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Civil War Hero to Receive Medal of Honor, 151 Years Later
From the writeup he was heroic, though had he withdrawn and been replaced by a less damaged unit he and most of his men might have lived with no adverse effect on the battle. That's why "retreat" and "tactical withdrawal" are a part of the manual. The Civil War was so long and so bloody because there were lots of men who were gallant and brave and often foolhardy, led by officers who were amateurs. When they finally got around to picking Grant to command, his strategy was pretty close to the one advocated by Old Fuss 'n' Feathers at the start of the war. 151 years later a medal of any sort does him no good. He's still moulderin' in the grave. You could easily pick someone from the War of 1812, decide that he, too, was heroic, and pin a medal on his memory. It's an exercise in pointless feel-goodery, with no disparagement of the officer's heroism intended. Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2014-08-28 |
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