Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Joshua_Lawrence_Chamberlain
GPTKB entity
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Bowdoin_College
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Medal_of_Honor
gptkbp:birthDate 1828-09-08
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Brewer,_Maine,_United_States
gptkbp:causeOfDeath complications from war wounds
gptkbp:children gptkb:Grace_Chamberlain
gptkb:Harold_Wyllys_Chamberlain
gptkbp:deathDate 1914-02-24
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Portland,_Maine,_United_States
gptkbp:education gptkb:Bangor_Theological_Seminary
gptkbp:fieldOfWork gptkb:military
gptkb:politics
education
gptkbp:governor gptkb:Maine
gptkbp:hasSibling gptkb:John_Chamberlain
gptkb:Horace_Chamberlain
gptkb:Saida_Chamberlain
gptkb:Thomas_Chamberlain
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:militaryRank Brigadier General
Brevet Major General
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableWork defense of Little Round Top at Gettysburg
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:professor
gptkb:soldier
politician
university president
gptkbp:oversees formal surrender of Confederate infantry at Appomattox
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Joshua_Chamberlain
gptkb:Sarah_Dupee_Brastow
gptkbp:party gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:portrait Joshua_Lawrence_Chamberlain_civil_war_photo.jpg
gptkbp:president gptkb:Bowdoin_College
gptkbp:religion Congregationalist
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Brunswick,_Maine
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:Pine_Grove_Cemetery,_Brunswick,_Maine
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:20th_Maine_Volunteer_Infantry_Regiment
gptkbp:signature Joshua_Lawrence_Chamberlain_signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Fanny_Adams
gptkbp:surrenderedTo gptkb:Confederate_Army_at_Appomattox
gptkbp:termEnd Bowdoin College presidency 1883
Maine governorship 1871
gptkbp:termStart Bowdoin College presidency 1871
Maine governorship 1867
gptkbp:wrote gptkb:Personal_Memoirs_of_Joshua_Lawrence_Chamberlain
gptkb:The_Passing_of_the_Armies
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4