Major General Patrick Ronayne Celburne, The Stonewall of
the West, born 17 March 1828.
"I am with the South in life or death, in victory or
defeat. I believe the North is about to wage a brutal and unholy war on a people who have done them no
wrong, in violation of the Constitution and the fundamental principles of
government. They no longer acknowledge that all government derives its validity
from the consent of the governed. They are about to invade our peaceful homes,
destroy our property, and murder our men and dishonor our women. We propose no invasion
of the North, no attack on them, and only ask to be left alone."
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