Chamberlain and the Battle of Gettysburg.
What comes to your mind when you think of the Battle of Gettysburg? Maybe you think of Abraham Lincoln's famous Gettysburg Address, Picket's Charge, or all of the casualties from the three days of fighting. Many times we don't think about all the people who risked their lives to protect our land, because we concentrate on the things that are familiar to us. For instance, how many people really know what role Joshua L. Chamberlain played in the Battle of Gettysburg? Chamberlain had a very important part in the second day of battle, and he definitely shouldn't be overlooked. .
Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain was born on September 8, 1828 in Brewer, Maine. Brewer was a small community which was known for farming and ship building. During Chamberlain's youth, he spent a lot of his time working on his father's one hundred acre farm and teaching school. He didn't have much education before he entered college, except for a short time at Whitings Military and Classical Academy in Ellsworth, ME. He entered Bowdoin College in 1848 and took a special interest in language. He taught himself Greek in order to be accepted there, and he later became fluent in seven different languages. He graduated from Bowdoin in 1852 and then attended Bongor Theological Seminary until 1855. He was offered a job as a minister, but he turned it down and accepted a rhetoric teaching position at Bowdoin. .
Chamberlain was a thin, muscular gentleman who was just shy of six feet tall. His narrow face and high cheekbones were hidden by a full mustache that extended to his jaw line. In the words of one private he was, "a brave, brilliant, dashing officer who, when once seen was always remembered."(Trulock, 5) I"m sure Frances Caroline Adams (Fanney) agreed with this soldier because on December 7, 1855, Joshua Chamberlain and she were married in Brunswick ME. "I know in whom all my highest hopes and dearest joys are centered.
Lee, General James Longstreet, and General Joshua L. Chamberlain. ... The highlight of the action was when Colonel Joshua Chamberlain and his 20th Maine anchored the left flank of the army. ... Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain is probably one of history's most humble and unpredicted heroes. ... His defense of Little Round Top helped Joshua Chamberlain become one of the greatest heroes of the war. ...
Lee, General James Longstreet, and General Joshua L. Chamberlain. ... The highlight of the action was when Colonel Joshua Chamberlain and his 20th Maine anchored the left flank of the army. ... Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain is probably one of history's most humble and unpredicted heroes. ... His defense of Little Round Top helped Joshua Chamberlain become one of the greatest heroes of the war. ...
Meanwhile, Union Colonel, Joshua L. Chamberlain receives 120 new men. ... Chamberlain marches towards Gettysburg and awaits till the next day to attack. ... Chamberlain helps a runaway slave by giving him medical attention and food. ... Chamberlain decides to ram down the hill and amazingly wins the battle. ...
The 20th Maine on the left flank, led by Colonel Joshua L. Chamberlain, held the left flank nearly two hours. Down to one-third its size from when it began the battle and out of ammo, Chamberlain ordered the 20th Maine to a bayonet charge, which ended the battle for Little Round Top and kept the Confederates from flanking the left of the Union army. ...
These characters are Colonel Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain (played by Jeff Daniels) and Sergeant "Buster" Kilrain (played by Kevin Conway). ... Chamberlain (played by C. Thomas Howell), Colonel Chamberlain's brother, who appears on the screen. ... This is our third historical mistake - Chamberlain would not have previously known Sergeant Tozier. ... Armistead (played by Richard Jordan); Brigadier General James L. ...
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