Winfield Scott quotes

Men of the eleventh! the enemy say we are good at a long shot, but cannot stand the cold iron. I call on you to give the lie to that slander. Charge! (Winfield Scott)
Say to the seceded States, "Wayward sisters, depart in peace." View quote
Winfield Scott
Peace won by compromise is usually a short lived achievement. View quote
Winfield Scott
Brave rifles! Veterans! You have been baptized in fire and blood and have come out steel! View quote
Winfield Scott
Lee is the greatest military genius in America, myself not excepted. View quote
Winfield Scott
Major-General McClellan has propagated in high quarters the idea expressed in the letter before me, that Washington was not only "insecure," but in "imminent danger." Relying on our numbers, our forts, and the Potomac River, I am confident in the opposite opinion. View quote
Winfield Scott