Deserve s] a place on every Civil War bookshelf.--New York Times Book Review " Trulock] brings her subject alive and escorts him through a brilliant career.
He wrote prolifically about the war, including The Passing of the Armies, a classic account of the final campaign of the Army of the Potomac..
After the war, he went on to serve four terms as governor of his home state of Maine and later became president of Bowdoin College.
Lee\'s vanquished army.
Chosen to accept the formal Confederate surrender at Appomattox, Chamberlain endeared himself to succeeding generations with his unforgettable salutation of Robert E.
Grant at Petersburg, and was wounded six times during the course of the Civil War.
Chamberlain, the professor-turned-soldier who led the Twentieth Maine Regiment to glory at Gettysburg, earned a battlefield promotion to brigadier general from Ulysses S.
It does full justice to an astonishing life.--Library Journal This remarkable biography traces the life and times of Joshua L. . . .
The author combines exhaustive research with an engaging prose style to produce a compelling narrative which will interest scholars and Civil War buffs alike.--Journal of Military History"A solid biography.
One can easily say that the definitive work on Joshua Chamberlain has now been done.--James Robertson, Richmond Times-Dispatch"An example of history as it should be written.
Deserve s] a place on every Civil War bookshelf.--New York Times Book Review " Trulock] brings her subject alive and escorts him through a brilliant career
