"The Recklessness of the American Volunteer, and the Wickedness of the Devil"
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Valerius Cincinnatus “Val” Giles (1842–1915), of the 4th Texas Infantry, recalled the hard fighting he and his regiment endured during the assault on Little Round Top during the second day of the Battle of Gettysburg. Here is his recollection.
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