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Then every officer gets behind the line of private soldiers, and the higher the officer's rank the farther behind he goes. THEN EVERY OFFICER GETS BEHIND THE LINE OF PRIVATE SOLDIERS AND THE HIGHER THE OFFICER'S RANK THE FARTHER BEHIND HE GOES
eadly breach. We have seen his shining--we have seen his shining--his shining--his shining sword--flashing. Flashing in the sunlight, as he shouted to his troops, ‘Come on’!” Oh dear, dear, dear! how little that good man knew about war. If he had known anything about war at all he ought to have known what any of my G. A. R. comrades here to-night will tell you is true, that it is next to a crime for an officer of infantry ever in time of danger to go ahead of his men. “I, with my shining sword flashing in the sunlight, shouting to my troops, ‘Come on’!” I never did it. Do you suppose I would get in front of my men to be shot in front by the enemy and in the back by my own men? That is no place for an officer. The place for the officer in actual battle is behind the line. How often, as a staff officer, I rode down the line, when our men were suddenly called to the line of battle, and the Rebel yells were coming out of the woods, and shouted: “Officers to the rear! Officers to the rear!” NG WE HAVE SEEN LEADING HIS TROOPS ON TO THE DEADLY BREACH WE HAVE SEEN HIS SHINING HE WE HAVE SEEN HIS SHINING HIS SHINING HIS SHINING SWORD FLASHING FLASHING IN THE SUNLIGHT AS HE SHOUTED TO HIS TROOPS COME ON OH DEAR DEAR DEAR HOW LITTLE THAT GOOD MAN KNEW ABOUT WAR IF HE HAD KNOWN ANYTHING ABOUT WAR AT ALL HE OUGHT TO HAVE KNOWN WHAT ANY OF MY G A R COMRADES HERE TO NIGHT WILL TELL YOU TRUE THAT IT IS NEXT TO A CRIME FOR AN OFFICER OF INFANTRY EVER IN TIME OF DANGER TO GO AHEAD OF HIS MEN I WITH MY SHINING SWORD FLASHING IN THE SUNLIGHT SHOUTING TO MY TROOPS COME ON I NEVER DID IT DO YOU SUPPOSE I WOULD GET IN FRONT OF MY MEN TO BE SHOT IN FRONT BY THE ENEMY AND IN THE BACK BY MY OWN MEN THAT IS NO PLACE FOR AN OFFICER THE PLACE FOR THE OFFICER IN ACTUAL BATTLE IS BEHIND THE LINE HOW OFTEN AS A STAFF OFFICER I RODE DOWN THE LINE WHEN OUR MEN WERE SUDDENLY CALLED TO THE LINE OF BATTLE AND THE REBEL YELLS WERE COMING OUT OF THE WOODS AND SHOUTED OFFICERS THE REAR OFFICERS TO THE REAR
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