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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

“A radiant fellowship of the fallen.”

War History Fallen Civil War Fellowship American Civil War Radiant

Author:Joshua Chamberlain

“The pageant has passed. That day is over. But we linger, loath to think we shall see them no more together - these men, these horses, these colors afield.”

Thinking Men War Together History Color Horse Civil War American Civil War Pageant

Author:Joshua Chamberlain

“He had somehow, with all his modesty, the rare faculty of controlling his superiors as well as his subordinates. He outfaced Stanton, captivated the President, and even compelled acquiescence or silence from that dread source of paralyzing power, the Congressional Committee on the Conduct of the War.”

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Book: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

Source: 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

“The edge of the conflict swayed to and fro, with wild whirlpools and eddies. At times I saw around me more of the enemy than of my own men; gaps opening, swallowing, closing again with sharp convulsive energy. All around, a strange, mingled roar.”

Men War Energy My Own Enemy Saws Strange Conflict Edges Opening Civil War Gaps Closing Swallowing Whirlpools

Author:Joshua Chamberlain

“I am not of Virginia blood; she is of mine.”

War Blood Mines Civil War Virginia

Book: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

Source: 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

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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