Colonel Joshua Chamberlain

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical figure
gptkbp:affiliation Freemasonry
gptkbp:awards Medal of Honor
gptkbp:birthDate 1828-09-08
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Brewer,_Maine
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Bowdoin_College_Cemetery
gptkbp:children five
gptkbp:deathDate 1914-02-24
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Portland,_Maine
gptkbp:education gptkb:Bowdoin_College
gptkbp:famousFor defending Little Round Top
surrendering_the_Confederate_Army_at_Appomattox
gptkbp:governs gptkb:Maine
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Civil War leader
symbol of Union valor
reconstruction advocate
hero_of_Gettysburg
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Colonel Joshua Chamberlain
gptkbp:influenced American_Civil_War_history
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Abraham_Lincoln
gptkbp:legacy subject of books and films
inspired military leaders
commemorated in various memorials
influenced_American_culture
honored_in_Maine
gptkbp:militaryRank 20th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment
gptkbp:nickname Josh
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
Battle of Little Round Top
gptkbp:occupation politician
educator
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:postWarCareer politician
author
lecturer
college president
gptkbp:rank Colonel
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Fanny_Adams_Chamberlain
gptkbp:termEnd 1871
gptkbp:termStart 1867
gptkbp:wrote The Passing of the Armies