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Originally Posted by duckdog
I've done a great deal of research into the life of Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain. He was truly a great man.
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Had to check him out. So, I see he was the one at Little Round Top. Medal of Honor.
No doubt, Gettysburg was a battle with many fronts and tactical points. One of the reaons I like it so much. That it was such an incredible battle with so much loss, it's no wonder Lincoln's address was so moving.
Personally, my favorite was Jackson, who routinely fought agasint superior numbers and managed, somehow to do well.
But just walking around Gettysburg...it's like there's a monument for every unit that was there. Little Round Top seems little now. Granite boulders still poke out of the ground and (when I was there) the trees are still there.
Just being there makes one sad. If you're an American and it doesn't, then you're lacking something.