Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain was on the Union side.
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Colonel Joshua Chamberlain from the Union won with a bayonet charge.
The Union officer who led the 20th Maine at the Battle of Gettysburg was Colonel Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain. His leadership and tactical decisions on the second day of the battle, particularly during the defense of Little Round Top, played a crucial role in the Union victory. Chamberlain's heroic actions earned him a Medal of Honor.
Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain was born on September 8, 1828.
Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain was born on September 8, 1828.
Joshua L. Chamberlain Museum was created in 1984.
He was a professor at Bowdoin College in Maine, and joined the Union Army as an officer. But what most people know him for is commanding the 20th Maine Regiment at the Battle of Gettysburg. He earned the Medal of Honor there- his regiment was the edge of the Union army, and had to defeat several Confederate assaults. At one point, his troops ran out of ammunition and he had to call for a bayonet charge, which successfully drove back the Confederate troops.If his regiment hadn't held the line there, the Confederates could have broken the Union flank, and if that had happened, the Battle of Gettysburg- and even the whole Civil War- would have ended very differently.
Joshua Chamberlain was from the North (Union), He left a professorship at Bowdoin College, Maine, eventually taking command of the 20th Maine. During the Battle of Gettysburg, his counterattack on Little Round Top won for him the Medal of Honor
The web address of the Joshua L. Chamberlain Museum is: http://pejepscothistorical.org/chamberlain
Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain commanded the 20th Maine Regiment.
Joshua Chamberlain was born in Brewer, Maine September 8, 1828. See the link below for more on Chamberlain's life.