北军士兵Billy问被俘虏的南军士兵Johnny,有件事情我一直搞不懂,你们究竟为何而战 ?Johnny反问Billy,你们是为何而战?Billy回答,当然是为了解放黑奴和避免联邦分裂。Johnny听完平静的说,我不知道其他人是怎么想的,但我不是为了奴隶而参战,我为了我的权力而战,这是我参战的唯一理由。Billy几乎不敢相信自己的耳朵,Johnny继续说,我为我的权力而战,为什么你们不能按你们的方式生活,而让我们选择自己的方式生活 ? "Live and let Live",我听到有人这么说过...
Billy: I don't mean no disrespect to your fighting man,but sometimes i can't help but figure,why are you fighting this war ?
Johnny: Why are you fighting it ?
Billy: To free the slaves,of course.And to preserve the union.
Johnny: I don't know about other folk,but i ain't fighting for no darkies.I'm fighting for my rights.That's what we're all fighting for.
Billy: For your what ?
Johnny: For our fights.Why can't your folks live the way you want to live,and let us live the way we do ? "Live and let Live" i hear some folks say.
Be a mite less fuss and bother, if more folks took it to heart.
谈话结束,Billy和Johnny互致问候告别
See you in hell Billy Yank.
See you in hell Johnny Reb.
那边指挥加农炮的少校,James Dearing,在维吉尼亚脱离联邦之前,是西点军校的尖子生;站在旗子边的男孩,二等兵Robert Tyler Jones,他的爷爷曾是美利坚合众国总统;在我身后的William Aylett上校,他的祖父是维吉尼亚的Patrick Henry,就是这个Patrick Henry,在你们的国王乔治三世面前说,"Give me Liberty or give me death" 。