I always thought we ought to meet the Federal invaders on the outer verge of just right and defence, and raise at once the black flag, viz., "No quarter to the violators of our homes and firesides!" It would in the end have proved true humanity and mercy. The Bible is full of such wars [cf. Deut. 20:10-15], and it is the only policy that would bring the North to its senses.
- Stonewall Jackson, cited in Mary Anna Jackson, Life and Letters of General Thomas J. Jackson (Stonewall Jackson) (New York, Harper & Brothers, 1892), p. 310, at http://theonomyresources.blogspot.com/2012/11/stonewall-jackson-and-black-flag.html.
- Stonewall Jackson, cited in Mary Anna Jackson, Life and Letters of General Thomas J. Jackson (Stonewall Jackson) (New York, Harper & Brothers, 1892), p. 310, at http://theonomyresources.blogspot.com/2012/11/stonewall-jackson-and-black-flag.html.
