Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain
American military officer, professor, and 32nd Governor of Maine (1828-1914) · United States · Academics · Died at 85
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Something wrong?Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain was an American college professor and politician from Maine who volunteered during the American Civil War to join the Union Army. He became a highly respected and decorated Union officer, reaching the rank of brigadier general.
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Chamberlain's younger brother, Thomas, who was the Lieutenant Colonel of the 20th Maine (1864; age 23)
Chamberlain's position on Little Round Top
Little Round Top, western slope, photographed by Timothy H. O'Sullivan (1863)
Capt. Ellis Spear, Chamberlain's "right-hand man" on Little Round Top
Confederate General John B. Gordon was assigned the task to surrender all arms to Gen. Chamberlain.
Chamberlain as the Governor of Maine
Chamberlain's official portrait as President of Bowdoin CollegeAwards
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Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain was an American college professor and politician from Maine who volunteered during the American Civil War to join the Union Army. He became a highly respected and decorated Union officer, reaching the rank of brigadier general. He is best known for his gallantry at the Battle of Gettysburg, leading a bayonet charge, for which he was awarded the Medal of Honor.
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