Lt. Gen. James Longstreet I must tell you now, I believe this attack will fail. No fifteen thousand men, ever made, can take that ridge. Brig. Gen. Lewis Armistead Father, into your hands, I commend my spirit. Brig. Gen. Lewis Armistead Virginians! Virginians! For your lands! For your homes! For your sweethearts! For your wives! For...Virginia! Forward...march!