In the Hands of Providence : Joshua L. Chamberlain and the American Civil War Paperback / softback
by Alice Rains Trulock
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The story of an authentic American hero; This acclaimed biography traces the life and times of Joshua L.
Chamberlain, the professor-turned-soldier who led the Twentieth Maine Regiment to glory at Gettysburg, earned a battlefield promotion to brigadier general from Ulysses S.
Grant at Petersburg, and was wounded six times during the course of the Civil War.
Chosen to accept the formal Confederate surrender at Appomattox, Chamberlain endeared himself to succeeding generations with his unforgettable salutation of Robert E.
Lee's vanquished army. After the war, Chamberlain went on to serve four terms as governor of his home state of Maine and later became president of Bowdoin College.
He wrote prolificaly about the war, including The Passing of the Armies, a classic account of the final campaign of the Army of the Potomac.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:592 pages
- Publisher:The University of North Carolina Press
- Publication Date:30/09/2001
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- ISBN:9780807849804
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:592 pages
- Publisher:The University of North Carolina Press
- Publication Date:30/09/2001
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- ISBN:9780807849804
