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Lt. Tom Chamberlain:
One thing about this brigade is we got our own special bugle call. Ever hear tell of Dan Butterfield?

2nd Maine Soldier:
What, General Butterfield? What was with Hooker?

Lt. Tom Chamberlain:
That's the same fellow. See, he used to be our brigade commander.

2nd Maine Soldier:
Yeah, he was a pistol. No man like him for having a good time.

Lt. Tom Chamberlain:
I don't know about that. But I know he used to like to write bugle calls. The problem with this army is, we got too many calls. We got a call for artillery, infantry, get up and eat, retreat. Anyway, old Butterfield, he wrote a special call for this here brigade. Say there is an order for this brigade, you and me. Some blame fool'll be blowing his bugle, we will think that order's for us when it wasn't. We'll follow that order anyway, and then we'll look around and we'll be in a world of hurt.

2nd Maine Soldier:
Yeah, that happened to me once. Us, that is. Half the regiment charged, the other half retreated. You had your choice.