2007-11-04 15:32:17 · 4 answers · asked by .Silly. 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Besides having Congressional Medals of Honor, the way they earned it prevented the enemy from advancing, both were responsible for the refusal to give an inch of ground saved Murphy's company from possible encirclement and destruction and Chamberlain's left wing of the whole Union line at Gettysburg from possible encirclements and destruction.....,
Other than that, there were no common items, Murphya 2nd Lt. from Texas of the 3rd Infanty Division, while Chamberlain was a colonel of the 20th Maine Regiment in Meade's Army of the Potomic..
2007-11-04 17:07:08 · answer #1 · answered by Its not me Its u 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Both won the Congressional Medal of Honor.
2007-11-04 15:35:22 · answer #2 · answered by Paul B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
although this might not be the answer you are looking for they were both members of The Free and Accepted Masonic Fraternity
We are proud to call them " Brother. "
2007-11-05 01:09:27 · answer #3 · answered by Marvin R 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They're war heroes and they're dead.
2007-11-04 15:43:32 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋