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One of the most important keys to the victory at Gettysburg for the Union was holding Little Round Top which was the extreme left of the Union forces on the second day of battle.  Chamberlain commanded he extreme left of Colonel Strong Vincent's command with the 20th Maine.  After intense fighting, the south was poised for one more attempt to take the hill but Chamberlain low on ammunition did not believe he could hold off another attack so he ordered a counter attack which surprised and disoriented the Confederate forces.  

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Joshua Chamberlain

Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain (September 8, 1828 – February 24, 1914), born as Lawrence Joshua Chamberlain, was an American college professor from the State of Maine, who volunteered during the American Civil War to join the Union Army. Although having no earlier education in military strategies, he became a highly respected and decorated Union officer, reaching the rank of brigadier general (and brevet major general). For his gallantry at Gettysburg, he was awarded the Medal of Honor. He was given the honor of commanding the Union troops at the surrender ceremony for the infantry of Robert E. Lee's Army at Appomattox, Virginia. After the war, he entered politics as a Republican and served four one-year terms of office as the 32nd Governor of Maine. He served on the faculty, and as president, of his alma mater, Bowdoin College.

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