 His public enemies , even the men who directed the fatal shot , ne 'er spoke or wrote of him without expressions of marked respect ; those whom he commanded loved him even to idolatry ; and I , his associate and commander , fail in words adequate to express my opinion of his great worth . I feel assured that every patriot in America , on hearing this sad news , will feel a sense of personal loss , and the country generally will realize that we have lost , not only an able military leader , but a man who , had he survived , was qualified to heal the national strife which has been raised by designing and ambitious men . 
