Chapter 21

In this chapter the soldiers are very happy that they had a victory but as they were celebrating a different commander came up and told them that if they would have gone 100 more yards they would have been successful. After told that they men felt as they let themselves down. They thought they did an excellent job by just killing so many rebels. After they thought they weren't good fighters a young soldier comes up and tells Henry and Wilson that he over heard the lieutenant talking that they were the best 2 soldiers on the regiment. They kind of just ignored that comment though. Also the same officer who called them mule drivers called them mud diggers because they ran away during the battle. 

Why wouldn't it be counted as a victory? They killed many rebels.