Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain (September 8 1828 - February 24 1914) was a college professor from Maine who volunteered to join the Union Army without the benefit of any formal military education, and became a highly respected and decorated Union officer during the American Civil War, reaching the rank of brigadier general (and brevet major general). For his gallantry at Gettysburg, he was awarded the Medal of Honor. Wikipedia
Welcome to my Web site, which is dedicated to my favorite Civil War figure--and a very great man: General Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain. www.joshua.lurker00.com/
Chamberlain was well-qualified for this position, having mastered multiple languages in preparation for a career in the ministry overseas. www.geocities.com/Athens/Aegean/6732/files/jlc1.html
A Bowdoin College professor, Joshua L. Chamberlain went to the Maine state capital to offer his services in 1862. www.civilwarhome.com/jlchamberlainbio.htm
The definitive Wikipedia entry for Joshua Chamberlain. Wikipedia is the biggest multilingual free-content encyclopedia on the Internet. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joshua_Chamberlain
Joshua Chamberlain is best known for his heroic Civil War leadership on Little Round Top at the Battle of Gettysburg, and his chilvalrous acceptance of General Lee's surrender at Appomattox, but there is much more to the man known as Maine's favorite son. www.allinfoaboutmaine.com/joshua_chamberlain.html
