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