CaptainIsaacHall
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- Dec 10, 2015
No no, I said he didn't remember if he said the word charge, he clearly told people he was about to order a charge and then said the word bayonet, his regiment being so eager that they might not have let him finish his sentence hardly means he didn't order it. And again according to other members of his regiment he did indeed say the word charge.
What forums we have are based on those willing to volunteer to host them, but I notice you are none too upset about a Nathan Forrest forum, some how Chamberlain is more controversial. shrug.
Well, as I had said in my post, it doesn't matter if he actually ordered a charge or not -- that's not my point. He was still elected Governor of Maine, still received tons of fame (while, I may add, still unsure of the whole thing himself, which shows it didn't really matter to the public whether or not he actually ordered the charge), and is still hailed as a hero today. I'm not saying he isn't a hero, but I believe he's gained what's essentially a ridiculous amount of fame for his actions, versus others. I'm mostly attributing it to The Killer Angels.
And the reason I haven't complained of Forrest is the fact that I don't know enough about Forrest to know whether or not he's done enough to achieve his fame; which is my point, really. I see Chamberlain way more often in my reading than I do Forrest, which is saying something.
If you've really done your homework instead of insisting it is a matter of Spears V Chamberlain on veracity I think you'll find post war Charlie Spears seems to have become a little unglued on the topic of Chamberlain. No idea why- Spears actions that day were incredible, beyond heroic. He should have died several times. For whatever reason no one will ever understand the anti-Chamberlain bonanza is sourced from his writings. So why insist he is telling the truth and it is Chamberlain who is not?
I believe you're also missing my point. It isn't whether or not Chamberlain had involvement in the charge or was a hero, but it's the fact that he receives an overwhelming amount of fame -- unnecessarily so -- for an act that is still up for debate. If Spears believed that some roles were exaggerated, that's something to put into consideration, regardless of if he's correct in saying so or not. And besides, the same can be said for yourself, really; why insist Chamberlain is telling the truth and Spears isn't?