“They will break in the center. Those people will be gaining men from...” – Gen. Robert E. Lee, Gettysburg ... Movie Quotes Database

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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