Keywords: General Chamberlain
Item 9173
Telegram from J.L. Chamberlain to Brunswick Selectmen, 1880
Contributed by: Pejepscot History Center Date: 1880-01-17 Location: Augusta; Brunswick Media: Ink on paper
Item 13969
Gen. Joshua L. Chamberlain, ca. 1865
Contributed by: Brewer Public Library Date: circa 1865 Location: Brewer Media: Photographic print
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The War was not going well for the Union and in the summer of 1862, when President Lincoln called for an additional 300,000 troops, it was not a surprise to see so many men enlist in an attempt to bring proper leadership into the Army.
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George F. Shepley: Lawyer, Soldier, Administrator
George F. Shepley of Portland had achieved renown as a lawyer and as U.S. Attorney for Maine when, at age 42 he formed the 12th Maine Infantry and went off to war. Shepley became military governor of Louisiana early in 1862 and remained in the military for the duration of the war.
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Highlighting Historical Hampden - War of 1812
"Those officers included Major Chamberlain, whose grandson, Joshua, became a hero in the Civil War. The elder Chamberlain was a shipbuilder from…"
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Roads: From Footpaths to Super Highway
"… went along what we call the Pleasant Hill Road to Chamberlain Road, along Chamberlain to the Black Point Road, thence across the causeway over the…"
