Civil War
Joshua L. Chamberlain
Colonel · U.S. Army
20th Maine Infantry
2 July 1863 · Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Public domain. Mathew Benjamin Brady Source file
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- Maine
- Action
- Battle of Gettysburg
The citation
Official citation
Daring heroism and great tenacity in holding his position on the Little Round Top against repeated assaults, and carrying the advance position on the Great Round Top.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.
