The Killer Angels Courage Quotes

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Quote #4

Rice nodded. "So. You fixed bayonets.'

It seemed logical enough. It was beginning to dawn on him that what he had done might be considered unusual. He said, "There didn't seem to be any alternative." (3.4.286)

When he was in the heat of battle, Chamberlain didn't realize how courageous his actions were. He was so totally in the moment, so engaged with fighting, that he simply wanted to do what was needed. Do you have to know you're being courageous for it to count as courage? Or is courage more about being in the moment?