Title - Union Colonel Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain Description - Joshua L. Chamberlain, the hero of Little Round Top during the battle of Gettysburg. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain (September 8, 1828 - February 24, 1914) was a college professor from the State of Maine, who volunteered during the Civil War to join the Union Army. Although having no earlier education in military strategies, he became a highly respected and decorated Union officer, reaching the rank of brigadier general (and brevet major general). For his gallantry at Gettysburg, he was awarded the Medal of Honor. He was given the honor of commanding the Union troops at the surrender ceremony for the infantry of Robert E. Lee's Army at Appomattox, Virginia. After the war, he entered politics as a Republican and served four terms of office as Governor of Maine. He served on the faculty of, and as president of, his alma mater, Bowdoin College. Description Source - Library of Congress (for identity) Year - 1861-1865 |
