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:
“A strong person makes the law and custom null before his own will.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)
“And he whose soul is flat—the sky
Will cave in on him by and by.”
—Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892–1950)