Joshua Chamberlain
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| Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain | |
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| Personal | |
| Date & Place of Birth | September 8, 1828 Brewer, Maine |
| Parents | Joshua Chamberlain, Sr. Sarah Dupee Brastow |
| Religion | Puritan and Huguenot |
| Spouse | Frances (Fanny) Caroline Adams |
| Children | Grace Dupee Chamberlain Allen Infant Son (unnamed) Harold Wyllys Chamberlain Emily Stelle Chamberlain Gertrude Loraine Chamberlain |
| Date & Place of Death | February 24, 1914 Portland, Maine |
| Place of Burial | Pine Grove Cemetery, Brunswick, Maine |
Military Service | |
| Education | Bowdoin College Bangor Theological Seminary |
| Branch of Service | United States Army |
| Years of Service | 1862–66 |
| Highest rank awarded | Brigadier General Major General (brevet) |
| Commands held | 20th Maine Infantry 1st Brigade, 1st Division, V Corps |
| Battles participated in | Fredericksburg Gettysburg 2nd Petersburg Appomattox Campaign |
| Date awarded the Medal of Honor: | August 11, 1893 |
| Post-war career | Governor of Maine January 2, 1867 – January 4, 1871 President of Bowdoin College, 1871-1883 |
