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`` And they kept a-entertainin ' of us thetway all ther evenin ' . Other divisions wur called up and sent in , but what wur left uv 'em cum streamin ' back , jest ez often ez it wur tried ; a cavalry charge was ordered , but only a remnant cum back , and we hed made no more impression seemin ` ly than ther waves thet bucks up agin a ledge uv rocks . `` Them wur no better soldiers than ther rest uv ther army , but thar war a man directin ' 'em , and lookin ' all ther time so kinder majistical and lofty and so fur away from all fear , and ez tho ' he hed n't a thot of failin ' , thet ther men , yo ' see , tuk on ther same state o ' mind , and ter fight 'em war no use . If the fust bullet we fired hed killed thet General , we would a-scooped the hull army by four o'clock . Thet 's what I mean when I say : ` They ai n't much in men , thar 's everything in a man ! ' '' `` I understand you fully , and you are right , Jordan , '' said his friend . Jordan continued `` War it not ` round yere somewhar ' thet ther Greeks lived ? ''