But the cause for which we fought was higher; our thought wider... That thought was our power.
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We have to go in places no body would ever think of going into were it not for the necessities of war.
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I never could be a partisan leader - a man of one idea.
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My men moved out with a promptitude and spirit extraordinary, the cheers and welcome they received on the road adding to their enthusiasm.
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We fought no better, perhaps, than they. We exhibited, perhaps, no higher individual qualities.
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Mounting a large rock, I was able to see a considerable body of the enemy moving by the flank in rear of their line engaged, and passing from the direction of the foot of Great Round Top through the valley toward the front of my left.
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