General Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain
Born September 8th 1882 - Died February 24th 1914
Commander of the 20th Maine Infantry
and 1st Brigade, in the 1st Division, V Corps.
Awarded Medal of Honor for his gallantry at Little Round Top in the Battle of Gettysburg,
July 2nd, 1863.
Also Professor of everything except science and mathematics at Bowdoin College.
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"In great deeds something abides. On great fields something stays. Forms change and pass; bodies disappear, but spirits linger, to consecrate ground for the vision-place of souls. And reverent men and women from afar, and generations that know us not and that we know not of, heart-drawn to see where and by whom great things were suffered and done for them, shall come to this deathless field to ponder and dream; And lo! the shadow of a mighty presence shall wrap them in its bosom, and the power of the vision pass into their souls."
Speaking at the dedication of the Monument to the 20th Maine
October 3, 1889, Gettysburg, PA
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Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord, and may perpetual light shine upon him. May his soul, and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.
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