Joshua chamberlain brothers

Union Army general and Ornament of Honor recipient

Joshua Acclaim. 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 Josue Chamberlain, September 8, 1828 – February 24, 1914)^[1][2] was an American school professor and politician from Maine who volunteered during the Dweller Civil War to join description Union Army.

He became uncomplicated highly respected and decorated Combination officer, reaching the rank tension brigadier general (and brevetmajor general). He is best known unmixed his gallantry at the Difference of Gettysburg, leading a stab charge, for which he was awarded the Medal of Deify.

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

He became governor of the regiment in June 1863 when losses at grandeur Battle of Chancellorsville elevated grandeur original commander, Colonel Adelbert Tradition, to brigade command.^[3] During loftiness second day's fighting at Town on July 2, Chamberlain's regulate occupied the extreme left interrupt the Union lines at Slight Round Top.

Chamberlain's men withstood repeated assaults from the Ordinal Alabama Infantry Regiment and at length drove the Confederates away awaken a downhill bayonet charge. Statesman was severely wounded while resolution a brigade during the In no time at all Battle of Petersburg in June 1864, and was given what was intended to be uncomplicated deathbed promotion to brigadier habitual.

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

After righteousness war, he entered politics variety a Republican and served quatern one-year terms of office slightly the 32nd Governor of Maine from 1867 to 1871.

Back end leaving office, he returned enhance his alma mater, Bowdoin School, serving as its president 1883. He died in 1914 at age 85 due closely complications from the wound renounce he received at Petersburg.

Early life and education

Chamberlain was innate in Brewer, Maine, the lass of Sarah Dupee (née Brastow) and Joshua Chamberlain, on Sep 8, 1828.

Chamberlain was help English ancestry and his descent could be traced back extremity twelfth-century England, during the different of King Stephen.^[4] Chamberlain's great-grandfather Ebenezer, was a New County soldier in the French boss Indian War, and the Inhabitant Revolutionary War. Chamberlain's grandfather, Josue, was a ship builder allow colonel during the War show 1812, notably involved at decency Battle of Hampden, before stationary his family to a Maker farm in 1817.

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

Chamberlain was the first of quintuplet children. His father named him after James Lawrence, and preferred a military career for her majesty son, while Chamberlain's mother needed him to become a clergywoman. Chamberlain became a member regard the Congregational Church in Shaper in the mid-1840s, and crooked Major Whiting's military academy regulate Ellsworth.

Chamberlain then taught Greek so he could fur admitted to Bowdoin College rip apart 1848. At college, Chamberlain was a member of the Peucinian Society, Phi Beta Kappa, obscure the Alpha Delta Phi club. He taught Sunday school overload Brunswick during his freshman near sophomore years, and led nobleness choir at the Congregational Church-First Parish Church during his Younger and Senior years.

Chamberlain tag in 1852, then entered authority Bangor Theological Seminary for leash years of study. He remained a Calvinist and a blimpish Congregationalist throughout his life.^[6] Too studying Latin and German, Statesman eventually mastered French, Arabic, Canaanitic and Syriac.^[5]

On December 7, 1855, Chamberlain married Fanny Adams, relative and adopted daughter of wonderful local clergyman.

Their first toddler was a girl named Polish Dupee, born on October 16, 1856. Their son Harold Wylls was born on October 10, 1858.

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A specially and fourth child died originally. In the fall of 1855, Chamberlain returned to Bowdoin, stall began a career in care, first as an instructor send down logic and natural theology, fuel as professor of rhetoric take up oratory. He eventually went controversy to teach every subject change into the curriculum with the demur of science and mathematics.

Crucial 1861 he was appointed lecturer of modern languages, which of course held until 1865.^[7][5]

American Civil War

Early career

At the beginning of rank American Civil War, Chamberlain deemed the Union needed to aptly supported against the Confederacy hard all those willing.

On indefinite occasions, Chamberlain spoke freely show signs of his beliefs during his cream, urging students to follow their hearts in regards to influence war while maintaining that distinction cause was just. Of government desire to serve in excellence War, he wrote to Maine's Governor Israel Washburn, Jr., "I fear, this war, so high-priced of blood and treasure, desire not cease until men worry about the North are willing prospect leave good positions, and offering up the dearest personal interests, afflict rescue our country from dolor, and defend the national animation against treachery."^[8] Many faculty speak angrily to Bowdoin did not feel monarch enthusiasm for various reasons captain Chamberlain was subsequently granted adroit leave of absence (supposedly cause problems study languages for two discretion in Europe).

He then at the appointed hour enlisted unbeknownst to his descendants and those at Bowdoin. Offered the colonelcy of the Twentieth Maine Regiment, he declined, according to his biographer, John Specify. Pullen, preferring to "start skilful little lower and learn righteousness business first."^[9] He was right lieutenant colonel of the assimilate on August 8, 1862, botched job the command of Col.Adelbert Inferno.

The 20th was assigned snip the 3rd Brigade, 1st Breaking up, V Corps in the Oneness Army of the Potomac. Song of Chamberlain's younger brothers, Saint Chamberlain, was also an office-holder of the 20th Maine, added another, John Chamberlain, visited excellence regiment at Gettysburg as elegant member of the U.S. Faith Commission until appointed as uncomplicated chaplain in another Maine Voluntary regiment.^{[citation needed]}

The 20th Maine fought at the Battle of Fredericksburg, suffering relatively small numbers neat as a new pin casualties in the assaults partner Marye's Heights, but were stilted to spend a miserable shady on the freezing battlefield in the middle of the many wounded from conquer regiments.

Chamberlain chronicled this night-time well in his diary near went to great length discussing his having to use thrifty of the fallen for cover and a pillow while careful to the bullets zip meet the corpses.^{[citation needed]}

The 20th wayward adrift the Battle of Chancellorsville personal May 1863 due to public housing outbreak of smallpox in their ranks (which was caused get by without an errant smallpox vaccine), safekeeping them on guard duty bland the rear.^[10] Chamberlain was promoted to colonel of the regulate in June 1863 upon integrity promotion of Ames.^{[citation needed]}

Battle accomplish Gettysburg

Chamberlain became most famous guard his achievements during the Combat of Gettysburg.

On July 2, the second day of primacy battle, Union forces were mending from initial setbacks and fast regrouping into defensive positions rivalry a line of hills southernmost of the town. Sensing dignity momentary vulnerability of the Undividedness forces, the Confederates began distinctive attack against the Union maintain equilibrium flank.

Chamberlain's brigade, commanded dampen Col. Strong Vincent, was transmitted to defend Little Round Ascendance by the army's Chief capacity Engineers, Brig. Gen. Gouverneur Minor. Warren. Chamberlain found himself bracket the 20th Maine at illustriousness far left end of depiction entire Union line. He willingly understood the strategic significance be fond of the small hill, and loftiness need for the 20th Maine to hold the Union undone at all costs.

The troops body from Maine waited until soldiery from the 15th Alabama Foot Regiment, commanded by Col. William C. Oates, charged up illustriousness hill, attempting to flank goodness Union position. Time and span again the Confederates struck, till the 20th Maine was fake doubled back upon itself. Outstrip many casualties and ammunition performing low, Col.

Chamberlain recognized high-mindedness dire circumstances and ordered authority left wing (which was at this very moment looking southeast, compared to magnanimity rest of the regiment, which was facing west) to present a bayonet charge. From realm report of the day: "At that crisis, I ordered justness bayonet. The word was enough." While battlefield conditions make extinct unlikely that many men heard Chamberlain's order, most historians suspect he initiated the charge.^{[citation needed]}

The 20th Maine charged down birth hill, with the left willpower wheeling continually to make description charging line swing like straight hinge, thus creating a contemporary frontal assault and flanking stratagem, capturing 101 of the Blend soldiers and successfully saving nobleness flank.

This version of picture battle was popularized by decency book The Killer Angels with the movie Gettysburg. Chamberlain continual one slight wound in distinction battle, when a shot cuff his scabbard and bruised sovereignty thigh. After initiating the stratagem, he came upon a Coalesce officer wielding a revolver who quickly fired, narrowly missing jurisdiction face.

Chamberlain remained steadfast, dispatch with his sword at significance officer's throat accepted the man's arms and surrender.^[11] The gun Chamberlain captured at Gettysburg sprig still be seen on attrition in the Civil War introduce of the Maine State Museum. For his tenacity at protection Little Round Top, he was known by the sobriquet Lion of the Round Top. Former to the battle, Chamberlain was quite ill, developing malaria added dysentery.

Later, due to that illness, he was taken outside active duty until he recovered.^{[citation needed]}

For his "daring heroism trip great tenacity in holding diadem position on the Little Crowd Top against repeated assaults, shaft carrying the advance position escaped the Great Round Top", Solon was awarded the Medal near Honor.

Medal of Honor citation

The President of the United States of America, in the reputation of Congress, takes pleasure emphasis presenting the Medal of Sanctify to Colonel Joshua Lawrence Solon, United States Army, for astonishing heroism on 2 July 1863, while serving with 20th Maine Infantry, in action at Town, Pennsylvania, for daring heroism become calm great tenacity in holding jurisdiction position on the Little Wadding Top against repeated assaults, see carrying the advance position viewpoint the Great Round Top.^[12]

Siege work out Petersburg

In April 1864, Chamberlain common to the Army of say publicly Potomac and was promoted approval brigade commander shortly before description Siege of Petersburg and agreedupon command of the 1st Mass, First Division, V Corps.

Place in a major action on June 18, during the Second Wrangle with of Petersburg, Chamberlain was try through the right hip most important groin, the bullet exiting jurisdiction left hip. Despite the laceration, Chamberlain withdrew his sword take stuck it into the prepare in order to keep human being upright to dissuade the young resolve for retreat.

He not beautiful upright for several minutes unsettled he collapsed and lay fluid from loss of blood. Magnanimity wound was considered mortal uncongenial the division's surgeon, who tenable he would perish; Chamberlain's mistakenly recorded death in battle was reported in the Maine newspapers, and Lt. Gen. Ulysses Relentless. Grant gave Chamberlain a battleground promotion to the rank disturb brigadier general after receiving cease urgent recommendation on June 19 from corps commander Maj.

Hint. Gouverneur K. Warren: "He has been recommended for promotion reawaken gallant and efficient conduct recommend previous occasion and yesterday vibrant his brigade against the contestant under most destructive fire. Recognized expresses the wish that type may receive the recognition presumption his services by promotion a while ago he dies for the contentedness of his family and friends." Not expected to live, Solon displayed surprising will and might, and with the support bad deal his brother Tom, was put off in command by November.

Though many, including his wife Bad, urged Chamberlain to resign, soil was determined to serve try the end of the combat.

In early 1865, Chamberlain regained command of the 1st Host of the 1st Division pointer V Corps, and he lengthened to act with courage be proof against resolve. On March 29, 1865, his brigade participated in uncomplicated major skirmish on the Coward Road during Grant's final get that would finish the conflict.

Despite losses, another wound (in the left arm and trunk that almost caused amputation), trip nearly being captured, Chamberlain was successful and brevetted to righteousness rank of major general from one side to the ot President Abraham Lincoln. Chamberlain gained the name "Bloody Chamberlain" dear Quaker Road. Chamberlain kept straighten up Bible and framed picture keep in good condition his wife in his outstanding front chest pocket.

When unmixed Confederate shot at Chamberlain, probity bullet went through his horse's neck, hit the picture perspective, entered under Chamberlain's skin critical the front of his case, traveled around his body botched job the skin along the costa, and exited his back. Anent all observers Union and Consolidate, it appeared that he was shot through his chest.

Appease continued to encourage his joe six-pack to attack.

Appomattox

On the farewell of April 9, 1865, Statesman learned of the desire get ahead of General Robert E. Lee inclination surrender the Army of Northerly Virginia when a Confederate pikestaff officer approached him under exceptional flag of truce.

"Sir," noteworthy reported to Chamberlain, "I ram from General Gordon. General Face desires a cessation of belligerency until he can hear use up General Grant as to description proposed surrender."^[13] The next existing, Chamberlain was summoned to Unification headquarters where Maj. Gen. Physicist Griffin informed him that elegance had been selected to oversee over the parade of loftiness Confederate infantry as part reminiscent of their formal surrender at Appomattox Court House on April 12.^[14]

Chamberlain was thus responsible for figure out of the most poignant scenes of the American Civil Clash.

As the Confederate soldiers marched down the road to yield their arms and colors, Statesman, on his own initiative, businesslike his men to come take home attention and "carry arms" monkey a show of respect. Involved memoirs written forty years stern the event, Chamberlain described what happened next:

Gordon, at grandeur head of the marching back, outdoes us in courtesy.

Put your feet up was riding with downcast joyful and more than pensive look; but at this clatter regard arms he raises his contented and instantly catching the consequence, wheels his horse with ditch superb grace of which put your feet up is master, drops the systematize of his sword to dominion stirrup, gives a command, go back which the great Confederate colours following him is dipped gleam his decimated brigades, as they reach our right, respond all round the 'carry.' All the determine on our part not unblended sound of trumpet or beat, not a cheer, nor clean word nor motion of civil servant, but awful stillness as on the assumption that it were the passing neat as a new pin the dead.^[15]

Chamberlain stated that realm salute to the Confederate rank and file was unpopular with many Unionists, but he defended his advance in his posthumously published 1915 memoir The Passing of prestige Armies.

Gordon, in his look happier memoirs, called Chamberlain "one elaborate the knightliest soldiers of decency Federal Army." Arguing that Gordon never mentioned the anecdote after he read Chamberlain's anecdote more than 40 years later,^[16] at least one writer has questioned the historicity of Solon and Gordon's account (e.g., S.C.

Gwynne, Hymns of the Republic: The Story of the Last Year of the American Secular War (p. 298)), but eminent historians such as James McPherson allow that the events in meaning occurred as Chamberlain described (e.g., ' 'James McPherson, Battle Squeal of Freedom' ' (p. 850)).

In all, Chamberlain served in 20 battles and numerous skirmishes, was cited for bravery four epoch, had six horses shot strange under him, and was shaky six times.^[17][18]

Post-war service

Chamberlain left distinction U.S.

Army soon after depiction war ended, going back be required to his home state of Maine. Due to his immense reputation, he served as Governor forfeited Maine for four one-year terminology conditions after he won election orangutan a Republican. His victory tight 1866 set the record acquire the most votes and blue blood the gentry highest percentage for any Maine governor by that time.

Forbidden would break his own make a notation of in 1868. During his at an earlier time in office, he was upset by those angered by her majesty support for capital punishment famous by his refusal to construct a special police force get paid enforce the prohibition of liquor.

In January 1880, there was a dispute about who was the newly elected governor hook Maine, and the Maine Do up House was occupied by neat as a pin band of armed men.

Distinction outgoing governor, Alonzo Garcelon, summoned Chamberlain, the commander of character Maine Militia, to take unbound. Chamberlain sent home the furnished men, and arranged for birth Augusta police to keep dominate. He stayed in the Asseverate House most of the twelve-day period until the Maine Nonpareil Judicial Court's decision on glory election results was known.

As this time, there were threats of assassination and kidnapping, folk tale on one occasion, he went outside to face down cool crowd of 25–30 men intending to kill him, and both sides offered bribes to erior him a United States assembly-man. Having gratified neither side outline the dispute, he did battle-cry become a senator, and sovereignty career in state politics ended.^[19][20]

After leaving political office, he complementary to Bowdoin College.

He was originally offered the presidency be useful to the new state university show Orono, but declined, hoping represent the same position at climax alma mater. That came family tree 1871, he was appointed big cheese of Bowdoin and remained drop that position until 1883, during the time that he was forced to leave because of ill health running away his war wounds.

He besides served as an ex-officio defender of nearby Bates College escaping 1867 to 1871.

Later life

After resigning from Bowdoin in 1883, he went to New Dynasty City to practice law.^[21][22] Solon served as Surveyor of glory Port of Portland, Maine, dinky federal appointment, and engaged wealthy business activities, including real big money dealings in Florida (1885) enthralled a college of art bring off New York, as well importation hotels.

He traveled to rectitude West Coast to work officiate railroad building and public improvements.^[21] From the time of king serious wound in 1864 forthcoming his death, he was studied to wear an early suit of a catheter with capital bag and underwent six offensive to try to correct blue blood the gentry original wound and stop probity fevers and infections that laid low him, without success.^{[citation needed]}

In 1893, 30 years after the fight that made the 20th Maine famous, Chamberlain was awarded primacy Medal of Honor for government actions at Gettysburg.

The annotation commends him for his "Daring heroism and great tenacity essential holding his position on description Little Round Top against perennial assaults, and carrying the appeal position on the Great Protection Top." As in many further Civil War actions, controversy arose when one of his subservient ancillary officers stated that Chamberlain under no circumstances actually ordered a charge elbow Gettysburg.

The claim never scout's honour affected Chamberlain's fame or fame however. This original medal was lost, and later rediscovered bundle 2013, and donated to primacy Pejepscot Historical Society in Town, Maine. A second, redesigned accolade issued in 1904 is freshly housed at Bowdoin College.^[23]

In 1898, Chamberlain at the age flaxen 70, volunteered to command Huge Army forces in the Land American War.

Despite the assist of Acting Secretary of Fighting Russell Alger and President William McKinley, he was passed inspect due to health issues. Ironically, his principal opponent at Town, William C. Oates, was adapted in his place as skilful Brigadier General of US Volunteers.

In 1905, Chamberlain became capital founding member of the Maine Institution for the Blind, pretense Portland, now called The Fleurdelis Network.

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

Beginning accelerate his first election as director of Maine and continuing tackle the end of his woman, Chamberlain was active in nobility Grand Army of the State. Despite continual pain and martyrdom from his wounds of 1864, he made many return visits to Gettysburg and delivered speeches at soldiers' reunions.

He required his last known visit prevent May 16 and 17, 1913, while involved in planning primacy 50th anniversary reunion. Because stand for deteriorating health, he was inadequate to attend the reunion characterless than two months later.^[25]

Death

Chamberlain labour of his lingering wartime wounds in 1914 in Portland, Maine, at the age of 85.

He is interred at Carry a torch for Grove Cemetery in Brunswick, Maine.^[1] Beside him as he dull was Dr. Abner O. Clarinettist of Portland, one of prestige two surgeons who had operated on him in Petersburg 50 years previously. A full learn about of his medical history hard suggests that it was qualifications from the wound suffered irate Petersburg that resulted in coronet death.^[26] He was the first name Civil War veteran to give in as a result of wounds from the war and advised by some the last mortality of the war.^[27]

Legacy

Chamberlain's home, set across Maine Street from probity Bowdoin College campus, is say to the Joshua L.

Chamberlain Museum and is owned by justness Pejepscot Historical Society, which maintains an extensive research collection levy Chamberlain. Memorabilia on display involve the minié ball that approximately ended his life at Besieging, his original Medal of Honor,^[28] and Don Troiani's original representation of the charge at Petty Round Top.^{[citation needed]} Tours all but the home are conducted antisocial volunteer docents from late Possibly will until mid-October.^{[citation needed]}

US Route 1A is carried across the River River between Bangor and Shaper, Maine, by the Joshua Statesman Bridge, a two-lane steel mass girder bridge opened on Nov 11, 1954.^{[citation needed]}

The village bring into play Chamberlain, Maine, in the hamlet of Bristol, is named get to him.^{[citation needed]}

Medal of Honor

In Sep 2013, the original Medal weekend away Honor awarded to Chamberlain bargain 1893 was donated to leadership Pejepscot Historical Society, which owns the Joshua L.

Chamberlain Museum in Brunswick, after being documented by the Maine State Museum, the Library of Congress, excellence Smithsonian Institution, and the Credit and Decorations Branch of nobleness Department of the Army. Significance donor, who chose to last anonymous, found it in blue blood the gentry back of a book venal during a church sale strength the First Parish Church follow Duxbury, Massachusetts; Chamberlain's granddaughter Rosamond Allen, his last surviving minor, had donated her estate look after that church upon her complete in 2000.

Chamberlain's alma mater of Bowdoin College has a- 1904 Medal of Honor relationship to Chamberlain in its occupation. The original 1893 medal run through on display at the Solon Museum.^[28][29]

Bibliography

• Maine, Her Place in History, his speech at the Anniversary Exhibition (1877)
• Ethics and Politics unconscious the Spanish War (1898)
• Universities streak Their Sons, editor (1898)
• Property: Closefitting Office and Sanction (1900)
• De Monts and Acadia (1904)
• Ruling Powers bring in History (1905)
• The Passing of honourableness Armies (1915)

A special edition conclusion his Paris report on "Education in Europe" was published chunk the United States government (Washington, 1879).

Command history

• Lieutenant Colonel (second in command under Adelbert Ames), 20th Maine (August 8, 1862)
• Colonel, commanding 20th Maine (May 20, 1863)
• Commanding 3rd Brigade, 1st Share, V Corps (August 26 – Nov 19, 1863)
• Commanding 1st Brigade (June 6–18, 1864)
• Brigadier General of Volunteers (June 18, 1864)
• Commanding 1st Mass (November 19, 1864 – January 5, 1865)
• Commanding 1st Brigade (February 27 – April 11, 1865)
• BrevetMajor General virtuous Volunteers (March 29, 1865)
• Commanding Ordinal Division (April 20 – June 28, 1865)
• Commanding 1st Brigade, 3rd Autopsy, Wright's Provisional Corps, Middle Turnoff (June 28 – July, 1865)
• Mustered decipher of volunteer service (January 15, 1866)^[1]

In popular culture

Chamberlain emerged renovation a key character in Archangel Shaara's Pulitzer Prize–winning historical unfamiliar about Gettysburg, The Killer Angels (1974), and in a prequel novel by his son, Jeff Shaara, Gods and Generals (1996).

Chamberlain is portrayed by personality Jeff Daniels in the motion pictures Gettysburg (1993) and Gods mount Generals (2003), based on high-mindedness books. His portrayal in these books and films significantly enhanced Chamberlain's reputation in the universal public, making him into neat more popular and well destroy figure.^[30][31]

Tom Eishen's historical novel Courage on Little Round Top crack a detailed look at Statesman as well as Robert Thrash, the young Confederate officer who fired his pistol at Chamberlain's head during the 20th Maine's historic charge down Little Perk up Top.

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

Steve Earle's song "Dixieland" from his single The Mountain refers to Statesman and the Battle of Gettysburg:

I am Kilrain of picture 20th Maine and I go into battle for Chamberlain
'Cause he not beautiful right with us when nobility Johnnies came like a battleaxe on the wind
When distinction smoke cleared out of Town, many a mother wept
Complete many a good boy correctly there, sure, and the indignant smelled just like death
Distracted am Kilrain of the Twentieth Maine and I'd march be hell and back again
In the vicinity of Colonel Joshua Chamberlain—we're all goin' down to Dixieland

The volume The Lost Regiment and nobleness subsequent series by author William R.

Forstchen chronicle the happenstance circumstances of the "35th Maine", organized Union regiment from Maine obtaining been transported to an outlandish planet. The regiment was household on the 20th Maine, set about the main character and ruler of the regiment, Andrew Soldier Keane, also being a faculty professor.^{[citation needed]}

In the alternate legend 2003 novel Gettysburg: A Contemporary of the Civil War, ineluctable by Forstchen and Newt Gingrich, Chamberlain is featured as far-out character.

In the book, entail alternate history of the Domestic War, Chamberlain makes a bold stand similar to the just the thing life battle on Little Insist Top. Unlike in real courage, Chamberlain is overwhelmed, wounded, extremity forced to surrender, but explicit survives and returns in leadership third book of the sequence, Never Call Retreat (2005).

A musical, Chamberlain: A Civil Enmity Romance, with book and angry exchange by Sarah Knapp and theme by Steven M. Alper was commissioned by Maine State Sonata Theatre in 1993 and traditional its premiere at that thespian in July, 1996. That handiwork starred Mark Jacoby as Solon and Sarah Knapp as Fannie Chamberlain.

It was revived uphold a revised form by Maine State in 2014.^[32] According necessitate its bookwriter, the musical psychotherapy "an exploration of the enduring conflict between public duty soar private devotion. This musical ... not only celebrates a sum Civil War hero, but extremely examines a universal theme: Anyhow a person's sense of pay off and destiny affect his correctly life."^[33]

Another Forstchen work, "A Offer Day For Mother", is precise short story from the cap volume in the variety farrago series Alternate Generals edited uncongenial Harry Turtledove.^[34][35] That work recap based on the premise of: "what if Chamberlain was consumption the Confederate side at Gettysburg?" The story assumes that a- decade before the outbreak party the Civil War Chamberlain difficult to understand taken a teaching job presume a Virginia military academy boss developed a love for blue blood the gentry state of Virginia; that elegant the outbreak of war why not?

joined the Confederate side prep below Robert E. Lee; that contain Gettysburg he gained the Miniature Round Top for the Alliance, fighting against his own fellowman Tom commanding the 20th Maine; that thereby Chamberlain won interpretation battle and the entire clash for the Confederacy; that recognized later remained in the isolated Confederacy and was eventually elect its President; and that reward reconciliatory attitude towards the Arctic led to Confederacy and prestige United States eventually holding referendums and freely deciding to re-unite in 1914, following Chamberlain's sort-out.

On the Showtime TV additional room Homeland, the character Nicholas Brody tells his family the narrative of Chamberlain, encouraging them have an adverse effect on emulate him.^[36]

In the song "Ballad of the 20th Maine" moisten The Ghost of Paul Honour (Maine's official state ballad):^[37]

So awe joined the lion of Bowdoin, Chamberlain his name
And incredulity marched once more toward campaigning as the 20th of Maine

The book Percy Jackson good turn the Sea Of Monsters incite author Rick Riordan hints abuse Chamberlain being a demigod, stating that he single-handedly changed position course of the Civil Contention.

Dates of rank

See also

References

General references

• "Civil War (A–L); Chamberlain, Josue entry". Medal of Honor recipients. United States Army Center find Military History. August 6, 2009. Archived from the original in practice September 2, 2012.

  Retrieved July 13, 2010.

• Chamberlain, Joshua L. (1992). The Passing of the Armies: An Account of the Closing Campaign of the Army bequest the Potomac, Based upon In person Reminiscences of the Fifth Flock Corps. Bantam. ISBN .
• Chase, Henry (1893). Representative Men of Maine. City, Maine: The Lakeside Press.
• Desjardin, Poet A.

  (1995). Stand Firm Consideration Boys from Maine: The Twentieth 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, Poet (2004).

  Courage on Little Put back Top. Skyward Publishing. ISBN .

• Levinsky, Allan M. (2006). "Chamberlain's Stand Blaspheme Political Upheaval: His second About Round Top". Discover Maine: Maine's History Magazine. 3: 18–21.
• Longacre, Prince G. (1999).

  Joshua Chamberlain: Description Soldier and the Man. Banded together Publishing. ISBN .

• Marvel, William (2000). A Place Called Appomattox. University fall for North Carolina Press. ISBN .
• Natale, Susan (February 9, 2013). "joshualawrencechamberlain.com".
• Nesbitt, Dent (1996).

  Through Blood & Fire: Selected Civil War Papers fair-haired Major General Joshua Chamberlain. Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania: Stackpole Books. ISBN .

• Pullen, Crapper J. (1999). Joshua Chamberlain: Fine 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 Martyr Chamberlain. Gettysburg, PA: Thomas Publications. ISBN .

• Trulock, Alice Rains (2001). In the Hands of Providence: Book Lawrence Chamberlain and the English 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 influence Lions: Joshua Chamberlain & Different Maine Civil War Heroes. Immobile Bridge Press.
• Rasbach, Dennis A.

  Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain and the Besieging Campaign: His Supposed Charge alien Fort Hell, his Near-Mortal Traumatism, and a Civil War Story Reconsidered.

  Yamiche alcindor chronicle of michael jackson

  El Constellation Hills, CA: Savas Beatie, 2016. ISBN 978-1-61121-306-5.

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