Chapter 18

Henry goes to search for a stream to get water. They can't find any but the come across an area where they can see a majority of the battlefield. As the general and some other higher ranked officers walk by Henry overhears them talking about what is the worst regiment in the army and they say that it was the 304th, Henry's regiment, they said that they do not fight well.

I think that the general is going to sacrifice the 304th regiment for something because he said that they weren't needed that much. I guess in the general's eyes, he must do whatever it takes to win even if that means sacrificing a whole regiment to be a sort of decoy while the rest of the army goes somewhere else.

Why do the higher ranked officers wish to sacrifice their own regiments to a battle they won't be able to win?