There's nothing like being shoved along when you don't want to go.

The next time they tell me there's nothing in a thicket I expect to search it and find a rebel army at least a hundred thousand strong right in the middle of it." "How large do you suppose the Southern army was ?" asked Pennington.
"I had a number of looks at it," replied Warner, "and I should say from the way it acted that it numbered at least three million men.

I know that at times not less than ten thousand were aiming their rifles at my own poor and unworthy person.

What a waste of energy for so many men to shoot at me all at once.

I wish the Johnnies would go away and let us alone!" The last words were high-pitched and excited.