In the midst of these hard times it is our good health and good sleep that are enjoyable. — Knute Nelson
Mess is fairly good. It is like what is found in american hotels except for cake and pie. — Knute Nelson
That death was near, I suppose I believed, but I saw it only as a rest after the day’s work. — Knute Nelson
The scene was not a happy one yet we looked upon it in the cold stoical spirit of a soldier; — Knute Nelson
Vicksburg lies on top of a bluff on the east side of a large tongue of land jutting out into the mississippi. — Knute Nelson
We set the town on fire and burned down every house as a warning to other small towns along the river. — Knute Nelson
You must not forget that you have been given worldly means to use and employ against human arrogance and wrong. — Knute Nelson