20th Maine-To Little Round Top and Beyond By Gerrish 9781782827184

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Modern history to 20th century

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20th Maine-To Little Round Top and Beyond : Leonaur Ltd : 9781782827184 : 1782827188 : 07 Jun 2018 : Army Life: A Private's Reminiscences of the Civil War by Theodore Gerrish A Brief History of the 20th Maine Regiment in the American Civil War by H. S. Melcher The civil war of the men from Maine by one of their number Almost all students of the American Civil War are aware of the famous 20th Maine, which under the inspirational leadership of its colonel, Joshua Chamberlain, and positioned on the high ground known as Little Round Top, held the farthest extremity of the Union Army line, under Vincent, at the Battle of Gettysburg. The Confederates, aware that the key to outflanking the Union Army lay in the taking of Little Round Top, furiously assaulted the high ground with troops under Hood's command who, despite prodigious displays of valour and self-sacrifice, nevertheless failed to take the position. Chamberlain's downhill bayonet charge on this occasion remains exceptional i

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