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Old 06-26-2005, 02:17 AM
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Default Gouvenor Warren's injury at Little Round Top
I know the good Major General was injured up there. Can anyone provide me with the circumstances around it?
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Cannon shrapnel gave him a serious flesh wound in the throat.
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Believe it or not, he did make it to the War Council meeting late that same
evening with Meade, but slept in a corner the entire time, due to that wound
and exhaustion.

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