Merlin Olsen
(as Cpl. Little George)
John Wayne
(as Col. John Henry Thomas)
Col. James Langdon:
[on finding his men still in uniform] General Robert E. Lee surrendered, am I right?
Capt. Anderson: Yes, sir.
Col. James Langdon: That means that officially we no longer exist as an armed body; yet everywhere I look here today I see armed men, wearing uniforms and flying the battle flag! Get it down!
Capt. Anderson: Yes, sir.
Col. James Langdon: That means that officially we no longer exist as an armed body; yet everywhere I look here today I see armed men, wearing uniforms and flying the battle flag! Get it down!
John Wayne
(as Col. John Henry Thomas)
Col. James Langdon:
If I can find the time, I'm going to sit down and write the social history of bourbon.
John Wayne
(as Col. John Henry Thomas)
Col. John Henry Thomas:
[Thomas and Langdon are talking to the Mexican bandit] Is the flap on your holster snapped or unsnapped, my Confederate friend?
Col. James Langdon: Snapped, my Yankee friend.
Col. John Henry Thomas: Then, I guess I'm his pigeon.
[Draws and fires as the Mexican goes for his gun]
Col. James Langdon: Snapped, my Yankee friend.
Col. John Henry Thomas: Then, I guess I'm his pigeon.
[Draws and fires as the Mexican goes for his gun]
Royal Dano
(as Maj. Sanders)
Col. John Henry Thomas:
[Thomas has just learned that the war ended several days before] Major, I've just received word that Lee surrendered to Grant three days ago.
Maj. Sanders, CSA: Yes, sir.
Col. John Henry Thomas: You knew it?
Maj. Sanders, CSA: We received the news yesterday.
Col. John Henry Thomas: I don't think you understand, Major, the war is over.
Maj. Sanders, CSA: NO, sir.
Col. John Henry Thomas: Are you telling me that you intend to keep fighting?
Maj. Sanders, CSA: Haven't we just proven it, sir?
Col. John Henry Thomas: But why?
Maj. Sanders, CSA: Because this is our land, and you're on it.
Col. John Henry Thomas: We're all Americans.
Maj. Sanders, CSA: Yes, sir... that's always been the saddest part of it.
Col. John Henry Thomas: Good day, sir.
Maj. Sanders, CSA: Colonel, thank you for your courtesy.
Maj. Sanders, CSA: Yes, sir.
Col. John Henry Thomas: You knew it?
Maj. Sanders, CSA: We received the news yesterday.
Col. John Henry Thomas: I don't think you understand, Major, the war is over.
Maj. Sanders, CSA: NO, sir.
Col. John Henry Thomas: Are you telling me that you intend to keep fighting?
Maj. Sanders, CSA: Haven't we just proven it, sir?
Col. John Henry Thomas: But why?
Maj. Sanders, CSA: Because this is our land, and you're on it.
Col. John Henry Thomas: We're all Americans.
Maj. Sanders, CSA: Yes, sir... that's always been the saddest part of it.
Col. John Henry Thomas: Good day, sir.
Maj. Sanders, CSA: Colonel, thank you for your courtesy.
John Wayne
(as Col. John Henry Thomas)
John Wayne
(as Col. John Henry Thomas)
Bobby Joe:
[after seeing Cpl. Little George for the first time] Biggest Reb I ever saw.
Col. John Henry Thomas: That's the biggest *anything* I ever saw.
Col. John Henry Thomas: That's the biggest *anything* I ever saw.
John Wayne
(as Col. John Henry Thomas)
Station-keeper:
See'd your dust all day. What you drivin'? Buffalo?
Col. John Henry Thomas: Stage arrived yet?
Station-keeper: It's overdue. I ain't askin' cause I don't care, but if your name's Thomas there's a couple of poppinjays waitin' inside ta see ya. They been here for two days now. I give 'em water the first day and they've took'n root.
Col. John Henry Thomas: Government agents?
Station-keeper: I ain't asked. They ain't said.
Col. John Henry Thomas: Stage arrived yet?
Station-keeper: It's overdue. I ain't askin' cause I don't care, but if your name's Thomas there's a couple of poppinjays waitin' inside ta see ya. They been here for two days now. I give 'em water the first day and they've took'n root.
Col. John Henry Thomas: Government agents?
Station-keeper: I ain't asked. They ain't said.