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CLEAR SAILING AHEAD, GENERAL.
WE OUGHT TO REACH THE JUNCTION LONG BEFORE DARK.
WHILE YOU'RE TAKING ON FUEL AND WATER, I'LL WIRE GENERAL GRANT.
WE'LL BE ON OUR WAY.
AMBUSH!
COME ON, BACK IT UP!
REBELS UP AHEAD!
STOP THE TRAIN!
COME ON, BOYS! GET DOWN THERE!
GET OUT OF THERE!
KEEP FIRING!
COME ON, GET THE PRISONERS ON THE TRAIN!
PRIVATE!
A UNION GENERAL DESERVES A MORE RESPECTFUL WELCOME THAN THAT.
LET HIM UP.
COLONEL JOHN MOSBY, SIR, AT YOUR SERVICE.
GENERAL GEORGE HAZARD.
YOU'LL HAVE TO FORGIVE MY MEN.
THEY'RE MOSTLY FARMERS.
BUT AT NIGHT, THEY BECOME RANGERS.
THEY'RE MORE THAN JUST A LITTLE UPSET AT YOUR GENERAL CUSTER
CALLING THEM COMMON BUSHWHACKERS.
THE PASSIONS OF WAR, COLONEL.
INDEED.
HE SAID HE WOULD HANG MY MEN
IN RETALIATION FOR THE YANKEE FOOD AND EQUIPMENT WE'VE CONFISCATED.
IT'S FORTUNATE FOR YOU, SIR, HE'S NOT YET CARRIED OUT HIS THREAT,
OR YOU MIGHT FIND YOURSELF AT THE END OF A ROPE.
INSTEAD OF ON YOUR WAY TO LIBBY PRISON.
GOOD DAY, GENERAL.
LET'S GET THOSE GUNS UNLOADED!
PUT YOUR BACK INTO IT!
UNLOAD 'EM! GET TO IT!
THERE'S ONE OVER HERE.
SERGEANT, MAKE SURE THESE GET TO THEIR FAMILIES.
WHAT THE HELL IS SHE DOING HERE?
DOCTOR, I'M SORRY.
THIS IS THE BEST I COULD DO.
MORPHINE AND DOVER'S POWDER HAVE BECOME QUITE SCARCE.
CAPTAIN.
MRS. BARKLEY, WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING HERE?
THE YANKEES COULD COME BACK ANYTIME. THIS IS DANGEROUS.
I TOLD YOU I CAN TAKE CARE OF MYSELF.
NOW, IF YOU'LL EXCUSE ME. I HAVE WORK TO DO.
DOCTOR, WHATEVER YOU DON'T USE
SHOULD BE SENT ON TO THE ADVANCE FIELD HOSPITAL SOON AS POSSIBLE.
UNLESS GENERAL LEE CAPTURES WASHINGTON,
IT'S GONNA BE QUITE A WHILE BEFORE WE GET SOME MORE.
WELL, I NEVER THOUGHT I'D FIND YOU HERE.
GO HOME.
IS THAT ALL YOU CAN SAY TO ME, "GO HOME"?
I WAS EXPECTING A WARMER WELCOME.
LOOK AROUND YOU, AUGUSTA.
HOW DO YOU EXPECT ANYTHING IN THE MIDST OF THIS?
CHARLES, I AT LEAST THOUGHT WE COULD BE FRIENDS.
OH, IS THIS WHAT YOU WANT?
AUGUSTA!
NO!
I'M SORRY!
I'M SORRY.
FIRE!
FIRE!
AAH!
IT'S ALL RIGHT.
THE GUN--IT BLEW UP.
SHH. IT'S OVER NOW.
IT'S NOT OVER, GUS. IT NEVER WILL BE.
THEY'LL GO ON AND ON UNTIL WE'RE ALL DEAD,
LIKE PELL, LIKE ALL THE MEN I'VE KILLED.
OH, NO. NO, DON'T DO THAT TO YOURSELF.
I SHOULD HAVE LET YOU GO.
I WANT TO BE WITH YOU.
I MAY NEVER SEE YOU AGAIN.
YOU'RE A PART OF ME NOW.
I LOVE YOU.
[BUGLE PLAYS]
MEN, FALL IN!
SIR! ALL PRESENT AND ACCOUNTED FOR.
I SEE DUSTY BOOTS, LIEUTENANT.
I'LL TOLERATE THAT AT THE END OF A MARCH,
BUT NEVER AT THE START.
I'LL SEE TO IT, SIR!
DAMN REBELS. THEY'VE SENT OUT THEIR SNIPERS AGAIN.
BODFORD, TAKE A SQUAD AND WIPE THEM OUT.
YES, SIR! SERGEANT!
FORM YOUR SQUAD AND FOLLOW ME!
FORWARD, COMRADES! MARCH!
THEY'RE BEHIND US!
DAMN YANKEES!
LET'S MOVE OUT!
GET OUT OF THERE. COME ON!
HE'S DEAD.
LET'S GO. COME ON.
MOVE IT, MOVE IT, MOVE IT!
COVER ME.
BILLY!
GET DOWN!
THREE SNIPERS.
COVER THE OTHER FLANK!
MIGHT HAVE KNOWN YOU'D BRING BACK THE WHOLE ARMY WITH YA.
AAH!
I'M OUT OF CARTRIDGES.
WHAT, WERE YOU PLANNING ON THROWING ACORNS AT THEM IF I DIDN'T COME ALONG?
WHAT, YOU OUT, TOO?
I MADE ENOUGH WIDOWS BACK IN GETTYSBURG
TO LAST ME A LIFETIME.
ONE LESS ISN'T GOING TO MATTER.
YOU'RE GONNA WISH YOU WERE THE ONE GETTING PLUGGED
AFTER THE COLONEL GETS THROUGH WITH YOU.
WHY'D YOU EVER COME BACK, BILLY?
I SAID I WOULD.
THAT'S NO EXCUSE.
THE OLD MAN'S FUMING AS IT IS
BECAUSE WE'RE STUCK IN OUR TENTS FOR SO LONG
INSTEAD OF PITCHING INTO THE REBS.
THAT'LL COME SOON ENOUGH.
LINCOLN'S FIXING TO BRING THAT OLD BULLDOG GRANT FROM THE WEST
AND SIC HIM ON LEE.
THAT'S THE KIND OF MAN WE'VE NEEDED ALL ALONG.
NO. HE'LL PROBABLY TURN TAIL AT LEE'S FIRST GROWL
AND HIGHTAIL IT NORTH JUST LIKE ALL THE OTHERS.
DON'T YOU THINK?
WELL, DON'T YOU THINK, BILLY?
I DON'T KNOW, RUDY.
WELCOME BACK, LIEUTENANT.
REPORTING FOR DUTY, SIR.
LIEUTENANT HAZARD.
YOU LEFT HERE A DESERTER, AND YOU'VE COME BACK A FOOL.
LIEUTENANT HAZARD CHASED OFF THOSE SNIPERS, COLONEL.
DON'T DEFEND HIM, BODFORD.
I KNOW ALL ABOUT MEN WHO HUNGER AFTER THEIR WIVES, HAZARD,
BUT IF EVERY OFFICER IN THIS ARMY DID WHAT YOU DID,
JEFF DAVIS WOULD BE ON A ROCKING CHAIR ON THE BACK PORCH OF THE WHITE HOUSE.
I KNOW WHAT I DID WAS WRONG.
WRONG IS NOT THE WORD, LIEUTENANT.
STUPID, FOOLHARDY, IRRESPONSIBLE--
NONE OF THEM DO YOU JUSTICE.
COLONEL, I CAN'T CHANGE WHAT I DID,
BUT I'M A GOOD OFFICER BEFORE, AND I WILL BE AGAIN, IF YOU JUST GIVE ME A CHANCE.
I OUGHT TO SEND YOU BACK IN IRONS,
BUT RIGHT NOW, I'M IN DESPERATE NEED OF OFFICERS.
I'M READY TO FIGHT, SIR.
FIGHT. YOU'RE DAMN RIGHT YOU'LL FIGHT.
I'LL PUT YOU IN COMMAND OF THE FORWARD SKIRMISHERS.
AND SERGEANT CARTER WILL HAVE ORDERS TO SHOOT YOU
IF YOU RUN AGAIN.
NOW REJOIN YOUR COMPANY, LIEUTENANT.
BUT WHEN THIS IS OVER, YOU'LL FACE A COURT-MARTIAL.
YES, SIR.
YOU ALL RIGHT?
FINE, LIEUTENANT.
JOHNNY CATCHES US IN THESE WOODS,
IT'LL BE LIKE BLIND MAN'S BLUFF.
WE'LL BE THROUGH THE WILDERNESS AND ON THE ROAD TO RICHMOND
BEFORE LEE EVEN REALIZES WE'VE MOVED SOUTH.
WHAT DO YOU THINK'S GOING ON?
IF THERE WERE JOHNNIES, WE'D HEAR GUNS.
LOOK, THERE'S GENERAL GRANT.
SO THAT'S THE HERO OF VICKSBURG.
HE'S NOT MUCH, IS HE?
WHO ASKED YOU, KENT?
EVEN FROM HERE YOU CAN SEE HE COULD BUTT HIS HEAD THROUGH A STONE WALL.
IF HE'S SPOILING FOR A FIGHT, OLD MAN LEE'LL GIVE IT TO HIM.
WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT GRANT WANTS.
NOW, SINCE OUR LITTLE TOMMY CAN'T WAIT TO BE A REAL SOLIDER,
I'VE GOT SOMETHING FOR HIM.
THIS ARMY GOT ITS HIND END KICKED AT CHANCELLORSVILLE
JUST A YEAR AGO IN THESE SAME WOODS.
AND LOOK WHAT GOT LEFT BEHIND
WHEN THEY WERE HIGHTAILING IT NORTH.
YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS TO LITTLE DRUMMER BOYS
WHEN THEY GET TOO CLOSE TO THOSE FIRE-BREATHING REBS.
KENT.
I CAN'T WASTE ANY MORE TIME WITH YOU LAGGARDS.
COLONEL WANTS ME TO POST SKIRMISHERS FURTHER OUT ON THE FLANKS.
GUESS WHO'S GOING TO MAKE CAPTAIN FIRST, LIEUTENANT HAZARD.
FORGET HIM, TOM.
JUST THROW IT IN THE WOODS, TOM.
NO, SIR. I'M GONNA GIVE THIS A PROPER BURIAL.
HE WAS A BRAVE SOLDIER.
I JUST KNOW.
BY NIGHTFALL, WE'LL HAVE THE ENTIRE ARMY
ACROSS THAT DAMNABLE RIVER.
GENERAL WARREN, DIDN'T WE MAKE A DEAL A FEW MONTHS BACK?
YOU WOULDN'T TOUCH A DROP IF I'D STOPPED CUSSING.
WHO'D BE THE FIRST TO JUMP OVER ME IF I FELL OFF THE WAGON?
I WOULD.
ENOUGH SAID.
BUT SAVOR THIS MOMENT, GENERAL.
YOU'VE TAKEN A WINTER-STALE, TENTBOUND, HALF-DEAD ARMY
AND BROUGHT IT BACK TO LIFE.
EXCUSE ME, GENERAL.
I'M CRAWFORD, NEW YORK TRIBUNE.
MR. CRAWFORD.
THIS IS WHERE ***
ALMOST LOST THE WHOLE WAR LAST YEAR.
WHY NOT MARCH WEST AROUND LEE'S OTHER FLANK?
IF WE MOVE FAST ENOUGH WE MAY NOT HAVE TO FIGHT IN THESE WOODS.
THE TALK IN WASHINGTON, GENERAL GRANT,
IS THAT LEE IS JUST WAITING TO GIVE YOU
THE SAME KIND OF THRASHING THAT HE GAVE McCLELLAN,
BURNSIDE, ***.
AM I LEAVING ANYONE OUT?
YOU'D LIKE TO ADD ME TO THAT LIST, WOULDN'T YOU?
NO DISRESPECT, GENERAL,
BUT THE MOTHERS OF THE NORTH
ARE SICK OF SENDING THEIR SONS TO DIE
IN GEORGIA AND VIRGINIA JUST TO KEEP THE REBELS FROM HAVING A COUNTRY--
MR. CRAWFORD, NOBODY IS MORE SICK OF THIS WAR THAN I AM.
THAT'S WHY WE'RE MOVING SOUTH--
TO END IT AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.
LINCOLN SAID AT GETTYSBURG
WE MUST PRESERVE THIS NATION
SO A GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE WON'T PERISH.
YOU NEWSPAPER BOYS NEVER PAID MUCH ATTENTION TO THAT, DID YOU?
IF YOU'LL EXCUSE ME.
IF LEE WANTS TO STOP US BEFORE RICHMOND,
HE'LL HAVE TO DO IT IN OPEN COUNTRY.
WELL, IF HE CATCHES US IN THE WILDERNESS, SIR,
WE'LL HAVE TO FIGHT HIM.
THAT'S RIGHT. IT'S NOT JUST RICHMOND I WANT.
IT'S THE DESTRUCTION OF LEE'S ARMY.
I'LL FIGHT HIM ANYWHERE.
REGARDLESS OF SEASON OR WEATHER?
SHERMAN GOES AFTER JOHNSON IN GEORGIA.
I HAMMER LEE IN VIRGINIA.
CONFEDERACY'S NEVER BEEN ATTACKED ON ALL FRONTS AT ONCE.
WE DON'T CONFINE OUR ATTACKS TO THE BATTLEFIELD.
WE GO AFTER CITIES, TOWNS, FIELDS, FACTORIES.
YOU'RE GONNA RAID BEHIND THE LINES?
WELL, I PLAN TO GIVE PHIL SHERIDAN THE CAVALRY
AND TURN HIM LOOSE.
I GUESS ANYTHING SHORT OF TOTAL VICTORY
WOULD AMOUNT TO DEFEAT FOR US.
THAT REPORTER'S RIGHT.
PEOPLE ARE TIRED OF WAR.
IF WE DON'T DESTROY LEE'S ARMY,
LINCOLN COULD BE DEFEATED IN NOVEMBER...
AND THE UNION...
GONE FOREVER.
ONLY UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER
WILL GIVE US LASTING PEACE.
[BUGLE PLAYS]
FORWARD!
[SHOUTING]
AAH!
KILL EVERYBODY!
KILL EVERYBODY!
FALL BACK!
LIEUTENANT!
KENT!
KILL! KILL!
KILL! KILL!
KENT!
KILL! KILL EVERYBODY!
KILL YOU, TOO!
COME ON, WE'RE PULLING BACK BEFORE THE REBELS HIT US AGAIN.
- GO! - COME ON!
VOLUNTEERS TO MAN A STRETCHER!
ME!
TAKE HIM OUT OF HERE.
WE NEED A MAN, TOMMY.
I CAN DO IT.
ALL RIGHT. YOU'LL HAVE TO CARRY HIM A FAIR PIECE.
IF YOU EVER TELL ANYBODY ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED...
KENT.
I MEAN IT, HAZARD. NOT A BLOODY DAMN WORD.
I'M GONNA GET THAT PROMOTION. DO YOU HEAR ME?
DO YOU HEAR?
WHAT I HEAR, IS A MAN COMING APART INSIDE.
NOW PULL YOURSELF TOGETHER.
BILLY, LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.
THERE'S A WHOLE REB DIVISION ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STREAM COMING AT US.
GET THE WOUNDED TO SAFETY. RE-FORM ON THE OTHER SIDE OF PLANK ROAD.
GRANT'LL HAVE TO RETREAT OR LOSE HIS ARMY.
I NEVER THOUGHT HE'D LET THIS HAPPEN.
SIR, GENERAL HAZARD'S BEEN CAPTURED TO THE WEST BY MOSBY'S GUERILLAS.
GENERAL HAYS HAS BEEN KILLED DEFENDING THE PLANK ROAD.
OUR SITUATION ON THE RIGHT IS DESPERATE
SINCE SEDGWICK'S BEEN FLANKED AND ROUTED.
THEY'VE GOT THAT WHOLE WING IN A TRAP.
GENERAL RAWLINS, WE'VE BEEN WHIPPED AS BADLY
AS *** AT CHANCELLORSVILLE.
YOU'LL HAVE TO DISENGAGE TONIGHT.
NONSENSE, COLONEL. WE'VE SENT REINFORCEMENTS TO SEDGWICK.
THAT'S TOO LITTLE AND TOO LATE, SIR.
BOBBY LEE HAS SURPRISED US,
FOOLED US, CHOPPED ON US
FOR TWO BLOODY YEARS.
AND I KNOW THAT MAN'S WAYS.
HE'LL THROW HIS ENTIRE FORCE
BETWEEN US AND THE RAPID AND CUT US OFF COMPLETELY.
HE COULD BAG THE WHOLE DAMN NORTHERN ARMY.
GENTLEMEN!
YOU KNOW I CAN'T ABIDE CUSS WORDS,
BUT THIS TIME I'M GOING TO USE ONE
BECAUSE I AM DAMN TIRED OF HEARING WHAT GENERAL LEE
IS GOING TO DO TO US.
START THINKING ABOUT WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO TO HIM.
SOME OF YOU THINK HE'S ABOUT TO TURN A DOUBLE SOMERSAULT
AND LAND IN OUR REAR AND ON BOTH FLANKS AT THE SAME TIME.
SIR, THE SITUATION IS DESPERATE.
I'VE NEVER BEEN IN A FIGHT
WHERE THE SITUATION WASN'T DESPERATE AT ONE POINT, COLONEL.
THE DARKEST OF TIMES MAY HIDE AN OPPORTUNITY.
WE JUST HAVE TO FIND IT.
SIR, WE MAY STILL BE ABLE TO CROSS THE RIVER AND HEAD NORTH BEFORE LEE HITS US AGAIN.
WE WILL SAVE THIS ARMY, GENTLEMEN,
BY PULLING THE MEN OUT AND PUTTING THEM ON THE ROAD
FOR ANOTHER MARCH.
NOT NORTH...
BUT SOUTH.
WE HAVE TAKEN OUR LAST BACKWARD STEP.
SLIDE LEFT, HEAD FOR SPOTSYLVANIA COURTHOUSE,
AND TRY AGAIN TO GET BETWEEN LEE AND RICHMOND.
BUT CAN A DEFEATED ARMY POSSIBLY--
IF WE DON'T ADMIT DEFEAT...
WE'RE NOT DEFEATED.
GENERAL RAWLINS WILL GIVE YOU ORDERS.
JOHN...
I HOPE I'M RIGHT.
RIGHT OR WRONG, SIR,
IT COULD BE THE TURNING POINT OF THE WAR.
MRS. GRADY.
MRS. GRADY, MA'AM.
I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN UP FOR TWO NIGHTS STRAIGHT,
BUT MRS. NEAL WANTED ME TO WAKE YOU UP
AS SOON AS THE WOUNDED STARTED COMING IN.
I'M SORRY, MA'AM.
BOYS, THE WORST ONES GO OVER THERE, IN THE SURGEON'S TENT.
CAREFUL, NOW.
MA'AM, THIS REB LOOKS IN A PRETTY BAD WAY.
I DON'T THINK HE'S GONNA MAKE IT.
WE DON'T HAVE A BED. PUT HIM ON THE FLOOR.
I THOUGHT MAYBE WE COULD MOVE ONE OF THEM THAT AIN'T HURT SO BAD.
I SAID, "PUT HIM ON THE FLOOR", MR. SHAIN.
YES, MA'AM. PUT HIM DOWN.
WATER.
OH, GOD, IT HURTS SO BAD.
OHH. WATER.
MRS. GRADY, MAKE A BED AVAILABLE FOR THIS MAN IMMEDIATELY.
FIRST, YOU WILL GIVE HIM WATER AND ADMINISTER MORPHINE.
MRS. NEAL, YOU DON'T HAVE A RIGHT.
YOU'LL DO AS YOU'RE TOLD.
THEN REPORT TO ME AS SOON AS THESE MEN HAVE BEEN ATTENDED TO.
IS THAT CLEAR?
I REALIZE YOU'RE WORKING A DOUBLE SHIFT,
BUT THAT'S OF YOUR OWN CHOOSING.
FOR SOME TIME NOW, MRS. GRADY,
I'VE NOTICED THAT YOU GIVE INFERIOR CARE
TO SOUTHERN WOUNDED.
THAT IS NOT TRUE.
I'VE SEEN IT FOR MYSELF MORE THAN ONCE.
ENEMY SOLDIERS ARE ALWAYS THE LAST TO GET YOUR ATTENTION.
ARE YOU ACCUSING ME OF NEGLIGENCE?
I HAVE NO REAL PROOF EXCEPT YOUR ATTITUDE,
BUT LET ME WARN YOU, IF THAT DOESN'T CHANGE,
THEN, IN SPITE OF OUR SHORTAGE OF NURSES,
I WILL BRING CHARGES OF NEGLIGENCE.
FOR WHAT?
FOR NOT HAVING ENOUGH BEDS?
FOR BEING SLOW IN BRINGING WATER TO ONE MAN
BECAUSE YOU'RE BUSY BRINGING IT TO 20?
THAT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE NEGLIGENCE TO ME.
IT SEEMS LIKE WAR.
YOU SWORE TO GIVE EQUAL CARE TO ALL.
IF I SEE ANY FURTHER EVIDENCE
OF YOUR ATTITUDE TOWARD SOUTHERNERS,
I'LL DO MY BEST TO HAVE YOU DISMISSED
FROM THE NURSING CORPS.
THIS REPORT SAYS GRANT HAS TORN UP ANOTHER 100 MILES OF OUR TRACK.
SEND WORD TO GENERAL JOHNSON
THAT I'LL MEET HIM IN THREE DAYS
TO PLAN HOW TO GET REINFORCEMENTS TO HIS ARMY.
WELL, MAYBE YOU BETTER LEAVE TONIGHT, SIR.
VICKSBURG SEEMS LIKE MORE OF A DISASTER EVERY DAY.
BY SURRENDERING THERE,
WE LOST MISSISSIPPI AND SAW OUR NATION CUT IN TWO.
GENERAL LEE HAS ENOUGH PROBLEMS ALREADY
TRYING TO REPLACE HIS LOSSES AT GETTYSBURG.
SIR, YOU ALL RIGHT?
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
EXCUSE ME. IS THIS GENERAL MAIN'S OFFICE?
YOU MUST WAIT OUTSIDE, SIR.
I'M ENOS HALLORAN. THE GENERAL SENT FOR ME.
IT'S ALL RIGHT, LIEUTENANT. COME IN, MR. HALLORAN.
I APPRECIATE YOUR COMING.
YOU SAID IT WAS URGENT, SIR.
I JUST RECEIVED THIS LETTER FROM MY WIFE.
MR. HALLORAN, THERE'S NO WAY I CAN SEARCH FOR HER AT THIS TIME,
SO YOU MUST DO IT FOR ME.
I WISH I COULD, GENERAL, BUT--
I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU WERE PINKERTON'S BEST INVESTIGATOR.
AND I DON'T CARE HOW MUCH IT COSTS, SIR. YOU MUST HELP ME.
I REALIZE THE POSITION THAT YOU'RE IN, GENERAL.
PERHAPS I CAN OFFER YOU MY SERVICES.
THANK YOU.
I'LL GIVE YOU ALL THE INFORMATION I CAN.
BUT I SUGGEST YOU START IN CHARLESTON.
I'LL DO THE BEST I CAN, SIR.
I KNOW YOU WILL.
I'M GOING TO BE LEAVING YOU NOW, MISSUS
BUT ME SISTER WILL BE RIGHT DOWNSTAIRS,
AND OH, SHE'S A WONDERFUL NURSE, SHE IS.
AND SHE'LL DO FOR YOU AND YOUR YOUNG ONE REAL NICE LIKE.
THANK YOU, MRS. NIX.
OH, SURE. IF HE ISN'T THE MOST BEAUTIFUL BABY I EVER DELIVERED.
WHAT'S HIS NAME, MISSUS?
ORRY.
ORRY NICHOLAS...
JUNIOR.
OH. YOU'RE NAMING HIM AFTER HIS FATHER, THEN?
THAT'S RIGHT.
AFTER HIS FATHER.
STRETCHER BEARERS! WOUNDED!
WELL, WHAT DO YOU KNOW?
WE'RE HONORED TO HAVE A REAL LIVE CONFEDERATE GENERAL.
CAREFUL, NOW.
TAKE IT EASY, NOW.
DON'T BOUNCE HIM.
STRAIGHT TO SURGERY, MA'AM ?
THEY WANT TO MAKE SURE WE SAVE THIS ONE. HE'S FOR QUESTIONING.
THERE'S A COT IN THE BACK. I'LL EXAMINE HIM THEN DECIDE WHAT TO DO.
YES, MA'AM.
MADELINE.
MR. SHAIN, THIS MAN NEEDS TO GO TO SURGERY RIGHT AWAY.
YES, MA'AM.
TELL THE SURGEON HE HAS A HIGH FEVER.
AND THAT ALL THE INFECTION MUST BE CUT OUT, BEFORE IT SPREADS.
GENERAL, YOU MUSTN'T TRY TO GET UP!
IT'LL BE DAYS BEFORE YOU'RE STRONG ENOUGH TO STAND ON YOUR OWN.
I'M GOING TO HAVE TO TAKE YOUR TEMPERATURE.
I CAN SEE THAT YOU'RE BURNING UP.
VIRGILIA.
DON'T WASTE YOUR ENERGY TALKING.
YOU'VE HAD QUITE AN ORDEAL.
LAST TIME WE WERE TOGETHER,
YOU WANTED TO SEE ME HUNG.
I WANT YOU TO DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.
AND I WANT YOU TO STAY IN THIS COT
UNTIL I SAY YOU'RE STRONG ENOUGH TO GET UP,
OR I'LL HANG YOU MYSELF.
YES, MA'AM.
VIRGILIA.
THANK YOU.
ALL WOUNDED IN THIS HOSPITAL RECEIVE THE SAME CARE.
I WAS JUST DOING AS I WAS ORDERED, GENERAL MAIN.
YOU CAN'T STOP ME FROM BEING GRATEFUL, VIRGILIA.
YOU HEAR ME, BOY? MOVE! YOU HEAR ME?
IMMA KICK YOU ALL THE WAY DOWN THIS MUD STREET.
LOOK AT ME WHEN I'M TALKING TO YOU, BOY.
PLEASE, SIR, I CAN'T AFFORD TO LEAVE MY FAMILY.
THEY AIN'T GOT NOBODY ELSE.
SHUT UP AND MOVE!
LET THAT BOY GO!
BEG YOUR PARDON, MA'AM?
I SAID LET HIM GO. YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO FORCE HIM.
WELL, I HAVE THE RIGHT TO CONSCRIPT SLAVES ANYTIME I WANT.
AND I HAPPEN TO NEED SOME MEN TO DIG RIFLE PITS OUTSIDE THE CITY.
WELL, HE IS JUST A BOY.
WELL, I RECKON THAT'S MR. LINCOLN'S FAULT. AIN'T IT, MA'AM?
I MEAN, HIS DOGGONE ARMY IS FREEING ALL THESE DARKIES
SO THEY CAN ROAM ALL OVER CREATION,
TAKING FOOD AND WORK FROM WHITE FOLK.
I REFUSE TO ARGUE WITH YOU, SERGEANT.
YOU ARE NOT TAKING HIM.
MY FATHER WAS AN IMPORTANT MAN IN CHARLESTON.
AND I KNOW A LOT OF INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE.
I COULD MAKE LIFE VERY DIFFICULT FOR YOU
IF YOU INSIST ON CONSCRIPTING A CHILD.
HELL, HE'S TOO SICK ANYWAY.
GO ON, TAKE HIM!
PROBABLY WOULDN'T EVEN MAKE IT TO THE LINES. WOULD YOU, BOY?
I'LL TELL YOU SOMETHING, MA'AM, I WOULDN'T BE INTERFERING
WITH ANY OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT BUSINESS
IN THE FUTURE IF I WAS YOU.
'CAUSE I GUARANTEE YOU YOU'LL REGRET IT.
WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING AT?
COME ON, MOVE! MOVE!
THANK YOU, MA'AM.
WHAT'S YOUR NAME?
MICHAEL.
MICHAEL, WHERE DO YOU LIVE? I'LL TAKE YOU HOME.
OH, NO, MA'AM. THAT WOULDN'T BE A GOOD IDEA.
IT'S OUTSIDE TOWN AND NOT VERY SAFE.
BUT IT'S RAINING.
AND YOU'VE GOT A BAD COUGH. HAVEN'T YOU?
MICHAEL...
I WAS WORRIED.
THE SOLDIERS ALMOST TOOK ME,
BUT THIS LADY MADE THEM LET ME GO.
HOW YOU FEELING, MAMA?
A LITTLE BETTER, SON.
YOU'VE TRAVELED A LONG WAY, HAVEN'T YOU?
YES, MA'AM.
ALL THE WAY FROM TENNESSEE.
THEY BURNED OUR MASTER'S HOUSE DOWN,
THE WHOLE QUARTER.
AND THEY TOLD US WE WAS FREE.
THEN WE HAD TO GO.
WE TRIED TO FIND FOOD AND MEDICINE,
BUT THERE'S NOT ENOUGH FOR US.
I COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING AGAIN TODAY, MAMA...
NO WORK ANYBODY'D PAY ME FOR.
MICHAEL...
COME WITH ME.
WE'LL FIND FOOD AND MEDICINE SOMEHOW.
BUT, MA'AM...
WE CAN NEVER PAY YOU BACK.
I DON'T WANT ANYTHING.
I JUST WANT TO HELP.
YOU SEE, I LOST MY HOME, TOO.
WHY ARE YOU LOOKING AT ME LIKE THAT, MICHAEL?
I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND, MISS MADELINE.
WHY YOU WANT TO SPEND YOUR MONEY HELPING FOLKS LIKE US?
SOMETIMES THE BEST WAY TO FORGET SOMEONE YOU LOST
IS TO HELP SOMEBODY ELSE.
YOU MEAN YOUR HUSBAND, MA'AM?
DID HE GET KILLED IN THE WAR?
NO. I JUST CAN'T BE WITH HIM.
THAT'S A TRUE SHAME, MA'AM,
ESPECIALLY FOR A LADY AS NICE AS YOU.
HEY, HEY, HOLD UP! HOLD IT, HOLD IT!
WELL, NOW, MIGHTY FINE CARRIAGE FOR THIS NEIGHBORHOOD.
LOOK HERE...
LOOKS LIKE WE STUMBLED ACROSS PARADISE, BOYS.
THERE'S ENOUGH FOOD HERE FOR A MONTH.
LET ME GO!
THAT FOOD IS FOR PEOPLE WHO NEED IT.
I GOT SOME BAD NEEDS MYSELF, HONEY.
YOU'LL PROBABLY KNOW ABOUT THOSE, THOUGH.
YOU LEAVE HER ALONE!
LET HIM ALONE!
YOU WANT ME TO WRING YOUR NECK, BOY?
[GUNSHOT]
NOW LET THE LADY GO.
NOW DISAPPEAR.
AND IF I EVER SEE EITHER OF YOU AGAIN ANYWHERE, I'LL KILL YOU.
YOU UNDERSTAND ME?
YOU ALL RIGHT, SON?
YEP.
DID THEY HURT YOU, MA'AM?
NO, I'M ALL RIGHT.
YOU KNOW, HE WAS RIGHT. YOU SHOULDN'T BE OUT IN THIS AREA.
CAMP DOWN THE ROAD IS A TARGET FOR EVERY PIECE TRASH AROUND.
MEN GET LIQUORED UP, COME LOOKING FOR WOMEN.
IS THAT SO?
AND WHAT WERE YOU DOING OUT HERE?
WELL, A MAN OF MY WAYWARD INCLINATIONS MIGHT BE FOUND ANYWHERE.
MY NAME'S RAPHAEL BEAUDEEN, MY FRIENDS CALL ME RAFE.
YOU'RE MISS, UH...
MRS.
MRS. PICARD.
ENCHANTED, MRS. PICARD.
MAY I SEE YOU BACK TO CHARLESTON?
I WAS ON MY WAY TO THE REFUGEE CAMP.
AND I STILL INTEND TO GO THERE.
GOOD, I'LL SEE YOU THERE
AND THEN, ESCORT YOU BACK TO TOWN WHEN YOU'RE READY.
I APPRECIATE YOUR HELPING, MR. BEAUDEEN,
BUT THAT WON'T BE NECESSARY.
OH, I CAN ASSURE YOU, MA'AM, IT WOULD BE MY PLEASURE.
YOU KNOW, BEFORE THE WAR,
THIS BOARDING HOUSE WAS KNOWN
FOR THE NUMBER OF WEALTHY MEN'S MISTRESSES IT HOUSED.
YOU'RE ASSUMING I'M A...
ONE OF THOSE WOMEN?
WELL, NOW, IF YOU ARE, I'D NEVER HOLD IT AGAINST YOU.
YOU'RE MUCH TOO BEAUTIFUL.
WELL, YOU'RE WRONG.
I'M NO ONE'S MISTRESS.
AND I LIVE HERE
BECAUSE IT WAS THE CHEAPEST PLACE I COULD FIND.
THANK YOU, MR. BEAUDEEN.
MAY I SEE YOU UPSTAIRS?
I THINK YOU KNOW BETTER THAN TO ASK THAT.
GOODBYE, SIR.
GOODBYE, MRS. PICARD.
I HOPE TO SEE YOU AGAIN VERY SOON.
WHEREVER DID YOU MEET THAT MAN?
MR. BEAUDEEN?
HE DID ME A SERVICE TODAY.
ONE SIMPLY DOESN'T ASSOCIATE WITH HIM
IF ONE IS QUALITY.
OH, WHY NOT? ISN'T HE RECEIVED?
OH, IT'S MUCH WORSE THAN THAT.
HE COMES FROM A FINE VIRGINIA FAMILY--
SECOND COUSINS TO MY COUSINS.
THAT'S ON MY MAMA'S SIDE.
HE LEFT THE ARMY, MY DEAR.
RAFE BEAUDEEN WAS A MAJOR DECORATED FOR GALLANTRY
AT FIRST MANASSAS.
AND THEN HE LEFT THE ARMY
UNDER VERY MYSTERIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES.
WELL, I'M SURE HE HAD HIS REASONS.
BUT IT WASN'T BECAUSE HE WAS WOUNDED.
AND HE DIDN'T GO BACK TO HIS FAMILY,
EVEN THOUGH HIS OWN DEAR BROTHER HAD BEEN KILLED.
THERE WAS A RUMOR THAT RAFE WAS ASKED TO RESIGN HIS COMMISSION,
THOUGH NOBODY KNOWS WHY.
THEN IT'S BEST THAT PEOPLE DON'T SPECULATE.
WELL!
[MAN WHIMPERS]
HELP ME.
HELP ME. HELP ME.
HELP ME, MAN. HELP ME.
TAKE IT EASY.
THIS MAN NEEDS HELP.
ORDERLY!
ORDERLY!
THIS MAN NEEDS HELP.
- HELP ME. HELP. - EASY. EASY, MAN.
STRETCHER BEARERS!
YES, MA'AM!
HURRY.
TELL DR. CRAWFORD THIS MAN IS TO BE EXAMINED.
DOCTOR!
DOCTOR, WE HAVE ANOTHER ONE.
ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT, I'LL GET HIM.
YOU'RE VERY GOOD AT WHAT YOU DO.
YOU KNOW, WHILE I WAS ON THE BATTLE LINES,
THE CAPTAIN TOLD ME THEY HAD A TRUCE
SO THEY COULD SWAP VIRGINIA TOBACCO AND YANKEE SUGAR AND COFFEE.
WHAT'D YOU SAY?
I'VE BEEN HERE FOR WEEKS.
DON'T YOU THINK IT'S TIME WE HAD OUR OWN LITTLE TRUCE, VIRGILIA?
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
WELL, HOW ABOUT EXCHANGING NEWS OF OUR FAMILIES?
BACK TO BED BEFORE MRS. NEAL THINKS
I'M ABUSING A CONFEDERATE GENERAL BY KEEPING HIM ON HIS FEET TOO LONG.
I'M TOO BUSY.
YOU CAN IMAGINE HOW MUCH BRETT WOULD WANT TO HEAR ABOUT BILLY.
THE TRUTH IS I HAVE NO CONTACT WITH MY FAMILY.
VIRGILIA...
PLEASE.
I SAW BILLY ONCE
TOWARDS THE BEGINNING OF THE WAR,
AND HE WAS FINE.
SINCE THEN, I HAVEN'T SEEN HIS NAME ON ANY OF THE CASUALTY LISTS.
THANK GOD.
WHAT ABOUT GEORGE?
I DON'T KNOW.
MRS. GRADY, CAN I SPEAK TO YOU
FOR A MOMENT?
EXCUSE ME.
THE WAGON CAPTAIN'S JUST HAD ORDERS.
THE REB GENERAL'S GOT TO BE TAKEN TO PRISON CAMP
FOR QUESTIONING.
THAT MAN IS NOT TO BE MOVED
UNTIL THE SURGEON EXAMINES HIM.
YES, MA'AM.
IT LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BE WITH US MUCH LONGER,
GENERAL MAIN.
I EXPECTED AS MUCH.
WELL, I GUESS WE WON'T HAVE ANY MORE TIME TO TALK,
SO I...
I'D JUST LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING TO YOU.
YOU SHOULD BE VERY PROUD OF THE WORK YOU'RE DOING HERE.
AND I WISH YOU WELL, VIRGILIA.
I WISH YOU WELL, TOO, ORRY.
WHERE YOU GOING, GENERAL?
GUARD!
GUARD!
PRISONER ESCAPING OVER THE SOUTH BRIDGE!
MAKING A BREAK!
YOUR REB GENERAL HAS JUST HIGHTAILED IT.
YOU NEVER EVER TRUST A JOHNNY.
COME ON, HURRY UP!
HO!
ALL RIGHT. GET THEM AND THE OTHERS INSIDE.
RIGHT, LET'S MOVE ALONG!
OFF THE WAGON.
HURRY UP!
COME ALONG, KEEP MOVING, ***!
MY GOD, WHAT'S THAT STINK?
SMELLS LIKE BURNING TAR.
YES, TO COVER THE SMELL OF YOU DAMN YANKEES.
NOW HUSH YOUR FACE!
I DON'T WANT TO HEAR NO TALKING AMONGST YOU PRISONERS!
WELCOME.
I'M CAPTAIN TURNER.
YOU WILL CALL ME SIR.
THIS IS CORPORAL STROCK.
HE'S MY RIGHT-HAND MAN.
YOUR STINKING CARCASSES ARE GOING TO BE SEARCHED
FOR ANY WEAPONS OR MONEY
THAT YOU BOYS MIGHT'VE SMUGGLED IN,
SO Y'ALL GOT TO STRIP DOWN...
NOW.
I SEE, I'M GOING TO HAVE TO LEARN YOU BOYS
THAT I MEAN WHAT I SAY.
YOU TOUCH HIM, YOU'RE A DEAD MAN.
I'LL CRACK YOUR SKULL LIKE AN EGG.
I BELIEVE I TOLD YOU BOYS TO STRIP.
THEN I TAKE YOU UP TO YOUR NEW QUARTERS.
NEXT!
OPEN YOUR MOUTH.
I COULD DO IT WITH THIS,
BUT YOU WOULDN'T HAVE NO TEETH LEFT.
WIDER.
WIDER!
SPIT IT OUT.
SPIT IT OUT!
MY, MY, MY.
LOOKY HERE.
10 YANKEE DOLLARS.
SEE, YOU BOYS CAN'T HIDE NOTHING
NO PLACE THAT WE AIN'T GOING TO FIND IT,
EVEN IF WE HAVE TO TURN YOU INSIDE OUT.
IF YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.
WELL, NOW THAT WE ARE DONE...
WITH THE MATERIAL THINGS...
I THINK IT'S TIME
WE DID SOME WORK ON THE SPIRITUAL.
YOU BOYS GOT TO LEARN WHAT YOU ARE NOW.
YOU AIN'T OFFICERS AND GENTLEMEN NO MORE.
NO, SIR.
WHAT YOU ARE...
IS NOTHING.
YOU HEAR ME?
YOU ARE LOWER THAN...
***.
AND YOU ARE LOWER THAN DIRT.
SO WHY DON'T YOU BOYS GET DOWN ON YOUR KNEES IN THE DIRT
AND SHOW ME WHAT YOU ARE NOW.
DO IT NOW!
DETACHMENT, ATTENTION!
AND WHO THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU ARE?
I'M GENERAL GEORGE HAZARD.
WE ARE UNION OFFICERS.
AND WE SHOULD BE TREATED THAT WAY.
I TOLD YOU TO CALL ME SIR!
YOU'RE NOTHING BUT TRASH!
ALL RIGHT, WHO'S NEXT?
GET DOWN ON YOUR KNEES.
AND DO IT NOW.
STAND UP!
MY, MY.
THAT IS SO MUCH BETTER.
YOU BOYS MIGHT MAKE LIVE PRISONERS AFTER ALL.
ARE YOU DEAF, GENERAL?
I TOLD YOU TO GET DOWN ON YOUR KNEES.
I REPEAT, WE SHOULD BE TREATED ACCORDING TO CERTAIN RULES OF WARFARE.
WHO'S YOUR SUPERIOR OFFICER?
LOOK AROUND, ***.
LOOK AROUND. YOU SEE ANYBODY ELSE?
HUH?
I'M THE SUPERIOR.
THERE AIN'T NO RULES I DON'T MAKE.
NOW, GET DOWN ON YOUR KNEES.
YOU KEEP DISOBEYING ME, GENERAL,
I'M GOING TO BLOW YOUR GUTS OUT.
THAT GOES FOR EVERY DAMN ONE OF YOU.
LIKE I TOLD YOU, GENERAL...
I'M THE SUPERIOR.
MR. PRESIDENT, THE YANKEES USED TO CALL US FIRE-EATERS
BECAUSE OF OUR PASSIONATE BELIEF
THAT SECESSION WAS THE ONLY COURSE
IF OUR SOUTHERN WAY OF LIFE WAS TO SURVIVE.
NO ONE COULD HAVE BEEN MORE DETERMINED THAN I
THAT WE BE INDEPENDENT OF THE NORTH.
THEN YOU MUST UNDERSTAND, SIR, I NEED TO SPEAK OUT
WHEN WE SEE AN INTERNAL THREAT TO OUR CHERISHED WAY OF LIFE.
BY ALL MEANS, MR. HUNTOON, SPEAK OUT.
MANY OF US FEEL, SIR, THAT YOU, IN THE NAME OF THE WAR EFFORT,
TRAMPLED UPON THE RIGHTS OF THE INDIVIDUAL SOUTHERN STATES.
GO ON.
WE KNOW THAT YOU ARE OVERWORKED, SIR,
BECAUSE YOU GATHER SO MUCH POWER AND RESPONSIBILITY TO YOURSELF.
I DO WHAT I HAVE TO DO.
WE URGE YOU THEN TO DELEGATE SOME OF THAT RESPONSIBILITY
TO THOSE AROUND YOU AND TO THE INDIVIDUAL STATES THEMSELVES,
WHICH WOULD BE CONSISTENT WITH THE PHILOSOPHY THAT DEMANDED SECESSION--
THAT STATES' RIGHTS ARE SUPREME!
WHAT GOOD ARE STATES' RIGHTS
IF WE HAVE NO NATION TO SECURE THOSE RIGHTS?
YOU THINK THAT MAN IN WASHINGTON
IS GOING TO HAND US OUR FREEDOM ON A SILVER PLATTER?
- MR. PRESIDENT-- - NOW KEEP YOUR PHILOSOPHY, SIR.
WE MUST FIRST WIN THIS BLOODY WAR
AS ONE NATION!
THEN WE CAN WORRY ABOUT THE RIGHTS OF INDIVIDUAL STATES.
AT THE MOMENT, I HAVE OTHER MORE URGENT CONCERNS.
GENERAL LEE IS IN ILL HEALTH AND DISCOURAGED.
I HOPE HE DOESN'T CONSIDER RESIGNING.
THE CONFEDERACY IS DOOMED WITHOUT LEE.
HE MUST STAY ON.
I'M SORRY, ASHTON.
YOU'RE ALWAYS SORRY, JAMES. WELL, SORRY DOESN'T BUTTER ANY BISCUITS,
IF YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.
IT'S JUST THAT...
THAT LOOK IN YOUR EYE,
LIKE I'M NOT EVEN THERE.
IT MAKES ME FEEL--
DON'T GO BLAMING ME FOR ALL YOUR FAILURES.
I'M SORRY, ASHTON.
IT'S JUST THAT ALL MY LIFE,
I'VE HAD THIS DREAM OF A GLORIOUS CONFEDERACY.
AND TO SEE IT TURNING INTO A NIGHTMARE--
NOW, DON'T GO FEELING SORRY FOR YOURSELF, AGAIN, JAMES.
ITS JUST THAT NOBODY WILL LISTEN TO ME.
I COME UP WITH IDEAS.
AND JEFF DAVIS' CRONIES, THEY IGNORE THEM!
IT'S FRUSTRATING, ASHTON.
NOT HALF AS FRUSTRATING AS YOU ARE TO ME, JAMES.
ASHTON...
WHERE ARE YOU GOING?
OUT FOR A RIDE. I'M RESTLESS.
BUT IT'S LATE.
I NEED SOME FRESH AIR, JAMES!
HUNTOON IS EVEN MORE OF A CLOWN THAN I THOUGHT HE WAS.
STOP IT, EL! I CARE ABOUT JAMES.
I JUST DON'T SEE WHY I HAVE TO STAY MARRIED TO HIM.
YOU WILL REMAIN MARRIED TO HIM
BECAUSE IT IS IMPERATIVE TO OUR FUTURE SUCCESS.
I'M SO TIRED OF THIS.
I DON'T SEE WHY WE NEED JAMES.
FIRST OF ALL, HE'S A GOOD SOURCE OF INFORMATION
ABOUT THE TREASURY.
IF OUR COUP AGAINST DAVIS IS TO SUCCEED,
WE NEED TO KNOW ALL WE CAN ABOUT ABOUT WHAT GOES ON INSIDE HIS GOVERNMENT.
YOUR HUSBAND MAY BE USEFUL TO US
IN YET ANOTHER CAPACITY.
OH?
I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT THIS
EVER SINCE YOUR BROTHER
PUT A STOP TO OUR BLOCKADE-RUNNING.
HUNTOON COULD MAKE UP SOME OF THE SHORTFALL
IF HE DECIDES TO ACCEPT MY OFFER.
WHAT IS THAT?
TO BE--
AFTER WE HAVE ARRANGED
FOR THE DEMISE OF MR. DAVIS--
VICE PRESIDENT OF MY NEW GOVERNMENT.
THAT'S PERFECT.
HE WILL FINANCE OUR PLANS.
HE WILL BE THE SCAPEGOAT IF ANYTHING GOES WRONG.
AND IF HE SHOULD DECIDE TO INTERFERE,
WELL, THAT MAN WILL NEVER LIVE TO SEE OUR EMPIRE.
YOU'RE SO EXCITING, EL.
YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT ABOUT THAT.
WELL, I THINK IT'S SILLY TO TAKE ALL YOUR MONEY OUT OF THE BANK.
YOU JUST REMEMBER TO LEAVE MINE IN THERE.
I'M BEING A PRUDENT, ASHTON.
LEE HAS TOO FEW TROOPS TO HOLD MEADE BACK FOREVER.
THEY'LL SOON BE ADVANCING ON RICHMOND.
AND WE'LL NEED THOSE FUNDS IF WE'RE FORCED TO RETREAT FROM THE CITY.
NONSENSE, JAMES. ELKANAH BENT SAYS THAT WON'T HAPPEN.
BENT? WHEN DID YOU SEE HIM?
WHY, AT ONE OF THOSE INFERNAL RECEPTIONS.
YOU REMEMBER, DON'T YOU?
FRANKLY, I'VE BEEN AVOIDING HIM.
HE SAYS HE WANTS TO TALK TO ME,
BUT I'M NOT SURE HE CAN BE TRUSTED.
YOU'RE MUCH TOO CAUTIOUS, JAMES.
HE MAY BE IMPORTANT TO YOUR FUTURE.
YOU SEEM TO KNOW AN AWFUL LOT ABOUT HIM.
WELL, FROM WHAT I'M TOLD, HE HAS INFLUENCE,
MUCH MORE THAN THOSE CLERKS YOU DRAG HOME FROM THE TREASURY.
THOSE MEN ARE MY FRIENDS.
AND A DAMN SIGHT MORE SUPPORTIVE OF ME THAN JEFF DAVIS.
WELL, MAYBE IF YOU STOPPED ARGUING WITH THE MAN...
JAMES, WHY DO YOU THINK I GIVE THOSE PARTIES?
THEY'RE FOR YOU. SO YOU CAN MOVE UP IN THE GOVERNMENT.
AND IF THAT DOESN'T WORK,
THEN SOMEONE LIKE ELKANAH BENT MIGHT HELP.
YOU DO UNDERSTAND, DON'T YOU, JAMES?
YOU MUST SEIZE EVERY OPPORTUNITY IN LIFE.
YOUR BRANDY, JAMES...
AND YOUR FUTURE.
IT IS SUPERB, SIR.
IT'S NAPOLEON.
ONLY THE BEST FOR MEN LIKE OURSELVES.
WOULDN'T YOU AGREE?
MEN LIKE OURSELVES?
MEN WITH VISION AND COURAGE, SIR.
MEN WITH THE WILL AND CAPACITY TO CHANGE THE WORLD,
LIKE NAPOLEON.
I'VE NEVER THOUGHT OF MYSELF QUITE THAT WAY.
OF COURSE YOU HAVE. I'VE HEARD YOUR SPEECHES.
YOU'RE TOO MODEST A MAN, JAMES.
OTHERS THINK YOU A MAN OF FIRE.
THEY REALIZE HOW LITTLE THE DAVIS GOVERNMENT VALUES YOUR TALENTS.
TO WHAT PEOPLE ARE YOU REFERRING?
THEM MEN OF ACTION...
MEN WHO JUST DON'T DEPLORE THE PRESENT GOVERNMENT,
BUT INTEND TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.
AND THEY HAVE CHOSEN ME TO LEAD THEM.
YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT OVERTHROWING THE GOVERNMENT.
THAT'S TREASON!
IS IT TREASON TO SAVE THE NATION, SIR?
I'M TOLD DAVIS LEANS TOWARD PEACE
IF THE WAR SHOULD GO ANY WORSE FOR US.
YOU WANT TO BE UNDER THE IRON HAND OF THE UNION AGAIN?
OF COURSE NOT.
THEN HELP US.
BECOME ONE OF US.
I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN--
I ASSURE YOU, THERE WILL BE NO UNNECESSARY VIOLENCE.
AND WHEN WE PUT DAVIS OUT TO PASTURE
AND LEAD THE CONFEDERACY BACK TO STRENGTH,
YOU WILL BE AT THE VERY SEAT OF POWER
AS MY NEW VICE PRESIDENT.
YOU MAKE IT SOUND...
YOU MAKE IT SOUND ALMOST PATRIOTIC.
IT'S MORE THAN THAT, JAMES.
IT'S YOUR DESTINY.
ALL RIGHT, WE'LL GO INSIDE, NOW.
HOLD HIM STILL.
THAT'S IT. WE NEED A TOURNIQUET OVER THERE.
I'VE TAGGED THE DEAD. MOVE THEM OUT QUICKLY
SO WE CAN MAKE ROOM FOR THE INCOMING WOUNDED.
THIS IS ALMOST AS BAD AS THE WILDERNESS.
SINCE GRANT'S BEEN IN CHARGE WE'VE BEEN PUSHING LEE BACK, BUT AT WHAT COST?
PUT HIM THERE.
GENTLY NOW.
RIGHT OVER THERE. THAT'S RIGHT.
UH!
EASY.
QUICKLY, MA'AM.
DOC SAYS HIS LEG'S GOT TO BE CLAMPED FAST
TO STOP THE BLEEDING.
A REB COLONEL.
STILL, I HOPE HE MAKES IT.
I HOPE HE MAKES IT, TOO.
I HOPE WE ALL DO, MR. SHAIN.
YOU ALL RIGHT, MA'AM?
I NEVER WANT TO SEE ANOTHER CLAMP
OR SURGEON'S SAW
OR HOSPITAL WAGON
AS LONG AS I LIVE.
STRETCHER BEARER. STRETCHER BEARER!
THERE'S TOO MANY ARRIVING.
TAKE THE HOPELESS OUT.
I'VE ALREADY TAGGED THEM, TOO.
YES, MA'AM.
MRS. GRADY,
IF YOU DON'T GET SOME SLEEP SOON,
YOU'RE GOING TO DROP.
STRETCHER BEARERS! STRETCHER BEARERS!
THIS MAN IS DEAD.
YES, MA'AM.
HE BLED TO DEATH.
WHO ATTENDED HIM?
MRS. GRADY, MA'AM.
DO YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THIS?
NO, MA'AM.
MRS. GRADY SENT ME TO CLEAR OUT THE DYING.
I'M AFRAID I DIDN'T SEE HER FINISH OFF THE CLAMPING.
STRETCHER BEARERS!
I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
THE CLAMP WASN'T FASTENED. IT WAS HANGING LOOSE.
WHO ELSE BUT YOU COULD'VE BEEN RESPONSIBLE?
THE COLONEL HIMSELF. HAVE YOU THOUGHT OF THAT?
OH, THERE'S NO WAY HE COULD HAVE DONE IT IN HIS CONDITION.
ONE OF THE ORDERLIES SAID THAT YOU ACTED STRANGELY FROM THE MOMENT YOU SAW HIM.
HE'S LYING!
I WAS JUST TIRED. YOU CAN ASK MR. SHAIN.
I WOULD NEVER *** ANYONE.
I DON'T BELIEVE THAT, MRS. GRADY.
I THINK YOU ARE CAPABLE OF ANYTHING,
EVEN THE *** OF A SOUTHERNER.
YOU SHOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN ADMITTED
TO THE NURSING CORPS.
YOU ARE RELIEVED OF YOUR DUTIES AS OF NOW.
YOU CAN'T DO THAT!
YOU DO NOT HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO DO THAT!
I INTEND TO HAVE YOU CHARGED WITH ***.
THE COLD-BLOODED ***
OF THAT CONFEDERATE COLONEL.
BUT I DIDN'T KILL HIM.
I AM SICK OF IT!
THIS IS ALL I HAVE,
AND IF YOU TAKE THIS AWAY FROM ME...
I LOST GRADY, AND NOW I'M--
NO, YOU CAN'T.
DAMN YOU! I WON'T LET YOU!
I WON'T LET YOU!
SIR.
THANK YOU.
WELL, DID YOU HAVE A PLEASANT EVENING, SIR?
OH, DAVID, YOU KNOW THOSE CONGRESSIONAL RECEPTIONS--
RUMOR, GOSSIP...
BORING OLD DOWAGERS.
THANK GOD FOR SMALL CONSOLATIONS.
HAVE YOU DRAWN MY BATH YET?
YES, SIR. STEAMING HOT, AS YOU LIKE IT.
THANK YOU, DAVID. YOU MAY RETIRE FOR THE EVENING.
YOU HAVE A GOOD NIGHT, SIR.
THANKS.
AHH.
SAM.
VIRGILIA, WHAT THE DEVIL ARE YOU DOING HERE?
I BRIBED ONE OF YOUR MAIDS TO LET ME IN.
IT'S THE ONLY WAY I COULD SEE YOU ALONE.
YOU SHOULD'VE KNOWN BETTER THAN TO COME HERE.
I DIDN'T HAVE ANYPLACE ELSE TO TURN.
SAM, I AM IN TERRIBLE TROUBLE.
I WAS UNJUSTLY ACCUSED, AND I ATTACKED MRS. NEAL.
AND I THINK I KILLED HER.
NO. SHE'S STILL ALIVE,
BUT SHE HAS FILED *** CHARGES AGAINST YOU.
I DIDN'T KILL THAT COLONEL. I SWEAR IT.
MRS. NEAL HAS WANTED TO GET RID OF ME FROM THE BEGINNING.
AND NOW SHE'S FOUND A WAY.
LOWER YOUR VOICE. IT'S BAD ENOUGH THAT ONE MAID KNOWS YOU'RE HERE.
THERE'S NO NEED FOR ANYONE ELSE TO KNOW.
YOU'RE CARRYING A WEAPON WITH YOU.
DOESN'T EXACTLY CONFIRM YOUR INNOCENCE.
I NEED IT FOR PROTECTION.
I FOUND IT IN THE SADDLEBAG
ON THE HORSE I TOOK.
SAM, PLEASE HELP ME.
VIRGILIA, BE SENSIBLE.
I CAN'T POSSIBLE INVOLVE MYSELF IN A *** CHARGE.
IT WOULD BE POLITICAL SUICIDE.
BUT YOU HAVE FRIENDS.
NOBODY HAS TO KNOW THAT IT WAS YOU WHO STOPPED THE INVESTIGATION.
VIRGILIA, WHEN LAST I HELPED YOU,
I TOLD YOU THAT THE NEXT TIME
WOULDN'T BE FREE.
YES, I REMEMBER.
AND YOU...
AGREE?
I WOULDN'T HAVE COME HERE IF I DIDN'T.
SPLENDID.
THE BATH'S ALREADY BEEN DRAWN.
SAM, WHY DON'T YOU STAY?
I'LL JUST UNDRESS HERE IN FRONT OF THE FIRE.
THERE--THERE'S THREE OF THEM.
THEY GOT MISS AUGUSTA INSIDE.
WE'RE LUCKY, BOYS.
THIS HERE'S A MIGHTY PRETTY ONE.
UNH!
YOU'RE GOING TO BE MIGHTY SORRY YOU DID THAT. MIGHTY SORRY.
I'M GOING TO TAKE SOME OF THAT SASS OUT OF YOU.
WE'RE GOING TO TEACH YOU SOME RESPECT.
SARGE!
BOZ.
[SOBBING]
IT'S ALL RIGHT, IT'S ALL RIGHT.
IT'S ALL RIGHT.
[SOBBING]
IT'S ALL RIGHT. LOOK AT ME.
LOOK AT ME.
IT'S ALL RIGHT.
NO ARGUMENTS. DRINK IT.
AFTER WHAT YOU'VE BEEN THROUGH,
YOU COULD USE SOMETHING STRONG.
I'M NOT USED TO WHISKEY.
AHH.
ARE YOU SURE BOZ AND WASHINGTON ARE ALL RIGHT?
A FEW BRUISES, BUT THEY'LL HEAL.
I WAS AFRAID THOSE YANKEES WERE GOING TO KILL THEM.
WE BURIED THOSE ANIMALS SO DEEP,
NO ONE WILL EVER FIND THEM.
I WAS SO AFRAID.
ALL I COULD THINK OF
WAS THAT I MIGHT NOT EVER SEE YOU AGAIN.
GOD, I LOVE YOU.
I HAVE FROM THE FIRST MOMENT I SAW YOU.
[THUNDER]
AH, NOT A FIT DAY FOR MAN NOR BEAST,
NOR EVEN DUCKS.
CERTAINLY NOT FOR OUR POOR FELLOWS ON THE MARCH.
NO, SIR. SIR, SECRETARIES STANTON, CHASE, AND SEWARD
ARE IN THE CABINET ROOM,
AND GENERAL HAZARD'S WIFE IS HERE.
MRS. HAZARD.
PLEASE, COME IN.
TELL THE GENTLEMEN TO BE PATIENT.
MR. PRESIDENT, AN HONOR, SIR.
IT'S MY HONOR...
AND MY PLEASURE, MA'AM,
TO MEET THE WIFE OF...
SUCH A VALUED OFFICER,
ALTHOUGH I--
I DO WISH THE CIRCUMSTANCES COULD BE HAPPIER.
PLEASE, SIT DOWN.
I SUPPOSE YOU KNOW WHY I'M HERE.
I AM DEEPLY DISTRESSED
BY GEORGE'S IMPRISONMENT.
SIR, I KNOW GENERAL GRANT HAS REFUSED
ANY FURTHER PRISONER EXCHANGES.
NOT JUST GENERAL GRANT,
BUT THE VOICE OF THIS GOVERNMENT.
THIS WAR HAS GOT TO END AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
I REALIZE THAT, SIR.
BUT I WAS HOPING YOU MIGHT LISTEN TO THE VOICE
OF A WIFE WHO WANTS TO SAVE HER HUSBAND.
SIR, LIBBY PRISON IS A HELLHOLE.
THE CONDITIONS ARE TERRIBLE.
MR. PRESIDENT, I'M BEGGING YOU.
I'M DESPERATE. PLEASE GET HIM OUT OF THERE.
I CAN'T.
IF--IF I HAD ONLY GEORGE HAZARD TO THINK ABOUT,
I WOULD GLADLY OFFER MYSELF FOR HIS RELEASE.
BUT I AM THE PRESIDENT,
AND I MUST HOLD FAST.
MA'AM, I DON'T RUN THIS WAR.
IT RUNS ME.
EVERY NIGHT,
I THINK OF THE 100,000 DEAD AND WOUNDED.
BUT JEFF DAVIS STILL BREATHES FIRE DOWN THERE IN RICHMOND.
HE'S TURNED DOWN MY OFFERS
OF AMNESTY AND RECONCILIATION,
SO WE CAN NO LONGER AFFORD TO REPLENISH SOUTHERN RANKS
BY RETURNING THEIR OFFICERS AND MEN.
IT'S A HARD WAR, MA'AM.
I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU MUST BE GOING THROUGH.
REALLY, I DO.
BUT, SIR, I AM A WIFE.
THERE MUST BE SOMETHING MORE WE CAN DO.
WELL, I...
I CAN'T PROMISE ANYTHING, MA'AM,
BUT I'LL TRY.
THANK YOU.
I CAN ONLY ASK YOUR PRAYERS FOR GEORGE.
YOU HAVE THEM, MA'AM,
AND MY DEEPEST GRATITUDE
FOR YOUR FAMILY'S SACRIFICE.
I TOLD YOU, CONSTANCE.
THE PRESIDENT WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO DO ANYTHING.
HE HAS A COUNTRY TO RUN AND A WAR TO FIGHT.
MAYBE GEORGE IS BETTER OFF WHERE HE IS. HE WON'T BE MAIMED OR KILLED IN BATTLE.
NO. CONSTANCE IS RIGHT.
PRISONERS DIE EVERY DAY
IN THAT HORRIBLE PLACE.
WE MUST DO SOMETHING MORE.
STANLEY, YOU KNOW MOST OF THE TOP MANUFACTURERS IN THE NORTH.
IS THERE ANY WAY THAT PERHAPS ONE OF THEM
HAS A CONTACT IN RICHMOND?
I'LL ASK AROUND. THAT MIGHT TAKE TIME.
TIME IS SOMETHING YOUR BROTHER
MAY HAVE VERY LITTLE OF.
YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN THINKING.
NOW, IT'LL PROBABLY TAKE CONSIDERABLE MONEY,
BUT IF WE COULD GET A MESSAGE THROUGH THE LINES TO ORRY--
HE'S A HIGH-RANKING OFFICER.
AND PERHAPS THERE'S SOMETHING HE CAN DO THAT'LL HELP GEORGE.
CONSTANCE, DO YOU REALIZE THAT SENDING INFORMATION
IN AND OUT OF ENEMY TERRITORY IS A CRIME?
I DON'T CARE WHAT IT IS, ISABEL
OR WHAT IT COSTS.
ALL THAT MATTERS IS GEORGE.
AND WE HAVE TO DO EVERYTHING POSSIBLE.
MOTHER!
THAT'S ENOUGH, ISABEL.
OH, CONSTANCE.
ORRY.
THAT'S A WONDERFUL IDEA.
AND I KNOW SOMEONE WHO'S SYMPATHETIC TO THE SOUTH
WHO JUST MIGHT GET A COURIER FOR US.
OH, MOTHER.
[RATS SQUEAKING]
WE'RE GOING TO SHOW YOU
WHAT HAPPENS TO TURNCOATS,
AIN'T WE, BOYS?
WE DIDN'T MEAN NOTHING. HEY, HONEST.
DIDN'T MEAN NOTHING.
WELL, NOW...
WHAT'S ALL THIS?
UH, WE WERE TRYING TO HELP THIS BOY.
HE HAD HIM BACKED UP AGAINST THE WALL.
YOU KNOW WHAT HE WAS FIXING TO DO. RIGHT, BOYS?
RIGHT, BOY?
I SAID, RIGHT, BOY?
WHO WAS IT?
IT WAS HIM.
MY, MY, GENERAL.
THAT AIN'T NO WAY TO BEHAVE.
EVEN DIRT LIKE YOU OUGHT TO KNOW BETTER THAN THAT.
GUESS WE'LL HAVE TO LEARN YOU A LESSON.
AH!
BUCK AND GAG HIM AND THROW HIM OUTSIDE.
WE'LL SEE JUST HOW LONG IT TAKES MR. GENERAL HAZARD
TO BREAK HIS BACK.
UH, SIR...
GENERAL LANDER-- YOU KNOW, HE'S GOING TO BE RETURNING NEXT WEEK.
NOW, I DON'T THINK YOU WANT TO HAVE TO EXPLAIN TO HIM
SOME DEAD UNION GENERAL.
YOU KNOW HOW HE FEELS ABOUT BRUTALITY TO THE PRISONERS.
CORPORAL STROCK...
DON'T YOU EVER QUESTION MY AUTHORITY.