 | Philip Henry Sheridan - 1888 - 550 pages
...field, in order to do vigorous work must have the best bodily sustenance, and every comfort that 154 can be provided. I knew from practical experience...but also furnishes evidence of capacity in those who commanded them. My regiment had lost very few men since coming under my command, but it seemed, in... | |
 | Paul Andrew Hutton - 1999 - 500 pages
...other officers, he respected the intelligence of the common soldier and understood that "none realized more quickly than they the blundering that often takes place on the field of battle." If soldiers were to be called on to die, they must have "some tangible indemnity for the loss of life."... | |
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They want some tangible indemnity for the loss of life, and as victory is an offset the value of which is manifest, it not only makes them content to shed their blood, but also furnishes evidence of capacity in those who commanded them. My regiment had... 