Directed and written by Ronald F. Maxwell. Gods and Generals is a 2003 film based on the novel of the same name by Jeffrey M. Shaara, depicting the first two years of the American Civil War up to the death of Stonewall Jackson in May 1863. These were lines in the film Gods And Generals (2003); they are not actual quotations of Jackson. 12 quotes from Stonewall Jackson: '[M]y religious belief teaches me to feel as safe in battle as in bed. Always mystify, mislead, and surprise the enemy, if possible; and when you strike and overcome him, never let up in the pursuit so long as your men have strength to follow; for an army routed, if hotly pursued, becomes panic-stricken, and can then be … I was wondering because I recall reading somewhere that Jackson was apparently uncomfortable giving speeches in front of large audiences.

', 'Captain, my religious belief teaches me to feel as safe in battle as in bed. 10 Copy quote Arms is a profession that, if its principles are adhered to for success, requires an officer do what he fears may be wrong, and yet, according to military experience, must be done, if success is to be attained. A collection of Stonewall Jackson quotes. 3 of Memoirs of Stonewall Jackson by His Widow Mary Anna Jackson (1895) they are sometimes quoted as statements by Jackson. Does anybody know if the Stonewall Jackson "You Are The First Brigade" speech depicted in Gods and Generals based on a real speech or fiction? God has fixed the time for my death. It is a prequel to the 1993 film Gettysburg.

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Stonewall Jackson's speech to Captain John D. Imboden (July 24, 1861) as quoted in John Selby "Stonewall Jackson As Military Commander" (p. 25), 1968. I do not concern myself about that, but to be always ready, no matter when it may overtake me. That is the way all men should live, and then all would be equally brave. Jackson's personal book of maxims This was a book of statements by others which Jackson had copied into a small book for his own use; published in Ch.