Saturday, April 10, 2010
Selfish Generals
I found myself ticked at the generals as Chamberlain approached them to talk to Sykes. They all sat there eating fried chicken in the shade of the trees while the men who had just fought and saved the hill without ammunition were starving near them. They didn't even think to offer coffee or food to Chamberlain. He had to ask for food.
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I am seeing similar types of selfishness as I read Battle Cry of Freedom. I guess what I have seen is more arrogance and pride, but it is equally as upsetting. In my reading it refers more to generals who take undeserved credit for a victory. It seems that, and I know you get this in every war, that glory is more important than anything else. Last night i was reading about generals who continued to claim victory in battles, like Shiloh, that they had clearly lost. McClellan is a great example of someone whose pride was so great that he couldn't acknowledge that any of the armies failures could be blamed on him. The fault always belonged to someone else.
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