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Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Stories of Sacrifice
U.S. Civil War - U.S. Army
Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain
Details
- Rank: Colonel (Highest Rank: Brevet Major General)
- Conflict/Era: U.S. Civil War
- Unit/Command:
20th Maine Infantry - Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
- Medal of Honor Action Date: July 2, 1863
- Medal of Honor Action Place: Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, USA
Citation
Daring heroism and great tenacity in holding his position on the Little Round Top against repeated assaults, and carrying the advance position on the Great Round Top.
![Medal of Honor Recipient Joshua L. Chamberlain](https://www.cmohs.org/media/23264.jpg?size=800x950)
Additional Details
- Accredited to: Brunswick, Cumberland County, Maine
- Awarded Posthumously: No
- Presentation Date & Details: August 11, 1893
- Born: September 8, 1828, Brewer, Penobscot County, ME, United States
- Died: February 24, 1914, Portland, ME, United States
- Buried: Pine Grove Cemetery (MH) (A-4), Brunswick, ME, United States
- Location of Medal: Joshua L. Chamberlain Museum (1896 design), Brunswick, ME ; Hawthorne-Longfellow Library, Bowdoin College (1904 design), Brunswick, ME