Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain ✓
(1828–1914)
politician
United States
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Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain (1828–1914) was a United States politician.
About 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.
Notable works:
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
Awards:
Medal of Honor
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