Dodge: “You saved your army and won a glorious victory by refusing to take his advice.”

There is an element in this country that already has no use for the soldier of the Civil War.

We had lost our best friend,--that superb soldier, our commander, General McPherson; his death counted so much more to us than victory that we spoke of our battle, our great success, with our loss uppermost in our minds.

I remember distinctly that my Regiment would go into line, strip themselves, and throw down the chickens, potatoes, apples, and other eatables they had foraged and taken during the day, and as they would go forward the troops in our rear…

General McPherson fell in battle, booted and spurred, as the gallant and heroic gentleman should wish.