The pivotal Battle of Gettysburg was fought July 1-3, 1863. On July 2, the Confederates tried to take Little Round Top, and one of my distant relatives was a hero who helped to repulse their attack, suffering a mortal wound in the process.
Strong Vincent was the son of B.B. Vincent and Sarah Ann (Strong) Vincent. It is through her that he is related to me.
At the start of the Civil War he enlisted with the Pennsylvania militia, rising to the rank of Colonel. At Gettysburg on July 2, he and the brigade he commanded were ordered to the top of Little Round Top to repulse a Confederate attack. While urging his troops on, he was shot in the thigh. He died five days later. Before he died, in recognition of his heroism, he was promoted to the rank of Brigadier General.
Pax et bonum
