But Forrest and his brigade commanders were better informed. Mounted on his big sorrell horse, sabre in hand, sleeves rolled up, his coat lying on the pommel of his saddle, looking the very God of War, the General rode down our line as far as we could see him. I remembered his words, which I had heard more than once: "Get up, men. I have ordered Bell to charge on the left. When you hear his guns, and the bugle sounds, every man must charge, and we will give them hell."(299)
He stopped in front of Lyon and gave him orders.
"Charge and give 'em hell; and when they fall back keep on charging and giving 'em hell, and I will soon be there with you..."(300)
"The way to whip an enemy is to git 'em skeered, and then keep the skeer on 'em."(301)
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