The Lion of Round Top

The Life and Military Service of Brigadier General Strong Vincent in the American Civil War

De: H. G. Myers, Dr. Frank P. Varney - foreword

Narrado por: Al Kessel

The story of the true savior of Little Round Top at Gettysburg-a twenty-six-year-old Harvard-educated lawyer, who paid with his life to defend that hill.

Citizen-soldier Strong Vincent was many things: Harvard graduate, lawyer, political speaker, descendant of pilgrims and religious refugees, husband, father, brother. But his greatest contribution to history is as the savior of the Federal left on the second day at Gettysburg, when he and his men held Little Round Top against overwhelming Confederate numbers. Forgotten by history in favor of his subordinate, Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, Vincent has faded into relative obscurity in the decades since his death.

This book restores Vincent to his rightful place among the heroes of the battle of Gettysburg: presenting his life story using new, never-before-published sources and archival material to bring the story of one of the most forgotten officers of the American Civil War back to the attention of listeners and historians.

©2022 H. G. Myers (P)2023 Tantor

A vendetta against Joshua Chamberlain

There is no doubt that Strong Vincent, Chamberlain’s superior, is deprived of the credit he deserves for his vision and action on Day II @ Little Round Top at Gettysburg. Yet, tearing one man down to promote another is an unsavory practice far too common in today’s world.

21st Century Revisionism at its Worst

Myers couldn't tell Strong Vincent's story without trying to tear down and lie about other heroes of the Battle for Little Round Top and the Battle of Gettysburg. This book is less about the hero, Strong Vincent, and more about the author essentially claiming that only his enlightened self knows true history and that everyone else is ignorant and believes lies. It's the standard operating procedure of 'historians' in the 21st Century, and the main way they get published and paid is by following this toxic academia template that their twisted view is what's 'real' and everyone else is stupidly ignorant and wrong.

All of his sources against Joshua Chamberlain at the Battle of Little Round Top are those who have an axe to grind, from the Confederate officers who failed to defeat the Union, and Chamberlain's subordinates who were passed over for promotion in favor of him. All of the vanity, self-righteousness, and messianic delusions the author attributes to Chamberlain are projections of how he frames this story.

The worst part is that a lesser-remembered American hero, Strong Vincent, is just used by Myers as cover and a shield to attack Chamberlain and promote the narrative that everyone else is wrong and only he (Myers) is right. He tries to cover his backside by constantly saying he's not trying to take away from Chamberlain and the 20th Maine, but always follows those statements with claims essentially accusing them of stolen valor. I made the mistake of buying the hard copy of this book before reading it. I threw it away instead of reselling it, because I wouldn't want someone to mistakenly read and believe Myers' lies.