Gouverneur K. Warren

Gouverneur Kemble Warren
Gouverneur Kemble Warren
Nickname(s)	Hero of Little Round Top
Born	January 8, 1830; Cold Spring, New York, U.S.
Died	August 8, 1882 (aged 52); Newport, Rhode Island, U.S.
Place of burial	Island Cemetery, Newport, Rhode Island
Allegiance	United States
Service / branch	United States Army; Union Army
Years of service	1850–1882
Rank	Major general
Commands	5th New York Volunteer Infantry; II Corps; V Corps
Battles / wars	First Sioux War Battle of Ash Hollow; ; American Civil War Peninsula Campaign; Battle of Fredericksburg; Battle of Chancellorsville; Battle of Gettysburg; Battle of Bristoe Station; Overland Campaign Battle of the Wilderness; ; Siege of Petersburg; Appomattox Campaign Battle of Five Forks; ; ;

Gouverneur Kemble Warren (January 8, 1830 – August 8, 1882) was an American civil engineer and United States Army general during the American Civil War. He is best remembered for arranging the last-minute defense of Little Round Top during the Battle of Gettysburg and is often referred to as the "Hero of Little Round Top". His subsequent service as a corps commander and his remaining military career were ruined during the Battle of Five Forks, when he was relieved of command of the V Corps by Philip Sheridan, who claimed that Warren had moved too slowly. A post-war court of inquiry found that Sheridan's relief of Warren was unjustified.