In the morning is the great battle. Tomorrow or the next day will determine the war....
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General Robert E. Lee:
[Lee is comtemplating the battle on the night of July 1]
[voiceover]
General Robert E. Lee:
In the morning is the great battle. Tomorrow or the next day will determine the war. Virginia is here. All the South is here. What will you do tomorrow? In the morning, the enemy will be up in fortified positions on high ground. Longstreet's corps will be coming up, and... my boys'll be ready to finish the job. If I tell them to withdraw now... no, sir. They've been patient for far too long. With the enemy out there up on the hill, they'll be ready to finish the job. But I don't even know how much is up there. How many men? How many cannon? I don't know the ground or the flanks. I don't know. If I wait in the morning, the early morning, maybe Meade, under pressure, will attack. Hmm. That would make General Longstreet very happy. But I don't think Meade will come down. And I don't think I can withdraw. So... God's will. Thy will be done.
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In the morning
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the enemy will be up in fortified positions on high ground
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Longstreet's corps will be coming up
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and my boys will be ready to finish the job
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If I tell them to withdraw now No sir
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They've been patient for far too long
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With the enemy out there up on the hill
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they'll be ready to finish the job
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But I don't even know how much is up there
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How many men How many cannon
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I don't know the ground or the flanks
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I don't know
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If I wait in the morning the early morning
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maybe Meade under pressure will attack
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That would make General Longstreet very happy
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But I don't think Meade will come down
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And I don't think I can withdraw so
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God's will thy will be done
Clip duration: 69 seconds
Views: 75
Timestamp in movie: 01h 37m 41s
Uploaded: 02 December, 2022
Genres: drama, history, war
Summary: In 1863, the Northern and Southern forces fight at Gettysburg in the decisive battle of the American Civil War.
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