Civil War Artist John Paul Strain created this defining scene of Colonel Joshua Chamberlain.  
Soul of a Lion  - Colonel Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain
Little Round Top- Gettysburg, PA - July 2, 1863
The critical moment in the battle of Gettysburg had arrived on a little known and seemingly insignificant hill called Little Round Top.  Colonel Chamberlain and his 20th Main Volunteer Infantry Regiment were about to be over run by two confederate Alabama regiments. Almost one third of Chamberlain's men were killed or wounded from previous by Col. Oates's Alabamians.  With his men nearly out of ammunition, Chamberlain knew that his brave soldiers from Main could not withsatnd another assault which was sure to come.Chamberlain later wrote -  "A critical moment has arrived, and we can remain as we are no longer." Chamberlain's final order from Colonel Strong Vincent had been to "hold that ground at all hazards."
   Now at the critical moment, Chamberlain decided to advance, and ordered his men to fix bayonets. While the right of his regiment held their positions, he ordered the men on his left to charge down the hill and wheel to the right.  Sword in hand, with his brother Lt Tom Chamberlain behind him, Col. Chamberlain charged down the hillside.  the counter attack completely suprised the Alabamians, who wavered, broke and fled for their lives.  Little Round Top held.
For his actions that fateful day, Chamberlain would receive the Congressional Medal of Honol.  General Sickel would later give Chamberlain a high compliment for his fighting spirit and kind heart saying, "you have the soul of a lion and the heart of a woman."
350 Numbered and Signed Limited Edition Lithographic Prints. 
Image Size: 18" x 28 1/2"
Released May, 2008