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Joshua Camberlain was wounded several times, his most serious (nearly fatal) wound occuring at Petersburg Virginia in mid-1864 which put him out of the fight until he returned to service near the very end of the war. He was selected to represent the Army of the Potomac during the official surrender ceremony at Appomatox which happened on April 12th three days after the surrender was signed by Lee. After the war Chamberlain was active in politics, and served four one year terms as governor of Maine. After the war he was involved in founding a blind institute now called The Iris Network as well as serving as president of Bowdoin College (Bo-Din) in Maine. Joshua Lawrencew Chamberlain Passed away February 24th 1914 at the age of 85. His death is believed to be related to a lingering infection in the hip wound he recieved at Petersburg.

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