John Bell Hood

This loud, bold, brash young general opened his mouth to speak, but the words caught in his throat and came out almost in a whisper. “I have no division, General Lee.”  He had meant to sound angry, but instead he sounded pitiful.  “They are lying on the field where you sent them.”

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