12. XII.
General C—was proverbial for his stubborn courage and
bulldog obstinacy in a fight. In every battle his brigade was
torn to pieces—for he would never leave the ground until he
was hurled back from it, crushed and bleeding.
The views of such a man on the subject of military courage
are worth knowing. He gave them to me briefly one day, on
the battle-field.
Here is the statement of General C—.
“The man who says that he likes to go into an infantry charge,
such as there was at Spotsylvania—is a liar!”
