Colonel Chamberlain's Speech

Colonel Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain received 120 mutineers, who were brought into Colonel Chamberlain’s camp. These mutineers had signed up for three years in the war, but they disbanded their regiment because of the lack of men and additionally, these men wanted to go home. These men were sent to the colonel, under guard, because he was the only other main regiment. Colonel Chamberlain was told to shoot any of the men who were not willing to fight under the colonel’s own brigade. Colonel Chamberlain had to convince theses men to join his regiment and continue to fight in the war. Colonel Chamberlain’s famous speech to the mutineers truly displayed his character.
Colonel Joshua Chamberlain’s speech truly revealed that Colonel Chamberlain was passionate, respectful and kind. Primarily, Colonel Chamberlain was passionate because he …show more content…
The printed version of Chamberlain’s speech had a few advantages. First, the printed version of Chamberlain’s speech allowed the reader to read the exact words that Colonel Chamberlain spoke. Second, the printed version allowed the reader to go back and reread or highlight parts that they might forget or not understand. The printed version also of Chamberlain’s speech also had many disadvantages. Primarily, the reader could not see Colonel Chamberlain’s emotions. Secondly, a reader could not listen to how Colonel Chamberlain spoke to the mutineers. The movie version also had a few advantages, over the printed version. First, the movie really stressed Colonel Chamberlain's tone, emotions, movements, etc. Second, the movie allowed the observer to review how the mutineers acted during Colonel Chamberlain’s speech. The movie version also had some disadvantages. First, unless the reader had a way to rewatch the scene as many times as they would like, the reader might not absorb all that they need the first time viewing the