Joshua Chamberlain, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Joshua Chamberlain

Union Army general and Medal of Honor recipient

Date of Birth: 08-Sep-1828

Place of Birth: Brewer, Maine, United States

Date of Death: 24-Feb-1914

Profession: businessperson, politician, military officer, university teacher

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About Joshua Chamberlain

  • Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain (born Lawrence Joshua Chamberlain, September 8, 1828 – February 24, 1914) was an American college professor from the State of 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 brevet major general).
  • He is best known for his gallantry at the Battle of Gettysburg, for which he was awarded the Medal of Honor.
  • Following the war, he served as Governor of Maine. Chamberlain was commissioned a lieutenant colonel in the 20th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment in 1862 and fought at the Battle of Fredericksburg.
  • He became commander of the regiment in June 1863.
  • On July 2, during the Battle of Gettysburg, Chamberlain's regiment occupied the extreme left of the Union lines at Little Round Top.
  • Chamberlain's men withstood repeated assaults from the 15th Regiment Alabama Infantry and finally drove the Confederates away with a downhill bayonet charge.
  • Chamberlain was severely wounded while commanding a brigade during the Second Battle of Petersburg in June 1864, and was given what was intended to be a deathbed promotion to brigadier general.
  • In April 1865, he fought at the Battle of Five Forks and was given the honor of commanding the Union troops at the surrender ceremony for the infantry of Robert E.
  • Lee's Army at Appomattox Court House, Virginia. After the war, he entered politics as a Republican and served four one-year terms of office as the 32nd Governor of Maine.
  • He served on the faculty, and as president, of his alma mater, Bowdoin College.
  • He died in 1914 at age 85 due to complications from the wound that he received at Petersburg.

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