4-Mercy at Appomat v. Appomattox o He is best remembered for two great events the action at Little Round Top, on the second day of Gettysburg uly 2, 1863), when then-Colonel Chamberlain and the 20th Maine held the extreme left flank of the Union line against a fierce rebel attack and the surrender of Lee's Army of Northern Virginia at Appomattox, when Grant chose Chamberlain to receive the formal surrender of weapons and colors(April 12, 1865) Always a chivalrous man, Chamberlain had his men salute the defeated Confederates as they marched by, evidence of his admiration of their valor and of grant's wish to encourage the rebe armies still in the field to accept the peace W BTL E To be continued on the next page.W B T L E He is best remembered for two great events: the action at Little Round Top, on the second day of Gettysburg (July 2, 1863), when then-Colonel Chamberlain and the 20th Maine held the extreme left flank of the Union line against a fierce rebel attack, and the surrender of Lee's Army of Northern Virginia at Appomattox, when Grant chose Chamberlain to receive the formal surrender of weapons and colors (April 12, 1865). Always a chivalrous man, Chamberlain had his men salute the defeated Confederates as they marched by, evidence of his admiration of their valor and of Grant's wish to encourage the rebel armies still in the field to accept the peace. To be continued on the next page. V. Appomattox Lesson 14 – Mercy at Appomattox