Hell Itself Quotes

“Joe Johnston would have retreated after two days of such punishment,” Ulysses S. Grant noted,”
― Chris Mackowski, Hell Itself: The Battle of the Wilderness, May 5-7, 1864

“[Grant] himself had discovered the Army of the Potomac’s one weakness, the lack of springy formation, and audacious, self-reliant initiative.”
― Chris Mackowski, Hell Itself: The Battle of the Wilderness, May 5-7, 1864

“Lincoln believed he had finally found a general who understood the grim math of war and who possessed the resolve to do what needed to be done, as unpleasant as it would be.”
― Chris Mackowski, Hell Itself: The Battle of the Wilderness, May 5-7, 1864