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9781592868988
This is the story of one of America's truest heroes. From his legendary bayonet charge down the slopes of Little Round Top hill during the battle of Gettysburg, to the startling calling of Union troops to salute as the defeated Confederate Army surrendered their muskets and flags to him at Appomattox, Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain redefined the scale of greatness in this country. Wounded six times in battle, twice assumed to be a fatality, the volunteer officer from Maine continued to lead gallantly until the final shot was fired during the Civil War. Valor's Measure tells the death-defying tale of this Medal of Honor hero and captures his spirit as no autobiography can.Oliver, Thomas Wade is the author of 'Valor's Measure Based on the Heroic Civil War career of Joshua L. Chamberlain', published 2003 under ISBN 9781592868988 and ISBN 1592868983.
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