The Battle Of Gettysburg
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Abstract
, the largest battle ever fought in the
Western hemisphere, is often called the turning point of the Civil War. The
battle was a narrow victory for the Union and could have been a Confederate
victory if it were not for a series of critical events. One such episode
involved the 20th Maine. ....
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.... of the most famous Infantry units
in the American Civil War, was organized at Portland, Maine, during August,
1862, and was officially mustered into Federal military service there on
August 29, 1862. The 20th Maine consisted of whalers, merchants, loggers,
farmers and city dwellers who made up the raw material that transformed
fresh recruits into soldiers of valor. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain was the
regiment's original Lt. Colonel and upon the promotion of Ames, he was made
Colonel of the 2 ....
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