The Battle on Little Round Top at Gettysburg

Fought on July 1 through 3, 1863 in a sleepy farm town in Pennsylvania, the Battle of Gettysburg would later be regarded by historians as the turning point of the Civil War. After three days of brutal combat the two armies suffered more than 51,000 casualties.

On day two of the battle, Colonel Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain of the 20th Maine Regiment Volunteers participated in a key engagement on Little Round Top, and with the troops of the Fifth Corps staunchly held the Union army's position. For his gallantry during this fight, he would receive the Congressional Medal of Honor many years after the war ended.