Author: Chamberlain, Joshua Lawrence, 1828-1914. Title: Civil War letters of Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, 1862-1865, 1902. Description: 5 items. Notes: Forms part of: Pearce Civil War collection. Lieutenant of the 20th Maine Regiment; promoted to brigadier general (1864); given the honor of commanding the troops who accepted the surrender of Gen. Robert E. Lee at Appomattox; governor of Maine (1866-1870); professor and president (1870-1883) of Bowdoin College; and author of several books about maine and the Civil War. The first letter (21 Sept. 1862; 8 p.), written by Joshua L. Chamberlain to his wife Francis (Fanny) Caroline Adams Chamberlain, describes actions in the crossing of Antietam Creek, Pa. and Md., and Sharpsburg, Md.; second letter (28 July 1863), also written to his wife, documents events after the with the Army of the Potomac, under the command of George G. Meade, pursuing Robert E. Lee's army out of Maryland and into and pausing to rest for several days; typewritten letter (12 May 1902) is Chamberlain's response to J.F. Cole concerning an inquiry about the final surrender of arms and colors of General Lee's army at Appomattox Court House; and letter (9 June 1865) written by Fannie to her husband. 1995.003; 2001.003; 2005.050; 2006.141. Finding aid in the repository and on the internet.

http://www.pearcecollections.us/civilwar/fa%5Find.php?fid=102 Cite as: Joshua L. Chamberlain Family Papers, 1862-1902, Pearce Civil War Collection, Navarro College, Corsicana, Texas. Subjects: Chamberlain, Frances Adams, 1825-1905 -- Correspondence. Cole, J. F., active 1902 -- Correspondence. Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward), 1807-1870. Meade, George Gordon, 1815-1872. . Army. Maine Infantry Regiment, 20th (1862-1865) Antietam, Battle of, Md., 1862. Appomattox Campaign, 1865. Soldiers -- Maine -- Correspondence. Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863 -- Personal narratives. Antietam Creek (Pa. and Md.) -- History -- 19th century. Maine -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. Maryland -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. Pennsylvania -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. Sharpsburg (Md.) -- History -- 19th century. United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns. United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. Virginia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.

Chamberlain, Frances Adams, 1825-1905. fast (OCoLC)fst00438465 Cole, J. F. fast (OCoLC)fst01495382 Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward), 1807-1870. fast (OCoLC)fst00053327 Meade, George Gordon, 1815-1872. fast (OCoLC)fst00163806 United States. Army. Maine Infantry Regiment, 20th (1862-1865) fast (OCoLC)fst00670699 (1861-1865) fast (OCoLC)fst01351658 Antietam, Battle of (Maryland : 1862) fast (OCoLC)fst01404253 Appomattox Campaign (1865) fast (OCoLC)fst00811770 Gettysburg, Battle of (Pennsylvania : 1863) fast (OCoLC)fst01404274 Military campaigns. fast (OCoLC)fst01710190 Soldiers. fast (OCoLC)fst01125233 Maine. fast (OCoLC)fst01204270 Maryland. fast (OCoLC)fst01204739 Maryland -- Sharpsburg. fast (OCoLC)fst01246885 Pennsylvania. fast (OCoLC)fst01204598 Pennsylvania -- Gettysburg. fast (OCoLC)fst01214261 United States. fast (OCoLC)fst01204155 United States -- Antietam Creek. fast (OCoLC)fst01310080 Virginia. fast (OCoLC)fst01204597 1800 - 1899 fast History. fast (OCoLC)fst01411628 Personal narratives. fast (OCoLC)fst01423843 Records and correspondence. fast (OCoLC)fst01423917 Soldiers -- United States. lcsh Location: Navarro College (Corsicana, Tex.).

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