Gettysburg: Day Two Col. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain Defense of Little Round Top 20th Maine repelled Confederates and saved Union position Colonel (la
{"Image DocumentName": "Colonel (later Major General) Joshua L. Chamberlain", "Image ImageDescription": "Gettysburg: Day Two. Col. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain. Defense of Little Round Top. 20th Maine repelled Confederates and saved Union position. On the second day of the battle, the Confederates attempted to take control of a nearby hill nicknamed Little Round Top. The 20th Maine Regiment, commanded by Col. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, already occupied the hill, which lay at the far left flank of the Union army. Various Confederate regiments attempted to go around Chamberlain\u2019s line to take the Union position from the rear. Chamberlain\u2019s men repelled several assaults. Toward the end of the engagement, with ammunition nearly gone and the Confederates preparing to again assault the Union position, Chamberlain ordered a daring final counterattack: his troops swung around and rushed down the hill\u2014rifles empty but bayonets fixed\u2014toward the approaching Confederate soldiers. The Confederates, their own ammunition depleted, were so shocked by the 20th Maine\u2019s advance that most of them surrendered. Chamberlain\u2019s actions saved the Union position at Little Round Top, keeping the Confederates from gaining the strategic advantage of high ground. Colonel (later Major General) Joshua L. Chamberlain.", "Image XResolution": "37", "Image YResolution": "37", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Centimeter", "Image Software": "SlidePlayer", "Image YCbCrPositioning": "Centered"}