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Book SynopsisCitizen-soldier Strong Vincent was many things: Harvard graduate, lawyer, political speaker, descendent of pilgrims and religious refugees, husband, father, brother. But his greatest contribution to history is as the saviour of the Federal left on the second day at Gettysburg, when he and his men held Little Round Top against overwhelming Confederate numbers.
Forgotten by history in favour of his subordinate, Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, Vincent faded into relative obscurity in the decades following his death. This book restores Vincent to his rightful place among the heroes of the battle of Gettysburg: presenting his life story using new, never-before-published sources and archival material to bring the story of one of the most forgotten officers of the American Civil War back to the attention of readers and historians.
Trade ReviewFor an unknown Union officer, Myers has done well to provide the facts of his life and a cogent argument that Vincent deserves much more credit, not only for a short life lived but for a decision which ultimately affected a battle’s outcome and possibly the fate of a nation. * Journal of America’s Military Past 02/11/2022 *
Well researched and readable, The Lion of Round Top provides insight into the making of a brigade commander that excelled at Gettysburg. * The Historical Miniatures Gaming Society 02/11/2022 *
In what is his first book Myers, a promising young historian, has written a first rate treatment of the life of this largely forgotten general, which will help the both scholars and buffs better understand who was the actual “Lion of Little Round Top". * NYMAS Review 02/11/2022 *
Table of ContentsIntroduction: The Vanishing of Vincent The Strongs and The Vincents: Early Life, Education, and Courtship January to August 1861: Lieutenant Vincent of "The Erie Regiment" August 1861 to March 1862: The Eighty-Third Pennsylvania Late March to September 1862: The Swamps of the Chickahominy October 1862 to January 1863: Colonel Vincent January to April 1863: "I enlisted to fight" May to June 1863: "I wish he were a brigadier-general" July 1, 1863: March to Mortality July 2, 1863: The Lion of Round Top July 3 to July 7, 1863: The Road to Immortality The Path to Being Forgotten: The Legacy of Strong Vincent
