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Trip:
See, the way I figure, I figure this war would be over a whole lot sooner if you boys just turned right on around and headed back on down that way, and you let us head on up there where the real fighting is.

Union Soldier:
There's men dyin' up that road.

Trip:
And there wouldn't be nothing but rebs dyin' if they'd let the 54th in it.

Union Solder:
Listen-

[Men of both regiments argue and begin fighting]

Sgt. Maj. John Rawlins:
Hold it! As you were, Trip! As you were! [To the Connecticut soldiers] You men move on.

10th Connecticut Corporal:
[Scoffing as he notices Rawlins' rank] Stripes on a n*gger. That's like tits on a bull!

Sgt. Maj. John Rawlins:
You're lookin' at a higher rank, Corporal. You'll obey and like it.

10th Connecticut Corporal:
Make me.

Trip:
I'll make you!

[The 10th Connecticut soldiers push forward again and the fight resumes; Major Forbes arrives on his horse]

Major Cabot Forbes:
WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON HERE?! [The fighting immediately stops]

Sgt. Maj. John Rawlins:
Attention!

Major Cabot Forbes:
[Pointing at the 10th Connecticut Corporal] You! Yes, you! What's your name? I'm putting you up on charges!

[The Corporal freezes in fear, unable to speak]

Sgt. Maj. Rawlins:
Ain't no cause for that, sir.

Major Cabot Forbes:
What's that, Sergeant?

Sgt. Maj. John Rawlins:
It's just a soldiers' fight, sir.

Major Cabot Forbes:
All right. You men move along. [pause] MOVE IT!

[The 54th resumes its work and the 10th Connecticut continues marching; the Corporal looks at Rawlins briefly, then rejoins his unit.]