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The 20th Maine Infantry Regiment was a volunteer regiment of the United States Army during the American Civil War (1861–1865), most famous for its defense of Little Round Top at the Battle of Gettysburg in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July 1–3, 1863.
Little Round Top is the smaller of two rocky hills south of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania—the companion to the adjacent, taller hill named Big Round Top.It was the site of an unsuccessful assault by Confederate troops against the Union left flank on July 2, 1863, the second day of the Battle of Gettysburg, during the American Civil War.
Morrill was raised in Williamsburg, Maine. In 1861 the age of 20, he enlisted as a sergeant in Company A, 6th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment. A year later he was commissioned as an officer in Company B, 20th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment. He was promoted several times, ultimately to lieutenant colonel. He mustered out on June 4, 1865. [1]
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A replica of the Gettysburg 20th Maine Infantry Monument is at Chamberlain Freedom Park in Brewer, Maine. 20th Maine Infantry Monument Big Round Top: Unknown sculptor 1889 MN 372-B Marks regiment's position on the night of July 2, 1863. Maine Sharpshooters Monument (Company D, 2nd United States Sharpshooters)
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On Nov. 19, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln delivered his historic Gettysburg Address at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery in Pennsylvania.
•Right: After the "20th ME" had 'refused the line' (4th & 5th TX were temporarily under Law). Earlier on July 2 from Big Round Top, 2 of Law 's CSA (red) regiments assaulted the 20th ME. During the Battle of Gettysburg, Big Round Top's slope, timber, and boulders precluded placement of artillery on the summit. At various times during the 1863 ...