Joshua L. Chamberlain and the battle of Gettysburg
Joshua L. Chamberlain and the Battle of Gettysburg What comes to your mind when you think of the Battle of Gettysburg? Maybe you think of Abraham Lincoln's famous Gettysburg Address, Picket's Charge, or all of the casualties from the three days of fighting. Many times we don't think about all the people who risked their lives to protect our land, because we concentrate on the things that are familiar to us. For instance, how many people really know what role Joshua L. Chamberlain played in the Battle of Gettysburg? Chamberlain had a very important part in the second day of battle, and he definitely shouldn't be overlooked. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain was born on September 8, 1828 in Brewer, Maine. Brewer was a small community which was known for farming and ship building. During Chamberlain's youth, he spent a lot of his time working on his father's one hundred acre farm and teaching school. He didn't have much education before he entered college, except for a short time at Whitings Military and Classical Academy in Ellsworth, ME. He entered Bowdoin College in 1848 and took a special interest in language. He taught himself Greek in order to be accepted there, and he later became fluent in seven different languages.
They came into about twelve yards of Chamberlain's regiment before his fire caused them to seek shelter. Even though his wife was against him going, (she liked being a professor's wife and she didn't want him to risk his life by fighting in a war) he did what he had to do. This is the great reward of service. " On July fifth, Chamberlain and what was left of the Twentieth main marched on the Emmitsburg road. "I know in whom all my highest hopes and dearest joys are centered. Colonel Vincent told Chamberlain that when he reached Little Round Top, he was to, "hold that ground at all hazards. Many raised their hands in surrender at once, while some fled to their flank and others to the rear. We pass now quickly from each other's sight; but I know full well that where beyond these passing scenes you shall be, there will be Heaven. they heard a cannon go off in the distance. They were opening heavy fire, acting as if they were going to sweep away anything that lay before them. By about noon on July 3rd, the Twentieth Maine was withdrawn from the battle. I feel that his acts of bravery should never be forgotten and that his story of Little Round Top should never fade from our memories. Forms change and pass; bodies disappear; but spirits linger, to consecrate ground for the vision-place of souls. In Chamberlain's Excerpts from "Through Blood and Fire at Gettysburg," he says ".
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