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American Civil War
Twenty-Fifth Regiment Infantry
To this the Colonel replied:
' Sir, when you assume to know my strength you assume too much; I have a duty to perform to my country, and therefore cannot reconsider my reply to General Morgan. ' The rebel officer seemed moved by these remarks, extended his hand, and, with a moist eye, said: Good-bye, Colonel Moore; God only knows which of us may fall first. ' They turned their horses and galloped in opposite directions, and at once renewed the conflict. No sooner had the rebel battery reopened fire than Colonel Moore commanded the force to 'rise up and pick those gunners at the battery.
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