“The man was looking his way, with glasses. Buford waved. You never knew what old friend was out there. The Reb officer took off his hat, bowed formally.”

—  Michael Shaara, book The Killer Angels

Part I, CH 3: Buford, p. 39
The Killer Angels (1974)

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