A Hell of a Regiment: To Gettysburg and Beyond with the Twentieth Maine

From raw recruits to battlefield legends, the 20th Maine’s stand at Gettysburg became one of the defining moments in American history.

The 20th Maine needs no introduction. One of the most famous units of not only the Civil War, but all of American military history, the regiment earned its reputation in one of the country’s most celebrated clashes of arms: the defense of Little Round Top at the Battle of Gettysburg, under the command of the legendary Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain. Drawing on p...