Geer. “You have me in your power, sir.”
B. “You have not surrendered, they say.”
G. “But you have me in your possession.”
B. “Well, sir, what is the number of your troops at Pittsburg Landing?”
G. “That I do not feel disposed to communicate.”
B. “But we will make you communicate.”
G. “You cannot do that.”
B. “We will punish you, and that severely.”
G. “Punish if you will, I shall not reveal to you anything I deem it proper to withhold.”
B. “Well, sir, I will refer you to General Hardee, and there you will get justice. You abolitionists think you are playing h—ll over there, don’t you?”