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Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain (born Lawrence Joshua Chamberlain, September 8, 1828 – February 24, 1914) [1][2] 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 (and ...
Warren was born in Cold Spring, New York, and named for Gouverneur Kemble, a prominent local Congressman, diplomat, industrialist, and owner of the West Point Foundry. His sister, Emily Warren Roebling, would later play a significant role in building the Brooklyn Bridge. He entered the United States Military Academy across the Hudson River from ...
Elisabeth Cavazza (1849–1926), author, journalist; born in Portland; Joshua Chamberlain (1828–1914), Civil War major general, Governor of Maine (1867–1871) Thomas Davee Chamberlain (1841–1896), Civil War lieutenant colonel, brother of Major General Joshua Chamberlain; Conrad Chase (born 1965), actor, singer; born in Portland
Thomas D. Chamberlain was born in Brewer, Maine, the youngest of five children. Young Tom grew up on the family farm in Brewer with his four older siblings: Joshua Lawrence (born in 1828); Horace Beriah (1834); Sarah Brastow (1836); and John Calhoun (1838). Their upbringing seems to have been strict and religious but also loving.
The Passing of the Armies, full title The Passing of the Armies; An Account of the Final Campaign of the Army of the Potomac, Based Upon Personal Reminiscences of the Fifth Army Corps [1] is an American Civil War memoir written by Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, a renowned commander most famous for his actions on Little Round Top at the Battle of Gettysburg.
Here are quotes from Civil War icon Joshua Chamberlain, who served as Maine ... Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. Sign in ...
1889 reunion veterans of the 20th Maine Volunteer Infantry, at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. General Joshua L. Chamberlain, the officer who commanded them in battle, is seated at center right, bracketed by the Maltese Cross banner of the V Corps (5th) and the unit's regimental flag. Left is a monument to the unit recently erected by its veterans.
Owen Chamberlain (1920–2006), Nobel Prize–winning American physicist and co-discoverer of the anti-proton. Richard Chamberlain (born 1935), American actor who became a teen idol in the title role of the television show Dr. Kildare. Richard Chamberlain (MP for Islington West) (1840–1899), British politician.