; ▁it ▁is ▁cow ards ▁only ▁that ▁leave ▁their ▁com r ades ▁in ▁the ▁face ▁of ▁the ▁enemy ; ▁nearly ▁all ▁the ▁men ▁we ▁get ▁killed ▁are ▁st rag gl ers . ▁Keep ▁with ▁me ▁close ▁and ▁obey ▁orders ▁and ▁we ▁will ▁soon ▁have ▁peace . ▁Those ▁who ▁are ▁still ▁in ▁arms ▁are ▁reb els , ▁who ▁ought ▁to ▁die . ▁Do ▁not ▁kill ▁a ▁prisoner ▁after ▁he ▁has ▁surrender ed . ▁But ▁I ▁do ▁not ▁ask ▁you ▁to ▁take ▁prisoners . ▁I ▁ask ▁you ▁to ▁make ▁your ▁foot steps ▁severe ▁and ▁terrible . ▁ ▁Mus c og ees ! ▁the ▁time ▁has ▁now ▁come ▁when ▁you ▁are ▁to ▁remember ▁the ▁authors ▁of ▁all ▁your ▁suffer ings ; ▁those ▁who ▁started ▁a ▁need less ▁and ▁w icked ▁war , ▁who ▁drove ▁you ▁from ▁your ▁homes , ▁who ▁ro bb ed ▁you ▁of ▁your ▁property . ▁Stand ▁by ▁me ▁faith fully ▁and ▁we ▁will ▁soon ▁have ▁peace . ▁Watch ▁over ▁each ▁other ▁to ▁keep ▁each ▁other ▁right , ▁and ▁be ▁ready ▁to ▁strike ▁a ▁terrible ▁blow ▁on ▁those ▁who ▁murder ed ▁your ▁w ives ▁and ▁little ▁ones ▁by ▁the ▁Red ▁F ork ▁along ▁the ▁Ver dig ris ▁or ▁by ▁Dave ▁Farm ▁Cow p ens . ▁Do ▁not ▁be ▁afraid . ▁We ▁have ▁always ▁be aten ▁them . ▁We ▁will ▁surely ▁win . ▁May ▁God ▁go ▁with ▁us . ▁ ▁W m . ▁A . ▁Phill ips ▁ ▁Colonel , ▁Command ing ▁ ▁Phill ips ' ▁expedition ▁left ▁Fort ▁Gib son ▁on ▁February ▁ 1