 |
| North |
| 1828-1914 |
| Maine
|
| Brigadier General and Governor
of Maine |
|
An academic by training, Joshua Lawrence
Chamberlain set aside theology for the art of war, fighting
from Antietam to Appomattox.
Despite being wounded four times, Chamberlain returned
to active duty each time, and was promoted by Ulysses
Grant to brigadier general. Later awarded the Medal
of Honor for his battlefield excellence at Gettysburg,
he went on to serve as both Maine governor and president
of Bowdoin College. |
