Tell me, Professor. In your studies have you come across a story from antiquity of two men...

Major General Winfield Scott Hancock: Tell me, Professor. In your studies have you come across a story from antiquity of two men who are the closest of friends, almost brothers, and then one day find themselves facing each other on the field of battle? Colonel Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain: Well, General, if the Greeks or Romans did not tell of it, I think that story must surely be in the Bible. Major General Winfield Scott Hancock: When I look across the field and see the flags of the 9th and 14th Virginia; I can almost see his old crumpled hat and hear his voice. Lewis Armistead was my closest friend before the war. I'd like to see him again; but not here, not like this. What do you say, Colonel; what do the books tell you.