Strong Vincent (June 17, 1837 – July 7, 1863) was a lawyer who became famous as a U.S. Army officer during the fighting on Little Round Top at the American Civil War Battle of Gettysburg, where he was mortally wounded.
Read more about Strong Vincent: Early Life, Civil War, In Memoriam
Famous quotes containing the words strong and/or vincent:
“Reason looks at necessity as the basis of the world; reason is able to turn chance in your favor and use it. Only by having reason remain strong and unshakable can we be called a god of the earth.”
—Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe (1749–1832)
“Love is not all: it is not meat nor drink
Nor slumber nor a roof against the rain;”
—Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892–1950)