Chapter 21

After this victory the men of the regiment begin to think that they are unstoppable and can not be beat. But then a lieutenant comes by and tells their commander that if they would have gone another 100 yards they would have been successful. The men seem to be ashamed by what the man said since they thought that they had done a great job by killing so many rebels. The men start to talk badly about the lieutenant and say that it sucks fighting someone who no matter what you do it's wrong. Then two younger men come running up to Henry saying the the lieutenant asked the colonel who carried the flag. The colonel said it was Henry Fleming and Wilson was the other man who was at the front. The lieutenant says that Henry and Wilson deserve high praise for what they did in the battle. Why was there victory unsuccessful? What more did the lieutenant want them to do? They killed a lot of rebels.