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Former Governor of Maine

Joshua Chamberlain, a former governor of Maine, was born on September 8, 1828, and died on February 24, 1914. He was a prominent military leader and politician in the United States, known for his bravery and wisdom during the American Civil War. After retirement, he dedicated himself to education and public affairs, becoming an outstanding political figure in Maine.

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Famous Joshua Chamberlain Quotes

“Heroism is latent in every human soul - However humble or unknown, they (the veterans) have renounced what are accounted pleasures and cheerfully undertaken all the self-denials - privations, toils, dangers, sufferings, sicknesses, mutilations, life-long hurts and losses, death itself - for some great good, dimly seen but dearly held.”

“Let me say no danger and no hardship ever makes me wish to get back to that college life again.”

Wish Danger College Let Me Civil War Hardship Get Back College Life

Book:Through Blood & Fire

Source: Through Blood & Fire

About the Author

Born: September 8, 1828
Died: February 24, 1914
Known for: Former Governor of Maine
Quotes: 23

Books & Sources

Bayonet! Forward: my Civil War reminiscencesRelated source material

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 CorpsRelated source material

The grand old man of Maine: selected letters of Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, 1865-1914Related source material

Through Blood & FireRelated source material

Through Blood & Fire: Selected Civil War Papers of Major General Joshua ChamberlainRelated source material

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