On the record
We opened with thirty-two guns; they answered with as many, and such a roar you never heard.
Source
gutenberg.orgGrenville Dodge: “We opened with thirty-two guns; they answered with as many, and such a roar you never heard.”
Editor's note · Context
This quote illustrates the chaotic and loud atmosphere of battle as both sides engaged with their artillery.
Share
More from Grenville Dodge
The national honor never has, never can, and never will be protected by such methods.
Have you, or any one else, ever heard a single word of protest from these people or any one connected with them against the revolting cruelties of the enemy in the Philippines?
It is upheld and maintained today, as it always has been, by the patriotism of our people as represented by our Army in the Civil War, in Cuba, the Philippines, and China.
There is an element in this country that already has no use for the soldier of the Civil War.
Other voices in this conversation
