One of my favorite places in Gettysburg is Little Round Top, where Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain defended the Union left flank late on July 2nd, 1863. Chamberlain commanded the 20th Maine Regiment of Vincent’s Brigade that hot July afternoon. Around 5 p.m, the combined Alabama regiments of the 15th and 47th Alabama attacked Chamberlain’s regiment–around 650 … Continue reading Defending the End of the Line