"There are times when a corps commander's life does not count" - Major General Winfield Scott Hancock For some reason lately, I've been thinking a lot about that quote.  It is a famous Civil War quotation from General Hancock. I first heard it in one of my favorite movies, Gettysburg, when one of General Hancock's aides asks him to get down from his horse because "we cannot spare you".  This happens just as the Confederate bombardment of the Northern position begins as the Confederate army prepares for Pickett's charge. The scene shows General Hancock riding to the front line on his horse amid a lot of smoke and cannon fire.  Colonel Chamberlain, who just the day before lead the 20th Maine in the defense of Little Round Top, has taken cover on the ground and watches and hears the entire exchange.  The look on his face after hearing what General Hancock says is almost a look of enlightenment and inspiration.