| Description |
1 online resource (xlvii, 335 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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Civil War America |
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Civil War America (Series)
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Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Recommended Readings; Editorial Method; Bibliographical Abbreviations; Chapter 1. The Return of the Hero; Chapter 2. Governor of Maine; Chapter 3. President of Bowdoin; Chapter 4. New Fields; Chapter 5. Surveyor of Customs; Appendix: Undated Letters; Glossary: Terms, Abbreviations, Addresses, and Populations; A; C; D; E; F; G; I; L; M; O; P; S; T; U; W; Y; Political Leaders: U.S. Presidents and Maine Governors and Congressional Delegations, 1865-1914; Dramatis Personae; First-Name, Nickname, and Household Staff Register |
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Correspondent BiographiesBibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W |
| Summary |
Best known as the hero of Little Round Top at Gettysburg and the commanding officer of the troops who accepted the Confederates' surrender at Appomattox, Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain (1828-1914) has become one of the most famous and most studied figures of Civil War history. After the war, he went on to serve as governor of Maine and president of Bowdoin College. The first collection of his postwar letters, this book offers important insights for understanding Chamberlain's later years and his place in chronicling the war. The letters included here reveal Chamberlain's perspective on mil |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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| Subject |
Chamberlain, Joshua Lawrence, 1828-1914 -- Correspondence
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Chamberlain, Joshua Lawrence, 1828-1914 fast |
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Bowdoin College -- Presidents -- Correspondence
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Bowdoin College fast |
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Generals -- United States -- Correspondence
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Governors -- Maine -- Correspondence
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College presidents -- Maine -- Correspondence
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Veterans -- Maine -- Correspondence
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HISTORY -- State & Local.
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HISTORY -- State & Local -- General.
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College presidents
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Generals
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Governors
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Presidents
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Veterans
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140261
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Maine
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
personal correspondence.
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History
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Personal narratives
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Personal correspondence
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Personal correspondence.
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Personal narratives.
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Correspondance privée.
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Récits personnels.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Goulka, Jeremiah E
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| LC no. |
2003024972 |
| ISBN |
0807875856 |
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9780807875858 |
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