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Where is he . He aint here, mccullough. Tell me where he is, or ill kill you. Hell be here. Sundown. What are you aiming to do, mccullough . Im gonna kill him. Jim whos down there . Flint youve come home why, whats happened to you, boy . What is it, boy . Im sorry, mr. Bridger. I came home to see you, and i found him. Oh, so this is what the war did to you. You sick, boy . Im gonna kill him at sundown. Sundown . Who, boy, who . Re started four years ago. Son, this wars no business of yours. This is a rebellion, an uprising. Itll be put down soon. Its a war, sir, the north against the south. I was born in virginia. I owe my allegiance to the south. You was born in virginia, but this is your home. You was raised here with me and the indians. Hey, uh, here come tom yates and jean. Howdy, mr. Yates. Hello, jean. I got the bracelet ready for you. May i go, father . Yes. Dont go wandering far, daughter. Well have to hurry to get back before dark. laughing ya . Yes. Is it all right . Is it well, is it all right . Well, with my mother, yes, but you know what my fathers like. Jean, weve been through all this before. I love you. What difference does it make what we believe . It doesnt make any difference to me. Then ill tell your father right now were gonna be married. What else can i do . What do you expect . Well. You know i love you more than anybody else in this whole world. And i love you. Isnt that enough . Oh, flint, im mormon and youre not. But if you just have a little patience, my father will understand in time. Its been months now since i asked you. Were no closer to getting married now than we were then. Jean, i dont have any time. Im gonna join the army. The army . Ive been thinking about it a long time. No a man isnt much of a man if he doesnt do his share when the time comes. Flint, you know i love you and i want to marry you. When . T. If i could have a little time to think about it. When . Well. Next time i see you. Tom jean. Jean ill be in in a few weeks, jim. I hope your stock comes around all right. Thank you. Hey well be here. Shes a fine girl, flint. Theyre good people, but i dont know how tom might feel about jean taking up with somebody who aint one of them. Might you be james bridger . Always have been. Were in need of supplies. Uhhuh. Mm. All this just for the two of you . No, theres a party of us. Were camped some distance from here. Oh, i see. Well, i guess we can take care of this. Sugar, flour, beans. Ammunition . Thats an awful lot of ammunition. I guess you aim to do a lot of shooting, eh . Were traveling. It may be some time before we reach another point of supply. Oh ho. Well. Yes, sir. This is my adopted son, flint mccullough. Adopted, eh . Mr. Bridgers been taking care of me since my real folks died, about ten years now, i guess. You must know the country around here pretty well. Well, mr. Bridger says hes taught me everything he knows. If thats true, thats every stick and stone of it. Oh, thats interesting. You know, itll probably take some time to get those supplies together. I was wondering if there was some place around here we might get a bite to eat. Oh, no, there aint no place around here, but wed be pleased to have you eat with us. Get going, boy. Yes, sir. Take care of your supplies. Mccullough is our man, lieutenant. Seems so, colonel. But suppose he isnt interested . You should know me better than that, quincy. When i want something, i get it. You know, thats an interesting story, how you came to adopt flint here. To lose his folks so early. They schooled him and taught him his manners, and i learned him all i could, but i couldnt teach him to forget that he was born in virginia. Oh, i dont know. Its a strange fact, mr. Bridger, that a mans heart stays with the place of his birth, as a rule. Of course, that isnt always so. How do you feel about it, flint . Well, i was brought up here, sir, id be mighty proud to say virginia. You see . And, uh. How do you feel about the war, flint . Well, ive been thinking about it a lot. Thinking a lot about it . Hes been doing nothing but talk about it, getting himself all riled up hmph. Lot of nonsense. War is a serious business, flint. Takes a particular type of man to be a soldier. Oh, theres glory in it, sure. The thrill of battle. But, uh, victory on the battlefield real men who are not afraid to face death for the things they believe in. Thats what ive been telling mr. Bridger. I think a mans gotta do his duty as he sees it. Takes a lot of courage. Im not afraid, mr. Taylor. Oh, i didnt mean to imply that you are. But, you know, youd think, feeling the way you do, that, uh. Youd have acted instead of just talking about it. If i knew where to join up, id do it right now. There you go again, getting yourself all riled up, flint. Im colonel jason taylor, army of the confederacy. This is lieutenant quincy abbott, my adjutant. Confederate army . Whatcha doing way out here . Well, ill tell you, mr. Bridger. There are a lot of men out here like this young man who were born in the south and whose hearts are still there, in spite of the fact that they live here. Were on a recruiting mission to give these young men the opportunity to fulfill their obligations. The lieutenant and i are returning to camp tonight. But, of course, if youre sure you want to join up i am sure, sir. Ill get my things. I, uh, id like to talk to my boy alone. You sure you know what youre doing, son . Yes, sir, im sure. Nothing i can do or say to keep you . No. Ive made up my mind. Oh, what about jean . Tell her. Tell her she forgot her bracelet. Shell understand. All right. Well, flint. I tried hard to raise you up to be a good man, the right kind of man. Stay right, son. Take care of yourself. Come back when its over. Mr. Bridger. Ill come back. Fall in come on, lets move. Fall in. Fall in. Wake up. You get rid of that bucket, soldier, and quick. Fall in youre not farmers. Lets try to make two Straight Lines out of this. Hold in that gap, soldier. Straighten up that line back there take them smiles off your faces. You better remember what i taught you. Were ready, sir. At ease. Colonel taylor. Yes . Your men are assembled. With their assignment. My hunch is they nt like it, sir. Doesnt matter what they like. Theyll do as theyre told. Lets not waste time. You have a new man out there, sir. Theyre all new men this one hasnt been sworn in. Mccullough. Flint mccullough. Hogwash its army, colonel. The oath is an important thing to most men. Attention flint mccullough, step forward. Raise your right hand. Repeat after me. I solemnly pledge all of my allegiance. I solemnly pledge all of my allegiance. To the cause of the Confederate States of america. To the cause of the Confederate States of america. Promising to fight her enemies, protect her people, and keep faith with her principles. Promising to fight her enemies, protect her people, and keep faith with her principles. Return to rank, soldier. Pick up that rifle, soldier soldier, return to ranks colonel, how soon are we gonna be heading south . Soldier, youre at attention. Sergeant hayes, is this the way you train your men . No, sir. Thorpe, you keep your mouth shut till you give permission to speak. Soldier, the answer to your question is. It takes more than guts to win a war. It takes powder and shot, mules and flour, and all kinds of things that cost lost of money. And the side that has the largest t pply of gold is the side that, in the long run, wins. That is a military fact. About the glory of great victories on the battlefields. Our enemies. Have a large source of gold which pours to them from the western mines. And their source of gold must be cut. It is up to o to see that this is done. That is our mission. Any further questions . Yeah. When we hayes soldier. You say sir when you are addressing the colonel. Sir. When we signed up, we thought we was heading for the battlefields. Are you telling us were not even gonna get there . Im telling you what your mission is, and as a soldier i expect you to carry out my orders whenever and wherever they are issued. When do we get our uniforms . You will receive your uniforms when our orders take us back behind the southern lines. Until that time, you are not really regular soldiers, but guerrillas, assigned to special duty. Guerrillas . Why,y,heyre the same as spies. If they catch us in no uniforms, why, theyll kill us. A very good thing for you all to remember. It should make you careful, very careful, sergeant, dismiss your men. Yes, sir. Company dismissed thorpe, whatd you think about today . Hmm . I said whatd you. crash what do you want . Id like to talk to you, sir. Have a drink . Well, youll come to it eventually. Its the soldiers only friend. Speak up. You didnt ask. You couldnt wait to become a soldier. I didnt think itd be like this. Lot of thihis you didnt know about, mccullough. You ever kill a man . Give it some thought. laughing you said it. A mans gotta do his duty as heheees it. laughing mr. Abbott . Mr. Abbott . Lieutenant abbott, sir. I dont like being laughed at, sir. All right. All right. Well forget rank for now. Just man to man. I wasnt laughing at you, mccullough. Not exactly. Its, uh. The whole stupid thing that makes me laugh, you and a million others fired up with the. Idea, the glory of war, ms, shiny buttons, medals. You listen to me, mccullough. Im gonna do something for you, set you straight. War is a word. Theres glory in the sound of it, ats where it ends. War is a foul, stinking sin. It makes men into butcherer and rips and tears them apart morally and physically. But colonel taylor said thaha course he said chuckles he wanted you. Mccullough, what do you think of colonel taylor . Colonel taylor, my boy. Is a barbarian. A peasant. An educated peasant, but a peasant. His father before him was a peasant, and his father before him, peasants, all of them. I respect him for that. Just how good, youll come to know soon enough. Ii dont understand. My family. Is one of the most aristocratic strains in all of the south. I was born a gentleman. Atlantas my home. Plantations, wealth, comfort are my heritage. This war is being fought to preserve my way of life. Selfish, unidealistic, but it is reality. Im fighting this war for myself. But youre an officer. Well, yes. Im an officer. I learned all about being an officer at west point. For two years, they tried to make an officer and a gentleman out of me. I quit why . Because i am a gentleman by birth, and i shall always be a gentleman, but you mark these words, mccullough. Therell come a time when youll wish you never set eyes on jase taylor or me or the war. Is that all, sir . No. Youve got an ounce of reality in you, youll heed what ive said. Youll c cmb back on your horse. Youll ride back to fort bridger before its too late. Lieutenant, youre drunk. calling drill come in. Hayes dismissed. Get lieutenant abbott. Lieutenant, the federals have a shipment of gold on the way from virginia city. Should reach this area yes, sir, and your orders . I want you to take Sergeant Hayes and a couple men and scout the trails around here. I want to pick out a spot thatll lend itself to our purpose. I think we would need the help of a man thoroughly familiar with the surrounding country. What . Our new man. Mcmcllough. He knows every stick of this country, and every trail. Lieutenant, i saidid to take a couple of men. Obviously, that left it open your permission, i wont take hayes. The men dont like him. Sergeant hayes is a good soldier. He does what hes told when hes told. Sir, if the colonel resents my suggestions, in the future ill keep them to myself. Li you know that im always open to suggestion. That last remark was unnecessary. Yes, sir. All right. Leave hayes here. Take whoever you want. And get to it its a yankee patrol. Shut up. Listen. You do all the talking, mccullough. Detail, halt who are you men . Flint were riding the line for old man thorwell. Whos he . Mr. Tad thorwell. I thought everybody knew him. Nt you interested in the war . Sure we are i was gonna join up, but, well, they told me somebody had to take care of the beef for the army and everybody else, i guess, so. Retty well. Well, we do that best, so were doing it. Where are you headed for right now . Heber valley. Going down to pick up another herd. Well, you could do us a good service. As you can plainly see, this countrys new to us. Our next a aignment is heber valley. Were headed for it right now. Maybe you could guide us. And go up this hill. Illllhow you the way from there on in. Good enough. Detail, follow me whatll we do now . How far is it to that place . Overnight ride. twig snaps footsteps cant leave him. Its bad. You know your way out of here . Dont know, mccullough. It looks too risky. Hell bleed to death, sir, if we keep moving. I know the people in that farmhouse, sir. Theyre mormons. Theyll help us. All right. You go alone. Yes, sir. Jean who is it . Let me in. Flint what are you doing here . Im in trouble, jean. I need some help. Tom jean who are you talking to . Its flint. Whats wrong . Ill explain later, jean. Trust me. What are you doing here at this hour . Theres a man outside, sir. Hes badly wounded. E doesnt get help soon, hes gonna die. Well, what are you waiting for, boy . Brbrg the man in. Yes, sir. Martha, bring hot water and something for bandages. But, thomas, d dyou know what youre doing . Martha, my dear, its right. The man is hurt. It is gods will. We must help those distressed. He will show us the right. Where will we put him, mr. Yates . Very well. Bring g iling water. This way. Put him down right here. Yes. We are deeply grateful to you, sir. I think youre entitled to know that. Tom it doesnt matter. We do not hold with war or violence. It is sinful and usesess, but we cannot withhold our help when it is needed. I respect your beliefs, sir. Jean, if you were a man, youd understata. Im a woman, flint, and i dont understand. Just doesnt matter anymore. Doesnt it matter anymore . Have you stopped loving me . Oh, flint i love you so much d want to die. Jean, nothings going to happen to m m so dont worry about it. Dont go back, flint. You dont haha to. Stay here. If you love me like you say you do, youd stay. You asked me to think of our love and understand while youre out there being hunted down like an animal. Oh, flint, please stay. Please jean. I believe what im doing is right. When the wars over, ill come back and well be married, no matter what. Dont say that unless you mean it,t,lint. Thank you, mrs. Yates. Jean, i love you. Dont ever forget that. hoofbeats come on. Get in your room. Im staying with you, flint. All right. Mccullough, youre a fool. rapping on door rapping rapping what do you want . Anybody pass by here tonight . Theres been no one by here. You know what it means to harbor an enemy in time of war. Were mormons, sir. Mormons, huh . You give me your word youre hiding no one in this house . Theres no one here but my wife and myself. Im sorry to have boththed you. Thomas yes, martha, i lied. If it is right, god will forgive. Thats a courageous thing he did. Lieutenant, we cant ask any more of these people. Wevvgotta get out of here. What about thorpe . To move him. You dont have to worry about him. Now, you remember what i said last night. All i remember about last night was. Down there couldve been you, flint. But it wasnt. Look at me. And it wont be. Flint. Flint why dont you stay . As far as colonel taylor is concerned, you could be as dead as thorpe. Ive made my decision. Youre an uncommonly highprincipled young man, mccullough. L. Guide me back to camp. Youre right, mccullough. This is a fine tactical position. Thank you, sir. Hayes, deploy your men yes, sir all right, dismount now, look, mccullough, i want you to take a detail of four men. Use the black powder. I want you to blow up those bridges. No prisoners, and ill hold you responsible for anybody who escapes in that direction. Yes, sir. All right, move, you men come on lets see a little speed here hoofbeats kill them yahoo killcome on, no prisone whats this . Ners. Prisoner, sir. You heard me. But he surrendered, sir. Hayes heres another one for you. No . But you dont understand, sir. He surrendered. You dont just shoot a prisoner. Hayes was obeying my orders. Lieutenant, take this man in charge. First battles always bad for the appetite. It isnt that. Its to see men shot down in cold blood. No use brooding about it. In his pososion, the colonel had no choice. Lucky it wasnt you. Mccullough, your conduct this afternoon as a soldier was inexcusable. Sir, i d dnt know that you im not finished. Because of your conduct, a prisoner has escaped. In our circumstances, unless that man is caught, it can mean death for all of us. I didnt realize that at the time, sir. Military regulations call for the extreme penalty for such behavior. However, in view of the fact and because of your youth and ininperience, i have decided to forget the whole matter for the present. Thank you, sir. All right. Now there is something you are going to do for us. My men have combed every inch of the surrounding country. No sign of this escaped prisoner. Recalling your fortunate escape from the patrol, it occurs to me e at this escaped prisoner may be hiding in the same farmhouse. I dont want to waste time looking for him. What do you want here . Im colonel taylor, confederate army. I have reason to believe you are hiding an enemy in this house. We have no enemies. Ill give you one last chance to disclose his whereabouts. Otherwise, ill shoot you on the spot. Sir, if hes here, hes in the cellar. Hayes, put the old man down there with the others. shatters jean i dont remember what happened after that. It was a long time before i remembered anything. Then i learned taylord been sent to prison. Thats the only thing that kept him from me. So i tried to forget. And i thought i had until today. clicking the nightmare s four years ago, it is not a nightmare; its a reality. I knew this day would come. I know what i have to do. Taylor theres nothing left of f m for me to destroy. The fates have played a weird trick. He destroyed himself just as he destroyed others. This part of my life now is just a memory. After spending some time with mr. Bridger and reminiscing about some of the more pleasant years of my youth, . Roll along . . Wagon train . . Rollin over prairie where there aint no grass . . Rollin over mountains where there aint no pass . . Sittin all aboard, eyein the weather . . Prayin to the lord we statatogether . . Side by side on the wagon train . . Wagon train . . Pull along . . Pickin up a passenger in every town . . Wonderin if hes ever gonna shoot you down . . Sittin all aboard . . Eyein the weather . . Prayin to the lord . . We Stay Together . . Side by side . [music] i leave everything to my niece, rebecca boone. Youre a very lucky woman. Uncle peter. He moved back to the island several years ago. I had no idea he had any property in america. Was the deed recorded. I have the records right here