Gettysburg Page #9

We couldn't just leave it to them, sir.

724

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Now there's more Yankee infantry coming.

I don't know how many.

725

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01:32,939 -- 01:01:34,982

But I don't know

what else we could've done.

726

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01:35,150 -- 01:01:37,401

It started as a minor scrap

with a few militia.

727

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The next thing I know,

I'm tangling with half the Union army.

728

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01:41,782 -- 01:01:45,534

Things will get out of control, Mr. Heth.

That is why we have orders.

729

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-Is it possible you misunderstood?

HETH:
No, sir.

730

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Can you identify those people?

731

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01:50,415 -- 01:01:52,666

The infantry is the First Corps,

the Black Hats.

732

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01:52,834 -- 01:01:55,795

There's another corps coming

that we haven't identified.

733

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01:55,962 -- 01:01:58,547

I must have all possible information

on enemy strength.

734

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01:58,715 -- 01:02:02,760

Major Taylor, I want you to ride forward

to the highest position and observe.

735

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02:02,928 -- 01:02:04,929

-And do be careful.

-Yes, sir. Hyah!

736

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02:05,097 -- 01:02:06,972

-Sir, shall I attack?

LEE:
No, sir.

737

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02:07,140 -- 01:02:08,808

We are not ready for full engagement.

738

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02:08,975 -- 01:02:10,851

General Longstreet is not up

with his corps.

739

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02:11,019 -- 01:02:12,812

HETH:

Sir, the enemy is disorganized.

740

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02:13,021 -- 01:02:16,607

If we throw all our forces in the field,

we will have the advantage.

741

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02:16,775 -- 01:02:17,858

[CANNONS FIRING]

742

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02:18,026 -- 01:02:19,777

Is that our artillery?

743

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02:19,945 -- 01:02:21,028

Yes, sir.

744

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02:21,196 -- 01:02:23,322

I can't imagine what has happened

to General Stuart.

745

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02:23,490 -- 01:02:25,825

-I've heard nothing. Do you understand?

-Yes, sir.

746

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02:25,992 -- 01:02:30,663

I have no idea of what lies in front of me.

It may be the entire Federal army.

747

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02:51,351 -- 01:02:53,853

LIEUTENANT:
Sir, compliments

of Colonel Babbit.

748

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02:54,187 -- 01:02:57,273

Rebels are coming from the north.

Your instructions, sir?

749

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02:57,441 -- 01:02:59,984

That'll be Ewell s corps.

They're trying to flank us.

750

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We got to meet them

and force them to go on line.

751

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03:03,155 -- 01:03:05,990

Tell Colonel Devin to get up that way

as quick as he can.

752

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03:06,158 -- 01:03:10,202

We'll get Gamble's boys back in the saddle

and be there shortly.

753

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03:14,791 -- 01:03:17,460

[SOLDIERS SHOUTING

INDISTINCTLY]

754

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03:32,392 -- 01:03:34,727

RODES' AIDE:
Gen. Rodes

has encountered Yankee cavalry.

755

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Buford's brigades.

756

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03:36,521 -- 01:03:40,065

General Early's right behind him

and will be on the field within the hour.

757

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03:43,653 -- 01:03:47,740

LEE:
General Early may be attacked

by half the Federal army within the hour.

758

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03:47,908 -- 01:03:50,910

-Is that Pender's artillery?

HETH:
Yes, sir. He's up now.

759

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03:51,077 -- 01:03:54,663

Four batteries in position

with two more in reserve.

760

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03:54,831 -- 01:03:59,210

With General Rodes attacking up there

and Pender and I, we have three divisions.

761

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03:59,377 -- 01:04:01,212

We could sweep them.

762

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04:01,379 -- 01:04:02,463

TAYLOR:

General, sir.

763

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04:02,631 -- 01:04:05,382

I saw only two Federal corps.

First and Eleventh.

764

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04:05,550 -- 01:04:09,803

And, General, I saw Early's lead columns

coming down north of Rodes' lines.

765

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04:09,971 -- 01:04:11,764

He'll be engaged any minute, sir.

766

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04:11,932 -- 01:04:15,935

Sir, we got 20,000 infantry coming

down almost behind the Union lines.

767

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It's perfect, sir.

768

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04:18,522 -- 01:04:20,439

God's will.

769

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04:21,566 -- 01:04:25,110

Gentlemen, it would appear

the fight is already underway.

770

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04:25,278 -- 01:04:27,196

General Heth, you may attack, sir.

771

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04:27,364 -- 01:04:30,449

My orders to all commanders: attack.

772

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04:31,785 -- 01:04:34,870

[MARCHING BAND PLAYING]

773

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05:00,981 -- 01:05:03,816

OFFICER 1:
Fire!

OFFICER 2:
Fire!

774

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05:51,698 -- 01:05:54,617

Forward men, final brigade forward!

775

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05:54,784 -- 01:05:57,494

[YELLING]

776

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06:00,707 -- 01:06:03,292

Drive those fellas out of that wood!

777

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06:13,386 -- 01:06:15,846

Forward! For God's sake, forward!

778

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06:44,250 -- 01:06:45,918

He's dead.

779

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07:04,562 -- 01:07:09,108

TOM:
One thing about this brigade

is we got our own special bugle call.

780

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07:09,275 -- 01:07:11,068

Ever hear tell of Dan Butterfield?

781

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07:11,236 -- 01:07:13,445

What, General Butterfield?

What was with Hooker?

782

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07:13,613 -- 01:07:15,364

That's the same fellow.

783

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07:15,532 -- 01:07:18,659

-He used to be our brigade commander.

-Yeah, he was a pistol.

784

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-No man like him for having a good time.

-I don't know about that.

785

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07:22,622 -- 01:07:25,374

But I know he used to like

to write bugle calls.

786

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07:25,542 -- 01:07:28,085

The problem with this army is,

we got too many calls.

787

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07:28,253 -- 01:07:32,506

We got a call for artillery, infantry,

get up and eat, retreat.

788

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Anyway, old Butterfield, he wrote

a special call for this here brigade.

789

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Say there is an order for this brigade,

you and me.

790

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07:39,472 -- 01:07:43,267

He'll be blowing his bugle, we will think

that order's for us when it wasn't.

791

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07:43,435 -- 01:07:47,396

We'll follow that order anyway,

then we'll be in a world of hurt.

792

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07:47,564 -- 01:07:49,815

Yeah, that happened to me once.

Us, that is.

793

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07:49,983 -- 01:07:52,484

Half the regiment charged,

the other half retreated.

794

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07:52,652 -- 01:07:54,111

You had your choice.

795

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07:55,155 -- 01:07:57,322

This here brigade got a special call.

796

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07:57,490 -- 01:08:00,409

You hear that call,

you know the next one is for you.

797

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It goes like this.

798

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[TOM HUMMING BUGLE CALL]

799

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08:08,001 -- 01:08:09,668

See, the call s like "Dan Butterfield."

800

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08:09,836 -- 01:08:12,296

[SINGING BUGLE CALL]

801

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08:13,840 -- 01:08:16,425

In the middle of a fight,

I'm supposed to remember that?

802

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08:16,593 -- 01:08:18,844

You can remember that.

That's easy to remember.

803

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08:19,012 -- 01:08:22,347

[SINGING BUGLE CALL]

804

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Butterfield, he wrote a lot

of bugle calls.

805

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08:26,978 -- 01:08:28,729

You ever hear "Butterfield's Lullaby"?

806

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08:28,897 -- 01:08:30,731

Butterfield's what?

807

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08:30,899 -- 01:08:34,067

[HUMMING "TAPS"]

808

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08:38,615 -- 01:08:40,032

Colonel, sir.

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