During the progress of the war I met no one who impressed me more than he, in his devotion to the interests of the country.

If he possessed ambition for personal glory, I was unable to discover it.

He declared that reputation was a bubble, which no good soldier should follow.

Wealth was a shadow, which no man in the country's service should heed.

His pay as an officer was sufficient for all his wants, and he desired nothing more.