Strong Vincent Military person

Strong Vincent (June 17, 1837 – July 7, 1863) was a lawyer who became famous as a U.S. Army officer during the American Civil War. He was mortally wounded while leading his brigade during the fighting at Little Round Top on the second day of the Battle of Gettysburg, and died less than a week later.

Personal facts

Strong Vincent
Birth dateJune 17, 1837
Birth place
Waterford Pennsylvania
Date of deathJuly 07, 1863
Resting place
Erie Cemetery , Erie Pennsylvania

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military operations
American Civil War
Battle of Gettysburg
Battle of Fredericksburg
Battle of Gaines's Mill
military branch
Union Army
military command
* 83rd Pennsylvania Infantry
*3rd Brigade 1st Division V Corps
service start1861

Strong Vincent on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://books.google.com/books?id=KmiDAl1_byUC
  2. http://www.vincent.goellnitz.org
  3. https://archive.org/details/armyletters1861100nort