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We know not of the future and cannot plan for it much.

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Every pioneer and musician who could carry a musket went into the ranks. Even the sick and foot-sore, who could not keep up in the march, came up as soon as they could find their regiments, and took their places in line of battle, while it was battle, indeed.

~Joshua Chamberlain

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I do not pretend to write much of a letter. You know under what circumstances I am writing.

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Mounting a large rock, I was able to see a considerable body of the enemy moving by the flank in rear of their line engaged, and passing from the direction of the foot of Great Round Top through the valley toward the front of my left.

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My officers and men understood wishes so well that this movement was executed under fire, the right wing keeping up fire, without giving the enemy any occasion to seize or even to suspect their advantage.

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The word was enough. It ran like fire along the line, from man to man, and rose into a shout, with which they sprang forward upon the enemy, now not 30 yards away.

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We have to go in places no body would ever think of going into were it not for the necessities of war.

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We fought no better, perhaps, than they. We exhibited, perhaps, no higher individual qualities.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Soldier

Born: September 8th, 1828

Died: February 24th, 1914

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