“Presenting the Medal of Honor to Colonel Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 2 July 1863, while serving with 20th Maine Infantry, in action at Gettysburg, ...

This feature is only available to members. Join now for full online access. Joshua Chamberlain was a student of theology and a professor of rhetoric, not a soldier. But when duty called, Chamberlain ...

As the fighting got intense during the Civil War’s infamous Battle of Gettysburg, the 20th Regiment Maine Volunteer Infantry group knew they were about to lose their vital position. In an instant, the ...