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Stealing the General: The Great Locomotive Chase and the First Medal of Honor QUOTES

1 " [General-in-Chief of the army, Lieutenant General Winfield] Scott not only believed that the idea [for a battlefield decoration, to wit, a Medal of Honor, or valor] smacked of Old World vanity, elitism, and snobbery, he also thought that such an award was entirely unnecessary. "

― , Stealing the General: The Great Locomotive Chase and the First Medal of Honor

2 " a gang of unpredictable ruffians by day who turned to enthralling storytellers after dark. "I would sometimes join them, and listen for a great part of the night to some of the finest fairy tales and most romantic legends it has ever been my fortune to hear. "

― , Stealing the General: The Great Locomotive Chase and the First Medal of Honor