Chaplain Tappman

Albert Taylor Tappman, the anabaptist chaplain, is a kind, timid, sensitive, shy, quiet and gentle person. He is very diffident and unconfident. Even his atheist assistant, Corporal Whitcomb, does not obey him at all. Whitcomb only makes fun of him. The Chaplain feels lonely and depressed around all those loud and assertive people. His only wish is to be with his wife and kids. He is threatened by the war and the cruelty and injustice of the superiors. However, in the course of time, his personality modifies. He becomes braver and stronger. He fights for justice. He also doubts the existence of the one true religion.