Colonel Strong Vincent

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Colonel Strong Vincent was a Union Army officer in the American Civil War best known for his decisive leadership and mortal wounding while defending Little Round Top at the Battle of Gettysburg.

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instanceOf American Civil War officer ⓘ
Union Army officer ⓘ
human ⓘ
allegiance United States of America ⓘ
associatedWithPlace Erie, Pennsylvania ⓘ
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania ⓘ
birthDate 1837-06-17 ⓘ
birthPlace Waterford, Pennsylvania ⓘ
burialPlace Erie Cemetery, Erie, Pennsylvania ⓘ
causeOfDeath wounds received in battle ⓘ
commandRole brigade commander ⓘ
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
deathDate 1863-07-07 ⓘ
deathPlace Gettysburg, Pennsylvania ⓘ
education Harvard University ⓘ
ethnicGroup European American ⓘ
familyName Vincent ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
givenName Strong ⓘ
hasMemorial monument at Little Round Top, Gettysburg National Military Park ⓘ
statue in Erie, Pennsylvania ⓘ
historicalRegion Union states ⓘ
isKnownFor decisive leadership on the Union left flank at Gettysburg ⓘ
defense of Little Round Top at Gettysburg ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
mannerOfDeath killed in action ⓘ
militaryBranch Union Army ⓘ
militaryRank colonel ⓘ
militaryUnit Army of the Potomac ⓘ
namesake Strong Vincent High School ⓘ
Strong Vincent Middle School ⓘ
notableBattle Battle of Antietam ⓘ
Battle of Fredericksburg ⓘ
Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ
Peninsula Campaign ⓘ
notableFor rapidly moving his brigade to occupy Little Round Top on July 2, 1863 ⓘ
occupation lawyer ⓘ
soldier ⓘ
promotedToRank brigadier general ⓘ
promotionStatus posthumous promotion ⓘ
residence Erie, Pennsylvania ⓘ
serviceEnd 1863 ⓘ
serviceStart 1861 ⓘ
spouse Elizabeth H. Carter ⓘ
subunitCommanded 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, V Corps, Army of the Potomac ⓘ
unitCommanded 83rd Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment ⓘ
woundEvent defense of Little Round Top ⓘ

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83rd Pennsylvania Infantry → commander → Colonel Strong Vincent ⓘ
Monument at Little Round Top, Gettysburg National Military Park → commemorates → Colonel Strong Vincent ⓘ