Spencerblog is in Gettysburg for a newspaper thing.

We were just rereading the heroics of Joshua Chamberlain, the Mainer who fought so bravely and led his men so gallantly in the batte of Little Round Top.

He was at Appomottax when Lee surrendered. Chamberlain ordered his men to stand at attention as a salute to the courage and honor of confederate troops. One Southern officer called him "one of the knightliest soldiers in the Federal Army.

After the war, he went home and ran for Governor as a Republican. He won.

He was noted (and reviled) for his support of capital punishment and refusal to police prohibition. Now that's a good Republican.

Gettysburg is an amazing place. Everyone should see it.