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Here is a link implying that General Chilton may have been a traitor to the cause or really just incompetent... He implies Chilton treachery in the infamous order Special Order 191...
Here is his wiki bio...
Here is the special case of Chilton... click on each link to follow the story...
The Lost Order Mystery Synopsis
The Strange Case of Robert Hall Chilton
A Short Biography of Robert Hall Chilton
Chilton's Suspicious Gaffes
The Text of Special Orders 191
The Lost Order Mystery Home Page
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When I read the accounts of the circumstances surrounding the "Lost Dispatch" I became puzzled as to why no one had seriously investigated Robert Hall Chilton, Lee's Adjutant General who signed the Special Orders 191. I had just finished reading Douglas Southall Freeman's, Lee's Lieutenants, where I remembered Chilton's role being flawed to say the least. Returning to that work, I traced every index reference to Chilton.
Chilton appears in three major scenes. In every one, his role provided room for suspicion. Here is what I found that established, for me, Chilton as the prime suspect for a historical betrayal.
Here is his wiki bio...
Robert H. Chilton - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
Here is the special case of Chilton... click on each link to follow the story...
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The Case Against Robert Hall Chilton
When I read the accounts of the circumstances surrounding the "Lost Dispatch" I became puzzled as to why no one had seriously investigated Robert Hall Chilton, Lee's Adjutant General who signed the Special Orders 191. I had just finished reading Douglas Southall Freeman's, Lee's Lieutenants, where I remembered Chilton's role being flawed to say the least. Returning to that work, I traced every index reference to Chilton.
Chilton appears in three major scenes. In every one, his role provided room for suspicion. Here is what I found that established, for me, Chilton as the prime suspect for a historical betrayal.