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Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain
Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain 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. He is best known for his gallantry at the Battle of Gettysburg, leading a bayonet charge, for which he was awarded the Medal of Honor.
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Born 8 September 1828 · Died 24 February 1914 · Q80766
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And donated to the Pejepscot Historical Society in Brunswick, Maine
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1993· 1 entry
And received its premiere at that theatre in July 1996
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1914· 3 entries
Died 1914-02-24.
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Following Chamberlain's death
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At age 85 due to complications from the wound that he received at Petersburg
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1905· 1 entry
Chamberlain became a founding member of the Maine Institution for the Blind, in Portland, now called The Iris Network
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1901· 1 entry
Which was within view of his Donhegan estate on Casco Bay in Brunswick
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1898· 1 entry
Chamberlain at the age of 70, volunteered to command US Army forces in the Spanish American War
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1893· 2 entries
Was donated to the Pejepscot Historical Society, which owns the Joshua L
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30 years after the battle that made the 20th Maine famous, Chamberlain was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions at Gettysburg
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1883· 1 entry
Went to New York City to practice law
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1871· 1 entry
Was appointed president of Bowdoin and remained in that position until 1883, when he was forced to resign because of ill health from his war wounds
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1867· 1 entry
Career landmark: Governor of Maine (1867–1871).
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1866· 1 entry
Set the record for the most votes and the highest percentage for any Maine governor by that time
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1865· 1 entry
His brigade participated in a major skirmish on the Quaker Road during Grant's final advance that would finish the war
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1864· 1 entry
Until his death, he was forced to wear an early form of a catheter with a bag and underwent six operations to try to correct the original wound and stop the fevers and infections that plagued him, without success
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1862· 1 entry
And fought at the Battle of Fredericksburg
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1861· 1 entry
Was appointed professor of modern languages, which he held until 1865
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1855· 1 entry
Chamberlain married Fanny Adams, cousin and adopted daughter of a local clergyman
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1852· 1 entry
Then entered the Bangor Theological Seminary for three years of study
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1828· 1 entry
Born 1828-09-08.
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