Gods and Generals (2003)
C. Thomas Howell: Sgt. Thomas Chamberlain
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Quotes
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Sgt. Buster Kilrain : [Kilrain has yanked Tom to the ground as bullets fly past them]
Sgt. Thomas Chamberlain : What'd you do that for?
Sgt. Buster Kilrain : You'll thank me in the morning.
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Sgt. Buster Kilrain : [the 20th Maine is about to attack the stone wall at Fredericksburg]
Sgt. Buster Kilrain : Seems a terrible long distance up that hill.
Sgt. Thomas Chamberlain : It'll be shortened by those in front.
Sgt. Buster Kilrain : Beggin' your pardon, sir; the only thing that will be shortened by those in front is their lives.
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Sgt. Thomas Chamberlain : [deleted scene, Battle of Antietam] It's good to be Sergeant, isn't it? To shoot a sergeant, you have fire through two men first.
Sgt. Buster Kilrain : A sergeant never fires his weapon until the men in front of him are killed. And then, only unless you want to show off.