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When you get ready to go into the service , remember that our regiment is one of the very best , and that we are ready to welcome all volunteers with open arms . '' The two boys slept under the same blankets that night , but the talking they did was intended for the benefit for those who were lying near them , rather than for each other . Tom sent numberless messages to Dick Graham , and wanted Rodney to be sure and tell him that he -LRB- Tom -RRB- would be a member of his company before its next battle with the Yankees ; all of which Rodney promised to bear in mind . The squad broke their fast next morning on provisions which they had `` foraged '' from the Union men whose buildings they had destroyed two nights before , and at eight o'clock arrived at the old post-road where the Barrington boys were to take leave of each other , to meet again perhaps under hostile flags and with deadly weapons in their hands . But there was one thing about it : They might be enemies in name , but they never would in spirit . `` There goes one of the bravest and best fellows that ever lived , '' said Rodney , facing about in his saddle to take a last look at his friend who rode away with a heavy heart . `` Do n't be so solemn over it , '' said the captain .