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General R. E. Lee evidenced his appreciation of the privates when he said to one of them who was standing near his tent, "Come in, Captain, and take a seat."
"I'm no captain. General; I'm nothing but a private," said the modest soldier.
"Come in, sir," said Lee. "Come in and take a seat; you ought to be a captain."
Although playfully uttered, these simple words reflected the real sentiment of the great chieftain.
Source: BUTLER AND HIS CAVALRY IN THE WAR OF SECESSION 1861-1865, By U. R. Brooks, 1909
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