Gettysburg1993

Lt. Thomas Chamberlain:
Hello, men. What outfit you with?

Confederate Prisoner:
Archer's Brigade, Heth's Division.

Lt. Thomas Chamberlain:
Where you from?

Confederate Prisoner:
Tennessee. How 'bout you?

Lt. Thomas Chamberlain:
Maine. I never been to Tennessee.

Confederate Prisoner:
I reckon I never been to Maine neither.

Lt. Thomas Chamberlain:
I don't mean no disrespect to you fightin' men. But sometimes I can't help but figure, why you fightin' this war?

Confederate Prisoner:
Why you fightin' it?

Lt. Thomas Chamberlain:
Well, to free the slaves, of course. And to preserve the Union.

Confederate Prisoner:
I don't know about some other folk but I ain't fightin' for no darkies, one way or the other. I'm fightin' for my rights [pronounced "rats"]. All of us that's what we're fightin' for.

Lt. Thomas Chamberlain:
For your what?

Confederate Prisoner:
For our rights. Why is it you folks can't just live the way you want to live, and let us live the way we do? Live and let live, I hear some folks say. Be a mite less fuss and bother if more folks took it to heart.

Lt. Thomas Chamberlain:
[nods slowly, considering the man's words] Where'd you get captured?

Confederate Prisoner:
Railroad cut just west of Gettysburg town. Wasn't a pretty sight. Many a good boy lost a young and promising life. Some were blue, some were grey. Seen enough of this war?

Lt. Thomas Chamberlain:
I guess I have.

Confederate Prisoner:
I guess I have, too. It looks like I'm gonna be sittin' out the rest of it.

Lt. Thomas Chamberlain:
[nods] Well, I appreciate you talkin' to me.

Confederate Prisoner:
[salutes] See you in hell, Billy Yank.

Lt. Thomas Chamberlain:
[salutes] See you in hell, Johnny Reb.