It is a doubtful and debated question whether General Butler was personally to blame for this terrible and disgraceful repulse.
George F. Hoar: “It is a doubtful and debated question whether General Butler was personally to blame for this terrible and disgraceful…”
Editor's note · Context
Hoar questions the accountability of a general for a disastrous military defeat, reflecting on the complexities of blame.
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