Lt. General Winfield Scott Quotes in They Died with Their Boots On (1941)

Lt. General Winfield Scott: This Custer of yours is insubordinate alright-thank God for it. He's not marching on Round Top. He's attacking Stuart at Hanover!

Maj. Romulus Taipe: He's attacking! He's attacking a whole Corps! Rather than hold his ground the mad fool's attacking!

Lt. General Winfield Scott: If he turns us, Washington and Baltimore will fall.

[Reads dispatch and recoils in horror]

Lt. General Winfield Scott: Stuart! Stuart's Corps at Hanover? It's a mistake. Get verification at once!

Cpl. Smith: It has been verified, sir.

Lt. General Winfield Scott: He's on our rear. We're trapped. All that stands between us and total disaster is the Michigan brigade, a handful of volunteers.

Maj. Romulus Taipe: But the Michigan Brigade's been ordered to Round Top! It's on it's way now!

Lt. General Winfield Scott: Then stop it Taipe, stop it! Tell them to hold it's ground to the last man.