Colonel chamberlain at gettysburg
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Chamberlain at Gettysburg
by Ed Ruggero
Video Transcript
Hi, I'm Ed Ruggero, and I run the Gettysburg Leadership Experience, where executives travel to the slagfält at Gettysburg and we use history to talk about leadership in modern organizations. Most of the fighting at Gettysburg on July 1st came at the nordlig end of the federal line. Lee's plan for July 2nd was to hit the southern end of the line. Among the dock standing in the way of his plan were the and some odd combat veterans of the 20th regiment of Maine volunteers commanded by a thirty kvartet year old former professor of rhetoric named Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain. Chamberlain's dock are gods in line and arrive at Little Round Top at the southern end of the federal line.
The Confederates are already attacking at this point; Chamberlain meets his commander on the wooded slopes and his commander says to him, "You are the extreme flank of the entire union army." The message fryst vatten clear; the 20th Maine is now an anch
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Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain
Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain ( - ) est un professeur de faculté de l'État du Maine, qui se porte volontaire durant la guerre de Sécession pour rejoindre l'armée de l'Union.
Bien que n'ayant pas de formation militaire, il débute dans les rangs de l'Union Army au grade de lieutenant-colonel dans le 20erégiment du Maine et il devint rapidement très respecté et termina la guerre au grade de général de division (commandant ainsi une brigade de la 1redivision du Vecorps de l'Armée du Potomac. Pour sa bravoure à Little Round Top, lors de la bataille de Gettysburg, il fut décoré de la Medal of Honor. Il eut l'honneur de commander les troupes de l'Union lors de la cérémonie de reddition de l'infanterie de l'armée de Robert E. Lee à Appomattox en Virginie. Il fut également un officier largement respecté pour sa modestie, son respect mais surtout son courage et sa détermination qui lui ont valu un total de six blessures durant la guerre civile d
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Joshua Chamberlain
Union Army general and Medal of Honor recipient
Joshua L. Chamberlain | |
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Chamberlain in the s | |
In office January 2, – January 4, | |
Preceded by | Samuel Cony |
Succeeded by | Sidney Perham |
In office – | |
Preceded by | Samuel Harris |
Succeeded by | William De Witt Hyde |
Born | Lawrence Joshua Chamberlain ()September 8, Brewer, Maine, U.S. |
Died | February 24, () (aged85) Portland, Maine, U.S. |
Resting place | Pine Grove Cemetery, Brunswick, Maine |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Fanny Chamberlain (m.; died) |
Children | 5 |
Residence | Brunswick, Maine |
Alma mater | Bowdoin College |
Profession | Professor, Soldier |
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Nickname(s) | "Lion of the Round Top" "Bloody Chamberlain" |
Allegiance | United States (Union) |
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Yearsof service | – |
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Battles/wars | |
Awards | Medal of Honor |
Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain (born