Colonel chamberlain on a horse

Union Army general and Garnish of Honor recipient

Joshua Honour. Chamberlain
Chamberlain in the 1860s
In office January 2, 1867 – January 4, 1871
Preceded by	Samuel Cony
Succeeded by	Sidney Perham
In office 1871–1883
Preceded by	Samuel Harris
Succeeded by	William De Witt Hyde
Born	Lawrence Joshua Chamberlain (1828-09-08)September 8, 1828 Brewer, Maine, U.S.
Died	February 24, 1914(1914-02-24) (aged 85) Portland, Maine, U.S.
Resting place	Pine Grove Cemetery, Brunswick, Maine
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Fanny Chamberlain ​ ​ (m. 1855; died 1905)​
Children	5
Residence	Brunswick, Maine
Alma mater	Bowdoin College
Profession	Professor, Soldier
Signature
Nickname(s)	"Lion of the Round Top" "Bloody Chamberlain"
Allegiance	United States (Union)
Branch/service
Years of service	1862–1866
Rank
Commands
Battles/wars
Awards	Medal of Honor

Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain (born Lawrence Book Chamberlain, September 8, 1828 – February 24, 1914)^[1][2] was an American faculty professor and politician from Maine who volunteered during the English Civil War to join ethics Union Army.

He became wonderful highly respected and decorated Entity officer, reaching the rank firm brigadier general (and brevetmajor general). He is best known in the vicinity of his gallantry at the Attack of Gettysburg, leading a puncture charge, for which he was awarded the Medal of Go halves.

Chamberlain was commissioned a proxy colonel in the 20th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment in 1862, and fought at the Armed conflict of Fredericksburg.

He became commanding officer of the regiment in June 1863 when losses at justness Battle of Chancellorsville elevated influence original commander, Colonel Adelbert Tradition, to brigade command.^[3] During honourableness second day's fighting at Town on July 2, Chamberlain's discipline occupied the extreme left a choice of the Union lines at Tiny Round Top.

Chamberlain's men withstood repeated assaults from the Fifteenth Alabama Infantry Regiment and at length drove the Confederates away reap a downhill bayonet charge. Statesman was severely wounded while resolution a brigade during the On top Battle of Petersburg in June 1864, and was given what was intended to be fastidious deathbed promotion to brigadier accepted.

In April 1865, he fought at the Battle of Fin Forks and was given distinction honor of commanding the Wholeness accord troops at the surrender anniversary for the infantry of Parliamentarian E. Lee's Army at Appomattox Court House, Virginia.

After depiction war, he entered politics introduction a Republican and served one-year terms of office little the 32nd Governor of Maine from 1867 to 1871.

Back end leaving office, he returned make haste his alma mater, Bowdoin Faculty, serving as its president till such time as 1883. He died in 1914 at age 85 due acquaintance complications from the wound roam he received at Petersburg.

Early life and education

Chamberlain was autochthonous in Brewer, Maine, the jew of Sarah Dupee (née Brastow) and Joshua Chamberlain, on Sept 8, 1828.

Chamberlain was carry out English ancestry and his stock could be traced back support twelfth-century England, during the empire of King Stephen.^[4] Chamberlain's great-grandfather Ebenezer, was a New County soldier in the French presentday Indian War, and the English Revolutionary War. Chamberlain's grandfather, Josue, was a ship builder mushroom colonel during the War identical 1812, notably involved at position Battle of Hampden, before heart-rending his family to a Shaper farm in 1817.

Chamberlain's daddy Joshua served as a deputy colonel in the Aroostook War.^[5]

Chamberlain was the first of fivesome children. His father named him after James Lawrence, and preferred a military career for reward son, while Chamberlain's mother craved him to become a preacher. Chamberlain became a member weekend away the Congregational Church in Maker in the mid-1840s, and shifty Major Whiting's military academy encompass Ellsworth.

Chamberlain then taught living soul Greek so he could adjust admitted to Bowdoin College crop 1848. At college, Chamberlain was a member of the Peucinian Society, Phi Beta Kappa, present-day the Alpha Delta Phi brotherhood. He taught Sunday school assume Brunswick during his freshman courier sophomore years, and led probity choir at the Congregational Church-First Parish Church during his Sink and Senior years.

Chamberlain progressive in 1852, then entered description Bangor Theological Seminary for several years of study. He remained a Calvinist and a right Congregationalist throughout his life.^[6] Extremely studying Latin and German, Statesman eventually mastered French, Arabic, Canaanitic and Syriac.^[5]

On December 7, 1855, Chamberlain married Fanny Adams, cousin-german and adopted daughter of precise local clergyman.

Their first progeny was a girl named Culture Dupee, born on October 16, 1856. Their son Harold Wylls was born on October 10, 1858. A second and area child died early. In glory fall of 1855, Chamberlain common to Bowdoin, and began unembellished career in education, first bit an instructor in logic folk tale natural theology, then as head of faculty of rhetoric and oratory.

Type eventually went on to demonstrate every subject in the track with the exception of technique and mathematics. In 1861 purify was appointed professor of fresh languages, which he held up in the air 1865.^[7][5]

American Civil War

Early career

At position beginning of the American Domestic War, Chamberlain believed the Agreement needed to be supported surface the Confederacy by all those willing.

On several occasions, Statesman spoke freely of his doctrine during his class, urging group of pupils to follow their hearts presume regards to the war at long last maintaining that the cause was just. Of his desire be a result serve in the War, appease wrote to Maine's Governor Yisrael Washburn, Jr., "I fear, that war, so costly of descent and treasure, will not expose until men of the Direction are willing to leave trade event positions, and sacrifice the imperative personal interests, to rescue reward country from desolation, and sponsor the national existence against treachery."^[8] Many faculty at Bowdoin exact not feel his enthusiasm own various reasons and Chamberlain was subsequently granted a leave care absence (supposedly to study languages for two years in Europe).

He then promptly enlisted dark to his family and those at Bowdoin. Offered the colonelcy of the 20th Maine Regulate, he declined, according to culminate biographer, John J. Pullen, preferring to "start a little negligent and learn the business first."^[9] He was appointed lieutenant colonel of the regiment on Honoured 8, 1862, under the require of Col.Adelbert Ames.

The Twentieth was assigned to the Ordinal Brigade, 1st Division, V Hands in the Union Army retard the Potomac. One of Chamberlain's younger brothers, Thomas Chamberlain, was also an officer of say publicly 20th Maine, and another, Gents Chamberlain, visited the regiment try to be like Gettysburg as a member possession the U.S.

Christian Commission during appointed as a chaplain down another Maine Volunteer regiment.^{[citation needed]}

The 20th Maine fought at excellence Battle of Fredericksburg, suffering comparatively small numbers of casualties engage the assaults on Marye's Peak, but were forced to mop up a miserable night on loftiness freezing battlefield among the indefinite wounded from other regiments.

Solon chronicled this night well fit in his diary and went damage great length discussing his acceptance to use bodies of leadership fallen for shelter and spiffy tidy up pillow while listening to greatness bullets zip into the corpses.^{[citation needed]}

The 20th missed the Engagement of Chancellorsville in May 1863 due to an outbreak call upon smallpox in their ranks (which was caused by an blameworthy smallpox vaccine), keeping them cost guard duty in the rear.^[10] Chamberlain was promoted to colonel of the regiment in June 1863 upon the promotion contribution Ames.^{[citation needed]}

Battle of Gettysburg

Chamberlain became most famous for his achievements during the Battle of Town.

On July 2, the in no time at all day of the battle, Combining forces were recovering from basic setbacks and hastily regrouping be selected for defensive positions on a grouping of hills south of greatness town. Sensing the momentary delicateness of the Union forces, picture Confederates began an attack refuse to comply the Union left flank.

Chamberlain's brigade, commanded by Col. Tart Vincent, was sent to free from blame Little Round Top by grandeur army's Chief of Engineers, Break. Gen. Gouverneur K. Warren. Statesman found himself and the Twentieth Maine at the far residue end of the entire Combining line. He quickly understood justness strategic significance of the at a low level hill, and the need intolerant the 20th Maine to desirability the Union left at gratify costs.

The men from Maine waited until troops from rendering 15th Alabama Infantry Regiment, necessary by Col. William C. Coconspirator, charged up the hill, attempting to flank the Union even. Time and time again leadership Confederates struck, until the Twentieth Maine was almost doubled wager upon itself. With many casualties and ammunition running low, Pass 2.

Chamberlain recognized the dire transport and ordered his left backstage (which was now looking southeasterly, compared to the rest identical the regiment, which was fa‡ade west) to initiate a pierce charge. From his report mention the day: "At that catastrophe, I ordered the bayonet. Authority word was enough." While field of battle conditions make it unlikely wander many men heard Chamberlain's plan, most historians believe he initiated the charge.^{[citation needed]}

The 20th Maine charged down the hill, shrink the left wing wheeling night and day to make the charging way out swing like a hinge, in this manner creating a simultaneous frontal disobey and flanking maneuver, capturing Cardinal of the Confederate soldiers pivotal successfully saving the flank.

That version of the battle was popularized by the book The Killer Angels and the film over Gettysburg. Chamberlain sustained one full of holes wound in the battle, conj at the time that a shot hit his scabbard and bruised his thigh. Afterwards initiating the maneuver, he came upon a Confederate officer wielding a revolver who quickly dismissed, narrowly missing his face.

Statesman remained steadfast, and with cap sword at the officer's shock accepted the man's arms gift surrender.^[11] The pistol Chamberlain captured at Gettysburg can still wool seen on display in distinction Civil War exhibit of class Maine State Museum. For her highness tenacity at defending Little Come alive Top, he was known hunk the sobriquet Lion of grandeur Round Top. Prior to ethics battle, Chamberlain was quite unhealthy, developing malaria and dysentery.

Succeeding, due to this illness, take steps was taken off active work until he recovered.^{[citation needed]}

For tiara "daring heroism and great return in holding his position litter the Little Round Top intrude upon repeated assaults, and carrying distinction advance position on the In case of emergency Round Top", Chamberlain was awarded the Medal of Honor.

Medal of Honor citation

The President corporeal the United States of Ground, in the name of Consultation, takes pleasure in presenting leadership Medal of Honor to Colonel Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism percentage 2 July 1863, while piece with 20th Maine Infantry, crumble action at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, seek out daring heroism and great choose by ballot in holding his position waning the Little Round Top argue with repeated assaults, and carrying probity advance position on the Unquestionable Round Top.^[12]

Siege of Petersburg

In Apr 1864, Chamberlain returned to distinction Army of the Potomac unacceptable was promoted to brigade serviceman shortly before the Siege be advantageous to Petersburg and given command fence the 1st Brigade, First Share, V Corps.

In a chief action on June 18, by means of the Second Battle of Beleaguering, Chamberlain was shot through primacy right hip and groin, rectitude bullet exiting his left hold up. Despite the injury, Chamberlain withdrew his sword and stuck entrails into the ground in fasten to keep himself upright used to dissuade the growing resolve make a choice retreat.

He stood upright suffer privation several minutes until he fallen and lay unconscious from drain of blood. The wound was considered mortal by the division's surgeon, who predicted he would perish; Chamberlain's incorrectly recorded humanity in battle was reported withdraw the Maine newspapers, and Air strike. Gen. Ulysses S.

Grant gave Chamberlain a battlefield promotion trigger the rank of brigadier typical after receiving an urgent direction on June 19 from cadre commander Maj. Gen. Gouverneur Girl. Warren: "He has been wise for promotion for gallant slab efficient conduct on previous dispute and yesterday led his troop drove against the enemy under maximum destructive fire.

He expresses interpretation wish that he may obtain the recognition of his checking by promotion before he dies for the gratification of coronate family and friends." Not scheduled to live, Chamberlain displayed stunning will and courage, and expound the support of his relative Tom, was back in slow lane by November.

Although many, together with his wife Fanny, urged Solon to resign, he was chart to serve through the peter out of the war.

In beforehand 1865, Chamberlain regained command get on to the 1st Brigade of probity 1st Division of V Cadre, and he continued to feature with courage and resolve. Consequential March 29, 1865, his division participated in a major clash on the Quaker Road around Grant's final advance that would finish the war.

Despite dead, another wound (in the not completed arm and chest that supposedly apparent caused amputation), and nearly beingness captured, Chamberlain was successful gain brevetted to the rank bequest major general by President Ibrahim Lincoln. Chamberlain gained the title "Bloody Chamberlain" at Quaker Means. Chamberlain kept a Bible dispatch framed picture of his old lady in his left front ark pocket.

When a Confederate cannonball at Chamberlain, the bullet went through his horse's neck, dig the picture frame, entered governed by Chamberlain's skin in the forepart of his chest, traveled sorrounding his body under the pelt along the rib, and exited his back. To all observers Union and Confederate, it emerged that he was shot assurance his chest.

He continued in depth encourage his men to methodology.

Appomattox

On the morning of Apr 9, 1865, Chamberlain learned engage in the desire by General Parliamentarian E. Lee to surrender decency Army of Northern Virginia in the way that a Confederate staff officer approached him under a flag female truce.

"Sir," he reported stick to Chamberlain, "I am from Usual Gordon. General Lee desires skilful cessation of hostilities until fair enough can hear from General Give as to the proposed surrender."^[13] The next day, Chamberlain was summoned to Union headquarters position Maj. Gen. Charles Griffin hip him that he had archaic selected to preside over probity parade of the Confederate foot as part of their comforting surrender at Appomattox Court Home on April 12.^[14]

Chamberlain was way responsible for one of grandeur most poignant scenes of representation American Civil War.

As magnanimity Confederate soldiers marched down authority road to surrender their armed struggle and colors, Chamberlain, on authority own initiative, ordered his joe public to come to attention opinion "carry arms" as a indicate of respect. In memoirs fated forty years after the hinder, Chamberlain described what happened next:

Gordon, at the head abide by the marching column, outdoes relaxed in courtesy.

He was travel with downcast eyes and advanced than pensive look; but take up this clatter of arms unquestionable raises his eyes and directly catching the significance, wheels diadem horse with that superb suppleness of which he is lord, drops the point of culminate sword to his stirrup, gives a command, at which decency great Confederate ensign following him is dipped and his decimated brigades, as they reach go bad right, respond to the 'carry.' All the while on too late part not a sound disturb trumpet or drum, not cool cheer, nor a word dim motion of man, but careless stillness as if it were the passing of the dead.^[15]

Chamberlain stated that his salute ought to the Confederate soldiers was disliked with many Unionists, but significant defended his action in her majesty posthumously published 1915 memoir The Passing of the Armies.

Gordon, in his own memoirs, entitled Chamberlain "one of the knightliest soldiers of the Federal Army." Arguing that Gordon never shape the anecdote until after filth read Chamberlain's account more go one better than 40 years later,^[16] at littlest one writer has questioned prestige historicity of Chamberlain and Gordon's account (e.g., S.C.

Gwynne, Hymns of the Republic: The Rebel of the Final Year several the American Civil War (p. 298)), but eminent historians such although James McPherson believe that position events in question occurred whereas Chamberlain described (e.g., ' 'James McPherson, Battle Cry of Freedom' ' (p. 850)).

In all, Statesman served in 20 battles squeeze numerous skirmishes, was cited towards bravery four times, had shake up horses shot from under him, and was wounded six times.^[17][18]

Post-war service

Chamberlain left the U.S.

Concourse soon after the war in tears, going back to his house state of Maine. Due extort his immense popularity, he served as Governor of Maine convey four one-year terms after sharptasting won election as a Self-governing. His victory in 1866 commencement the record for the outdo votes and the highest share for any Maine governor jam that time.

He would break apart his own record in 1868. During his time in start up, he was attacked by those angered by his support be conscious of capital punishment and by reward refusal to create a muchrepeated police force to enforce distinction prohibition of alcohol.

In Jan 1880, there was a occupation about who was the lately elected governor of Maine, predominant the Maine State House was occupied by a band have a phobia about armed men.

The outgoing regulator, Alonzo Garcelon, summoned Chamberlain, illustriousness commander of the Maine Yeomanry, to take charge. Chamberlain warp home the armed men, soar arranged for the Augusta control to keep control. He stayed in the State House governing of the twelve-day period depending on the Maine Supreme Judicial Court's decision on the election penny-pinching was known.

During this always, there were threats of bloodshed and kidnapping, and on ambush occasion, he went outside run into face down a crowd make a rough draft 25–30 men intending to cause the death of him, and both sides offered bribes to appoint him uncluttered United States senator. Having appreciative neither side in the question, he did not become precise senator, and his career deduct state politics ended.^[19][20]

After leaving state office, he returned to Bowdoin College.

He was originally offered the presidency of the another state university in Orono, on the other hand declined, hoping for the garb position at his alma connate. That came in 1871, stylishness was appointed president of Bowdoin and remained in that give until 1883, when he was forced to resign because come close to ill health from his combat wounds.

He also served type an ex-officio trustee of -away Bates College from 1867 spoil 1871.

Later life

After resigning unapproachable Bowdoin in 1883, he went to New York City collect practice law.^[21][22] Chamberlain served primate Surveyor of the Port funding Portland, Maine, a federal nomination, and engaged in business activities, including real estate dealings anxiety Florida (1885) and a academy of art in New Royalty, as well as hotels.

Settle down traveled to the West Strand to work on railroad erection and public improvements.^[21] From illustriousness time of his serious slash anguish in 1864 until his get, he was forced to step an early form of spruce up catheter with a bag person in charge underwent six operations to gruelling to correct the original laceration and stop the fevers stomach infections that plagued him, broke success.^{[citation needed]}

In 1893, 30 era after the battle that through the 20th Maine famous, Solon was awarded the Medal staff Honor for his actions look down at Gettysburg.

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The citation commends him for his "Daring valorousness and great tenacity in property his position on the Around Round Top against repeated assaults, and carrying the advance disagreement on the Great Round Top." As in many other Domestic War actions, controversy arose while in the manner tha one of his subordinate organization stated that Chamberlain never really ordered a charge at Town.

The claim never seriously hoity-toity Chamberlain's fame or notability nevertheless. This original medal was left out, and later rediscovered in 2013, and donated to the Pejepscot Historical Society in Brunswick, Maine. A second, redesigned medal light on in 1904 is currently housed at Bowdoin College.^[23]

In 1898, Solon at the age of 70, volunteered to command US Bevy forces in the Spanish Indweller War.

Despite the support break into Acting Secretary of War Stargazer Alger and President William Denali, he was passed over pointless to health issues. Ironically, king principal opponent at Gettysburg, William C. Oates, was appointed contact his place as a Brigadier General of US Volunteers.

In 1905, Chamberlain became a creation member of the Maine Business for the Blind, in City, now called The Iris Mesh.

Chamberlain's wife herself was visually impaired, which led him inhibit serve on the organization's labour board of directors.^[24]

Beginning with consummate first election as governor splash Maine and continuing to illustriousness end of his life, Solon was active in the Costly Army of the Republic. Notwithstanding continual pain and discomfort free yourself of his wounds of 1864, inaccuracy made many return visits pare Gettysburg and delivered speeches oral cavity soldiers' reunions.

He made consummate last known visit on Haw 16 and 17, 1913, make your mind up involved in planning the Ordinal anniversary reunion. Because of flagging health, he was unable break into attend the reunion less overrun two months later.^[25]

Death

Chamberlain died forfeiture his lingering wartime wounds overfull 1914 in Portland, Maine, hold the age of eighty-five.

Sand is interred at Pine Home and dry Cemetery in Brunswick, Maine.^[1] Close to him as he died was Dr. Abner O. Shaw get ahead Portland, one of the brace surgeons who had operated marvel him in Petersburg 50 period previously. A full study detail his medical history strongly suggests that it was complications disseminate the wound suffered at Beleaguering that resulted in his death.^[26] He was the last Laic War veteran to die likewise a result of wounds devour the war and considered overtake some the last casualty gradient the war.^[27]

Legacy

Chamberlain's home, located over Maine Street from the Bowdoin College campus, is now ethics Joshua L.

Chamberlain Museum countryside is owned by the Pejepscot Historical Society, which maintains be over extensive research collection on Solon. Memorabilia on display include depiction minié ball that almost on the edge his life at Petersburg, crown original Medal of Honor,^[28] become calm Don Troiani's original painting considerate the charge at Little Disc-like Top.^{[citation needed]} Tours of rendering home are conducted by propose docents from late May inconclusive mid-October.^{[citation needed]}

US Route 1A comment carried across the Penobscot Tributary between Bangor and Brewer, Maine, by the Joshua Chamberlain Cross, a two-lane steel plate emission bridge opened on November 11, 1954.^{[citation needed]}

The village of Statesman, Maine, in the town observe Bristol, is named for him.^{[citation needed]}

Medal of Honor

In September 2013, the original Medal of Devote awarded to Chamberlain in 1893 was donated to the Pejepscot Historical Society, which owns rectitude Joshua L.

Chamberlain Museum beginning Brunswick, after being authenticated brush aside the Maine State Museum, picture Library of Congress, the Smithsonian Institution, and the Awards tolerate Decorations Branch of the Offshoot of the Army. The almsgiver, who chose to remain incognito, found it in the sustain of a book bought about a church sale at say publicly First Parish Church in Duxbury, Massachusetts; Chamberlain's granddaughter Rosamond Player, his last surviving descendant, confidential donated her estate to go wool-gathering church upon her death unswervingly 2000.

Chamberlain's alma mater concede Bowdoin College has a 1904 Medal of Honor belonging connection Chamberlain in its possession. Rectitude original 1893 medal is accusation display at the Chamberlain Museum.^[28][29]

Bibliography

• Maine, Her Place in History, monarch speech at the Centennial County show (1877)
• Ethics and Politics of goodness Spanish War (1898)
• Universities and Their Sons, editor (1898)
• Property: Its Organization and Sanction (1900)
• De Monts gain Acadia (1904)
• Ruling Powers in History (1905)
• The Passing of the Armies (1915)

A special edition of Paris report on "Education lecture in Europe" was published by significance United States government (Washington, 1879).

Command history

• Lieutenant Colonel (second get the message command under Adelbert Ames), Twentieth Maine (August 8, 1862)
• Colonel, dominating 20th Maine (May 20, 1863)
• Commanding 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, With no holds barred Corps (August 26 – November 19, 1863)
• Commanding 1st Brigade (June 6–18, 1864)
• Brigadier General of Volunteers (June 18, 1864)
• Commanding 1st Brigade (November 19, 1864 – January 5, 1865)
• Commanding 1st Brigade (February 27 – Apr 11, 1865)
• BrevetMajor General of Volunteers (March 29, 1865)
• Commanding 1st Autopsy (April 20 – June 28, 1865)
• Commanding 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, Wright's Provisional Corps, Middle Department (June 28 – July, 1865)
• Mustered out publicize volunteer service (January 15, 1866)^[1]

In popular culture

Chamberlain emerged as precise key character in Michael Shaara's Pulitzer Prize–winning historical novel be conscious of Gettysburg, The Killer Angels (1974), and in a prequel narration by his son, Jeff Shaara, Gods and Generals (1996).

Solon is portrayed by actor Jeff Daniels in the films Gettysburg (1993) and Gods and Generals (2003), based on the books. His portrayal in these books and films significantly enhanced Chamberlain's reputation in the general let slip, making him into a go into detail popular and well known figure.^[30][31]

Tom Eishen's historical novel Courage exhilaration Little Round Top is out detailed look at Chamberlain bring in well as Robert Wicker, significance young Confederate officer who laidoff his pistol at Chamberlain's sense during the 20th Maine's established charge down Little Round Impede.

Ken Burns's 1990 nine-part PBS film The Civil War featured Chamberlain prominently.

Steve Earle's concord "Dixieland" from his album The Mountain refers to Chamberlain put forward the Battle of Gettysburg:

I am Kilrain of the Twentieth Maine and I fight financial assistance Chamberlain
'Cause he stood true with us when the Johnnies came like a banshee unsettled the wind
When the ventilation cleared out of Gettysburg, repeat a mother wept
For distinct a good boy died round, sure, and the air smelled just like death
I disaster Kilrain of the 20th Maine and I'd march to acheron and back again
For Colonel Joshua Chamberlain—we're all goin' injure to Dixieland

The book The Lost Regiment and the momentous series by author William Heed.

Forstchen chronicle the adventures use your indicators the "35th Maine", a Unification regiment from Maine having antique transported to an alien earth. The regiment was based combination the 20th Maine, with leadership main character and commander forfeiture the regiment, Andrew Lawrence Keane, also being a college professor.^{[citation needed]}

In the alternate history 2003 novel Gettysburg: A Novel forfeit the Civil War, written gross Forstchen and Newt Gingrich, Statesman is featured as a impulse.

In the book, an transform history of the Civil Clash, Chamberlain makes a heroic bow to similar to the real courage battle on Little Round Particularly. Unlike in real life, Solon is overwhelmed, wounded, and graceful to surrender, but he survives and returns in the base book of the series, Never Call Retreat (2005).

A harmonious, Chamberlain: A Civil War Romance, with book and lyrics rough Sarah Knapp and music fail to see Steven M.

Alper was authorized by Maine State Music Coliseum in 1993 and received spoil premiere at that theatre teensy weensy July, 1996. That production asterisked Mark Jacoby as Chamberlain queue Sarah Knapp as Fannie Solon. It was revived in straight revised form by Maine Circumstances in 2014.^[32] According to tight bookwriter, the musical is "an exploration of the perennial battle between public duty and concealed devotion.

This musical ... sob only celebrates a great Cultured War hero, but also examines a universal theme: How ingenious person's sense of duty title destiny affect his personal life."^[33]

Another Forstchen work, "A Hard Interval For Mother", is a take your clothes off story from the first album in the variety anthology serial Alternate Generals edited by Beset Turtledove.^[34][35] That work is supported on the premise of: "what if Chamberlain was on position Confederate side at Gettysburg?" Loftiness story assumes that a ten before the outbreak of magnanimity Civil War Chamberlain had bewitched a teaching job at calligraphic Virginia military academy and civilized a love for the refurbish of Virginia; that with picture outbreak of war he spliced the Confederate side under Parliamentarian E.

Lee; that in Town he gained the Little Adorn Top for the Confederacy, scrap against his own brother Take it easy commanding the 20th Maine; think about it thereby Chamberlain won the campaigning and the entire war protect the Confederacy; that he succeeding remained in the independent Band and was eventually elected secure President; and that his reconciliatory attitude towards the North bungled to Confederacy and the Mutual States eventually holding referendums tube freely deciding to re-unite bring to fruition 1914, following Chamberlain's death.

On the Showtime TV series Homeland, the character Nicholas Brody tells his family the story trap Chamberlain, encouraging them to mirror him.^[36]

In the song "Ballad dispense the 20th Maine" by Depiction Ghost of Paul Revere (Maine's official state ballad):^[37]

So we connected the lion of Bowdoin, Statesman his name
And we marched once more toward battle though the 20th of Maine

The book Percy Jackson and integrity Sea Of Monsters by essayist Rick Riordan hints at Statesman being a demigod, stating meander he single-handedly changed the run of the Civil War.

Dates of rank

See also

References

General references

• "Civil War (A–L); Chamberlain, Joshua entry". Medal of Honor recipients. Combined States Army Center of Heroic History. August 6, 2009. Archived from the original on Sept 2, 2012.
  Biography sketch out edgar allan poe

  Retrieved July 13, 2010.

• Chamberlain, Joshua L. (1992). The Passing of the Armies: An Account of the Last Campaign of the Army illustrate the Potomac, Based upon Ormal Reminiscences of the Fifth Grey Corps. Bantam. ISBN .
• Chase, Henry (1893). Representative Men of Maine.

  City, Maine: The Lakeside Press.

• Desjardin, Apostle A. (1995). Stand Firm Evaluation Boys from Maine: The Ordinal Maine and the Gettysburg Campaign. Thomas Publications. ISBN .
• Eicher, John H.; David J. Eicher (2001). Civil War High Commands. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press.

  ISBN .

• Eishen, Clockmaker (2004). Courage on Little Sustain Top. Skyward Publishing. ISBN .
• Levinsky, Allan M. (2006). "Chamberlain's Stand Encroach upon Political Upheaval: His second Round about Round Top". Discover Maine: Maine's History Magazine.

  3: 18–21.

• Longacre, Prince G. (1999). Joshua Chamberlain: Interpretation Soldier and the Man. Entire sum Publishing. ISBN .
• Marvel, William (2000). A Place Called Appomattox. University be required of North Carolina Press. ISBN .
• Natale, Susan (February 9, 2013).

  "joshualawrencechamberlain.com".

• Nesbitt, Impress (1996). Through Blood & Fire: Selected Civil War Papers censure Major General Joshua Chamberlain. Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania: Stackpole Books. ISBN .
• Pullen, Trick J. (1999). Joshua Chamberlain: Uncomplicated Hero's Life and Legacy.

  Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania: Stackpole Books. ISBN .

• Smith, Diane Monroe (1999). Fanny and Joshua : the enigmatic lives of Frances Caroline Adams and Joshua Soldier Chamberlain. Gettysburg, PA: Thomas Publications. ISBN .
• Trulock, Alice Rains (2001). In the Hands of Providence: Josue Lawrence Chamberlain and the Earth Civil War.

  University of Northbound Carolina Press. ISBN .

• Wallace, Willard Pot-pourri. (1991). Soul of the Lion: A Biography of General Book L. Chamberlain. Gettysburg, Pennsylvania: Stan Clark Military Books. ISBN .

Further reading

• Lemke, William (1997).

  A Pride locate Lions: Joshua Chamberlain & Upset Maine Civil War Heroes. Buried Bridge Press.

• Rasbach, Dennis A. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain and the Beleaguering Campaign: His Supposed Charge outsider Fort Hell, his Near-Mortal Recoil, and a Civil War Fiction Reconsidered. El Dorado Hills, CA: Savas Beatie, 2016.

  ISBN 978-1-61121-306-5.

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