GDG- Excerpt: Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s 'American Heroes' - Historyand politics - TODAYshow.com

[Chet Diestel]

 Esteemed GDG Member Jim Lamason Contributes:
    Ok... That's fine... But he is forgetting a few people..  Vincent, Weed, 
Hazlett, O'Rouke, Warren, Rice, Spear, The men of the 140th NY, 83 Pa, 44 
NY, 16 Mich and of Hazletts Battery....
    I almost said
NNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  RUN
 AWAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    But nah, I think the other names say it all for me.
    Jim Lamason
   Middlesex, NJ
   -  present at http://mailman.arthes.com/pipermail/gettysburg/

   Beyond the names and the other regiments, rests the fact that even if the 
20th Maine had given way, just how much damage could somewhat over half of a 
badly shot up, exhausted brigade, without artillery support or any chance of 
reinforcement, could had done even if it had momentarily held LTR's summit 
as the sun was fast setting over the South Mountain ramparts?
   While the stand of Chamberlain and the 20th Maine was as gallants as was 
the assaults by its Alabama opponents, there is good argument as to how 
decisive the fight really was in the overall scope of the battle, the 
campaign and, most certainly, the war.
  And Kennedy's contention that had the 20th Maine been routed that two 
nations between Canada and the Rio Grande would some how magically 
materialize on the afternoon of July 2 is claptrap and utter historical 
rubbish. It would seem Mr. Kennedy has seen "The Movie" more times than he 
has bothered to read any thoroughly researched history of the battle let 
alone one focusing on the July 2 LRT fight.
  Heck, I wonder if he even bother to read Pullen?
   With regards,
         Chet