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Oh. One other thing.

Hooker's been replaced.

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George Meade's the new commander.

Harrison read it in the Yankee papers.

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George Meade, Pennsylvania man.

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Meade would be cautious, I think.

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Take him some time to get organized.

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Perhaps we should move more swiftly.

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There may be an opportunity here.

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Yes, sir.

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LEE:

No reason to delay.

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I think we should concentrate here.

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All the roads converge

just east of this gap.

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-This junction will be necessary.

-Yes, sir.

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I left my spectacles over there.

What is the name of this town?

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LONGSTREET:
Gettysburg.

LEE:
Very well.

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SCOUT:

Message for Colonel Chamberlain.

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KILRAIN:

Colonel.

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Colonel, darling. Rise up, me bucko.

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I'm sorry, darling,

but we got a bit of a problem here.

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Would you like to hear about it?

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Would you wake up, sir?

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We got a whole company coming, sir.

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This way. I'll give you time to wake up,

but we've got quite a problem.

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Altogether, 120 men are coming.

We're to be having them as guests.

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What?

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Should be here any minute.

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-Who?

-Mutineers.

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Mutineers, colonel, me lad.

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A hundred and twenty men from the old

Second Maine, which has been disbanded.

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[CLEARS THROAT]

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A hundred and twenty mutineers?

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KILRAIN:

Yes, sir.

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You see, what happened was

the enlistment papers...

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...on the old Second Maine run out.

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They were sent home,

all except these 120 fellows...

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...who foolishly signed three-year papers.

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Three years, that is.

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So these poor fellows

got one more year to serve.

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Only they thought they were signing

to fight only with the Second Maine...

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...and the Second Maine only.

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So they, uh, quit.

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They resigned, you see. 120 men.

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[KILRAIN CHUCKLES]

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-Colonel, are you all right?

-Yeah.

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The point is,

these Maine fellows won't fight no more.

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Nobody can send them home

and nobody knows what to do with them.

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Until they thought of us...

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...being as we are the only other

Maine regiment in the Fifth Corps.

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So they've been assigned to us.

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Yes, sir.

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I have a message here

from the new commanding general.

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George Meade, sir. That's right.

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Our very own general

of our very own corps...

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...has been promoted

to command of the whole army.

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The latest, if you keep track of them

as they go by.

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The message says they'll be arriving

this morning and they are to join us.

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Oh. "And if they refuse to follow orders,

please feel free to shoot them."

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-To shoot them?

-Yes.

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-These Maine men?

-Mm.

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[CLEARS THROAT]

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"You are hereby authorized to shoot

any man who refuses to do his duty."

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Are these all Maine men?

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Yes, sir.

And fine big fellows they are too.

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[SIGHS]

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Mutiny. I thought that was

a word for the Navy.

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[CHUCKLES]

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LEE:

We'll move at sunrise.

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It's a good time of the day.

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I always do enjoy this time,

just before the dawn.

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When all this is over,

I shall miss it very much.

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Sir?

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I didn't mean the fighting.

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Well...

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...it's all in God's hands now.

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Good day, sir.

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Good day to you.

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SORREL:

General, sir.

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Should I wake them up, sir? Should I

get them waked up and get going?

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No, Moxley.

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Let the boys sleep a little longer.

They'll need it.

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Yes, sir.

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SOLDIER:

Prisoners, mark file, left!

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How many men do we have now

in the 20th Maine?

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Somewhere around 250, sir,

counting the officers.

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How the heck are we supposed

to take care of 120 men?

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Colonel, it's going to be a hot day today.

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Seeing as you already been down

with the heat, will you ride the horse...

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...that the good Lord provided,

instead of marching in the dirty dust?

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You walked.

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Darling, I've been in the infantry

since you was in books.

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After the first few thousand miles,

a man gets limber with his feet.

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Morning, Lawrence.

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How are you?

You're looking kind of peaked.

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Darn it, Tom. Don't call me Lawrence.

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It doesn't make sense.

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