"Baton Rouge" Quotes from Famous Books
... men's minds did not then justify the effort. The Governor declined to use his authority to purchase arms, assured as he was on all sides that there was no danger of war, and that the United States arsenal at Baton Rouge, completely in our power, would furnish more than we could need. It was vainly urged in reply that the stores of the arsenal were almost valueless, the arms being altered flintlock muskets, and the accouterments out of date. The current was ... — Destruction and Reconstruction: - Personal Experiences of the Late War • Richard Taylor |