GDG- Chamberlain's charge: what really happened?!?

[Richard M Kadas]

Thanks for the good answer to my vague question. It is rather unsurprising that in a hotly contested small unit infantry action that the exact details become lost as the men recounting their experiences only recall what they personally did and saw. There was no SLA Marshall and an army historical unit to interview the combatants while the action was fresh in their minds. We have to depend on the testimony of aging men determined to elevate their role and perhaps to enhance the stature of the action in which they took part.
  Dick
   
  "Laurence D. Schiller" <lds307 at northwestern.edu> wrote: 
  Esteemed GDG Member Contributes:


Hi Dick - I'm not quite sure what you are asking. The regiment 
charged - what has been questioned is who started it, and how it 
progressed. According to Desjardins, the two wings went in different 
directions -

laurie Schiller


>Esteemed GDG Member Contributes:
>
>
>How would you explain the infantry action in which quite a few of 
>Oates Alabamians were captured?
> Dick
>
>"Laurence D. Schiller" wrote:
> Esteemed GDG Member Contributes:
>
>
>Hello:
>
>There is no doubt that the 20th Maine charged. However,
>precisely how it happened is open to more consideration. However, the
>best thing I have read on this is Tom Desjardin's 'Stand Firm ye boys
>of Maine' where he examines all of the evidence and comes up with a
>very convincing description of how the charge all unfolded. But there
>is absolutely no doubt that the charge happened.
>
>Best,
>
>laurie schiller
>
>
>>Esteemed GDG Member Contributes:
>>
>>
>>What are your thoughts concerning chamberlain's famous charge down Little
>>Round Top? Judging by the evidence, what do you think actually happened?
>>
>>I have read a fair amount on the event, and would like to know what you
>>folk's thoughts are.
>>
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Department of History
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