:07:05
Stupid, useless bridge.
:07:07
A flyspeck on headquarters' maps.
:07:12
And headquarters has declared that
we must take that ridiculous flyspeck...
:07:18
...even if all of us are killed.
:07:20
Otherwise, the key'll get rusty
and just be a spot on the wall.
:07:26
And that's not all.
:07:28
Both sides want the bridge intact!
:07:31
lntact is how the South wants it.
And we want it intact, too.
:07:38
You'll all turn to dust,
but one thing is sure, boys...
:07:43
...Branston Bridge will stand unbroken.
:07:47
ls it bad...
:07:48
...to speak the way l do to volunteers?
:07:52
l've done a lot worse.
:07:59
l've done it. l've blown it up...
:08:03
...in here. l've destroyed it all.
:08:07
lt's a court-martial offense to imagine--
to dream of blowing it up.
:08:11
A serious crime.
:08:13
Even to think of destroying
that bridge is just....
:08:20
Why not really blow it up, captain?
:08:24
Yeah, captain, it's nothing.
Let's scare the hell out of them!
:08:31
l've been dreaming about it.
:08:36
l've even worked out a plan.
:08:40
l sure have!
:08:43
The best time is after the attack...
:08:46
...when there's a truce
to get the wounded.
:08:50
lf l could do it...
:08:52
...l could save many thousands of men.