Credit: Paintings by Don Troiani, www.historicalartprints.com
Silhouetted against the July 2 sky, Colonel Strong Vincent must have made an inviting target to the Rebels below, as he stood on a rock atop Little Round Top. In this oil painting, artist Don Troiani shows Vincent encouraging his men to stand fast against repeated Confederate attacks. As Vincent waived his wife's riding crop and yelled "Don't give an inch!" a musket ball tore through his thigh and groin, knocking him off the rock. When his soul took flight from this earth on July 7, 1863, it is uncertain if he even knew he had won a promotion to brigadier general in reward for his bravery.
