[examining his sword scabbard which was hit by a bullet and bent badly]
I'll be damned.
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Col. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain We can't run away. If we stay here we can't shoot. So lets fix bayonets.
Gen. Robert E. Lee It's my fault.
If they fight, we must fight with them. And does it matter after all who wins? Was that ever really the question? Gen. Robert E. Lee They will break in the center. Those people will be gaining men from all directions, guns by the thousands. And Richmond has nothing left to send us. So if we stay, we fight. If we retreat now, we will have fought here for two days, and will leave knowing we could not drive them off. And I have never yet left the enemy in command of the field. No Sir. Retreat is no longer an option.
If they fight, we must fight with them. And does it matter after all who wins? Was that ever really the question? Gen. Robert E. Lee They will break in the center. Those people will be gaining men from all directions, guns by the thousands. And Richmond has nothing left to send us. So if we stay, we fight. If we retreat now, we will have fought here for two days, and will leave knowing we could not drive them off. And I have never yet left the enemy in command of the field. No Sir. Retreat is no longer an option.
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