Emerging Leader

On October 19, 1862, Lieutenant Colonel Carter Van Vleck wrote to his wife and daughter: It takes an immense amt. of study to learn well the art of killing people, without getting killed yourself And that is the great secret of war, to kill & cripple the enemy to the greatest degree with the least possible damage to those under your command It is a fearful yet a very pleasent study I like it much better than I expected to & much better than any thing else I ever studied or practiced. How