The Lion of Round Top: The Life and Military Service of Brigadier General Strong Vincent in the American Civil War

H.G. Myers

Nov 2023 · Tantor Media Inc · Narrated by Al Kessel

About this audiobook

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.

About the author

H. G. Myers is an historian from Erie, Pennsylvania. A graduate of Thiel College in Greenville, Pennsylvania, and the University of Indianapolis, Myers served as the inaugural Gerald and Marjorie Morgan Graduate Student Assistant in History at the University of Indianapolis.

Al Kessel is a full-time narrator and voice actor currently living in Arizona, where he works from his professional home recording studio.

Dr. Frank P. Varney earned his undergraduate degree at William Paterson University and his MA and PhD at Cornell University. He is a recently retired distinguished professor of US and classical history and has been the recipient of multiple teaching awards.