d Top" battle; Chamberlain's defensive tactics and high ground enabled his army to completely slaughter the Confederate attack. At one point before the battle, Chamberlain thinks to himself while admiring the view, "Bet you could see Gettysburg from here. Look at those rocks, marvelous position." (221) A marvelous position it truly proved to be, the uphill terrain won the battle for the Union even though they were extremely outnumbered. The Confederates threw so many men at them that they ran out of ammunition
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