A Load of Buell? Another Look at The Cannoneer (Lecture)

[@pigmanobvious]

Now this has to be one of the most interesting lectures I have ever heard. What struck home in fairly recent times was when the movie came out about Gettysburg and was based on the novel “The killer angels.” When I visited the battle field one of the rangers there said one of the most asked questions to him was where is Buster’s grave! Buster being a fictitious character.

[@Raabe34]

This is probably my favorite one of these lectures.

[@mykofreder1682]

I leaned from these lectures that cavalry had a lot of protection duties, like supply lines and wagon trains. I suspect there is a chance cavalry could have been assigned to protect and artillery position at some point and he had a few impressions from personal experience. Then integrated that experience into a war story created from readings and discussions with veterans over the years. Why not a cavalry story, maybe guarding behind the front lines was not interesting enough so he took something he observed some place that interested him at the time.

[@refugeeca]

Bert mentions that Buell was close friends with a member of the battery he injects himself into. Looks like he starts writing after that veteran dies in the 1890s. His own experiences might be somewhat interesting to us today but back then those mundane experiences were abundant and only the big picture dramatic sketches would receive due attention.

[@jonrettich4579]

Your condemnations fit our current situation perfectly. George Santayana “those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it” and sadly, too frequently, drag every one else along.

[@BSNFabricating]

"When the legend becomes fact, print the legend."

[@marymoriarity2555]

What a great presentation about this man who obviously created fictional history. I wondered when I read the title of the presentation. There was one done with the same title in 2018 which presents much the same information. In essence this BurlWas nothing but a charlatan. He created what he called history by using other people’s memories and he never participated in either battles himself. It was very interesting hearing the tale about John Paul Jones.

[@forrestgreene1139]

How apropos.

[@carywest9256]

I have passed up this video many times, because in the thumbnail title-Buell pops up. Not caring to hear about Yankees heroics, l'd pass on. I reckon boredom got the best of me, so l watched and listened. And it came to me that yankees lied as much back then as they do nowadays!

[@Wien1938]

Just be careful about quoting from Dr. Richard Carrier. He's something of a nutcase - see the Atheism+ fiasco.

[@xotl2780]

A nutcase he is and remains, but I see no reason why a nutcase can't do history.