Joshua Chamberlain’s Gettysburg Stand Gets a Free Comic

A new Medal of Honor graphic novel brings the former professor’s desperate defense of Little Round Top to the comics page. Low on ammunition and facing repeated attacks, Joshua Chamberlain’s men had little room for error—and no room to retreat. Their next move would take them straight down the hill, bayonets fixed. The Association of the United States Army Book Program revisits that dramatic battlefield stand in Medal of Honor: Joshua Chamberlain, its latest free digital graphic novel. Released November 5, the eight-page, full-color comic is available to read or download at www.ausa.org/chamberlain. A Professor, a Regiment, and an Order to Hold During the Battle of Gettysburg, Chamberlain commanded the 20th Maine at Little Round Top. Positioned at the far left of the Union line, the former college professor received an uncompromising order: hold the ground “at all hazards.” His regiment fought off repeated Confederate attacks, but its ammunition began running low. Chamberlain ordered his men to fix bayonets and charge down the hill, clearing the ground and capturing hundreds of Confederate prisoners. Medal of Honor: Joshua Chamberlain brings that desperate defense and bold countera...