20th+Maine

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July 1-3, 1863, "Battle of Gettysburg", Infantry Regiment 20th Maine planned and did a very important and smart role in the fighting, and to defend an imp ortant spot of  Little Round Top located in Gettysburg. The 20th Maine was a very important regiment in fighting and defending a battle spot  and was ordered to defend their position at all cost.  The 20th Maine was deployed to little round top, Gettysburg PA. The plan was simple to hold the point. But their the point was very hard to hold. In the face of defeat the 20th Maine was running low on Ammo. 1/3 of their men where down with Confederate forces closing in. The 20th Maine was determine to hold their ground,then the command "Bayonets" was issued. The 20th Maine allowed the Confederates to attempt  to gain some ground by climbing the hill. This came to the 20th Maine's advantage because it made the Confederate forces tired.This allowed the 20th Maine to charge with their bayonets. Making it a surprise attack and keeping the hill top and a small but important victory for the battle of Gettysburg . Leading this brave and courageous Infantry was Lieutenant Colonel Joshua Chamberlain. He was a soft-spoken college professor, and New England's most distinguished soldier during the Civil War. And his desperate act of defense against the Confederates saved the Union Army's lives and changed the course of history. He was born in Brewer, Maine on September 8th, 1828 and he graduated from a college from Bowdoin in the year 1852, and their he taught as a professor of rhetoric and religion. And soon after he abandoned his plans to visit Europe and instead, accepted the position as a  Lieutenant Colonel  for the 20th Maine Volunteer Infantry. Then he first led 20th Maine into their first action at Antietam, Shepherds town Ford, and Fredericksburg. Then soon at Little Round Top, Gettysburg, PA. Where Lieutenant Colonel Joshua Chamberlain and his men made history. In 1893, 30 years later, he also was awarded a Congressional Medal of Honor for his act and great leadership skills.

= - E s s e n t i a l Q u e s t i o n s -  =

- Was Lieutenant Colonel Joshua Chamberlain's strategy a good idea? Why? or Why Not?

- If 20th Maine did not have Lieutenant Colonel Joshua Chamberlain as their leader what would of happened at Little Round Top?

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Source Citation 1: Joshua Chamerlain. N.p.: American History, 2010. N. pag. ABC-CLIO. Web. 16 Mar. 2010. <http://www.americanhistory.abc-clio.com>.

Source Citation 2: Denman, Jeffrey. "What really happened on Little Round Top?" Civil War Times Illustrated 1 Aug. 2005: n. pag. eLibrary. Web. 16 Mar. 2010. <http://elibrary.bigchalk.com>.