#joshua l chamberlain

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Fandom Slang for Civil War Historical Figures

Ulysses S. Grant

George B. McClellan

Robert E. Lee's Reputation

Abraham Lincoln

James Longstreet

George Pickett

William T Sherman

Joshua L. Chamberlain

Thomas Chamberlain

Henry W. Halleck

I went with what was most fitting from the terms I had. Feel free to add on/make suggestions!

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Know your Countries History Battle of Gettysburg July 1-3rd 1863

July 2nd, 1863 Battle of Little Round Top Gettysburg

The savior of Little Round Top was General Meade sending Brig. Gen. Warren engineers to review Little Round.

Colonel Strong Vincent 3rd Brigade heard through a distraught carrier it wasn't defended by any Union soldiers.

Colonel Vincent moved his troops double time to defend it. 44th New York, 16th Michigan, 83rd Pennsylvania and the 358-man 20th Maine under Joshua L. Chamberlain.

During that battle the center line was about to collapse Colonel Patrick O’Rorke led the 140th New York to save Colonel Vincent. Both Colonel's lost their lives that day.

Col Sergeant Tozier 2nd/20th Maine moved his men to re-secure the left and center line during Texas & Alabamas full attack. Lieutenant Melcher 20th Maine requested to retrieve the wounded by moving the colors (Flag) forward after Confederate line retreated. Chamberlain then realized at the same time in late afternoon 20th Maine was almost out of ammo & another attack was being formed. Chamberlain ordered the 20th Maine bayonet charge down Little Round Top making it a right wheel attack saving the Union line & the high ground.

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Characters I’ll write for: (depending on the genres)

Joshua L. Chamberlain

Thomas Chamberlain

John Buford

John F. Reynolds.

Winfield Hancock

Buster Kilrain

Ellis Spear

James Longstreet

Robert E. Lee

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Lewis Armistead

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On this day in history, Feb. 24, 1914, Joshua L. Chamberlain dies, college professor turned Civil War hero

Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, a bookish professor of rhetoric at Bowdoin College in Maine who became the Union’s most celebrated combat hero of the Civil War, died on this day in history, Feb. 24, 1914.  Brig. Gen. Chamberlain was 85 years old.  “A veritable icon of Civil War legend, Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain is best known for his heroic participation in the Battle of Gettysburg,” writes the…

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It's a very special day

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Civil War Favorites As Ghosts

Alonzo Cushing

lonzo is like a really cute ghost ok he plays with his brother and plays pranks on people with will

William Cushing

he is the type of ghost to smack people in the bum and get a jolly good laugh from it

Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain

LaWrEnCe is a ghost in bowdoin that shows up to tell kids to get to their lectures if anyone is late oh and if they get brave and talk back he flies through them and they either go to class or leave with a new mental scar its fine dudes maybe its both what do i know

Thomas Chamberlain

he is uh a really sad ghost, he regrets the way he died but he also is happy he died, so he cannot exactly move onward in the after-life so he haunts the battlefields he has gone to, and his old homes in maine

Ellis Spear

ok he is really salty maybe ?? he sits at little round top like, “ugh” and just stays there or is in bowdoin and maybe made up with lawrence and they scare kids together as a joke

Francis William Bartlett

wait ok i got the perfect one he is a one legged ghost and when you hear one leg dragging and one foot step everyone gets fearful but then theres more 

when he appears he is just a prosthetic leg (he can appear fully and knows it) but being a prosthetic leg gets the best reactions, especially if he wants to kick a person

Henry Livermore Abbott

he mocks you. Nothing else, he sits by with Oliver probably, and mocks you while Oliver sits there like, “ok but-”

Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr

ok he is the ghost that misplaces your items  and watches you look and hes like, “hA”  and then sometimes he actually tries to help but most of the time hes like lol ima mess with this fool

Edward Needles Hallowell

he slaps racist people as a ghost. He probably goes into kkk meeting and ruins things on purpose because wE LOVE A QUAKER ABOLITIONIST!

Robert Gould Shaw

actual angel. He resides in a home and will help you with things, can’t find your keys? woah there they are!

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“Message to President Abraham Lincoln nominating Joshua L. Chamberlain, of the 20th Maine Volunteers, to be Brigadier General,” 6/23/1864

File Unit: Executive Nominations of the First Session of the 38th Congress, 12/7/1863 - 7/4/1864. Series: Executive Nominations, 1789 - 2002. Record Group 46: Records of the U.S. Senate, 1789 - 2015.

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As a boy, Mr. [Emery] Booker knew the old general. A friend of Booker’s, one Barrett Parker, related a story that Booker loved to tell. “When Emery was a boy, he was once walking down Maine Street, on a rainy day, just as Chamberlain walked out his front door. Emery cried out, ‘General sir, you think it’s gonna stop raining?’ The General looked up at the sky and replied, ‘Well it always has.’

--Allan M. Levinsky, At Home with the General: A Visit to the Joshua L. Chamberlain Museum, p. 20

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"GODS AND GENERALS" (2003) Review

"GODS AND GENERALS" (2003) Review In 1993, producer Ted Turner and director Ronald Maxwell released "GETTYSBURG", a film adaptation of Michael Shaara's 1974 novel, "The Killer Angels". Shaara's son, Jeffrey, wrote a prequel to his novel called "Gods and Generals" in 1996. Both Turner and Maxwell teamed up again in 2002-2003 to make a film adaptation of the latter novel.

Set between April 1861 and May 1863, "GODS AND GENERALS" related the American Civil War events leading up to the Battle of Gettysburg. Although the movie began with Virginia-born Robert E. Lee's resignation from the U.S. Army, following his home state's secession from the Union; the meat of the film focused on the personal and professional life of Confederate general Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson during those two years. It also touched on how Bowdoin College professor Joshua L. Chamberlain became second-in-command of the 20th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment, his military training and his experiences during the Battle of Fredricksburg. But trust me . . . most of the movie is about Jackson. It covered his departure from the Virginia Military Institute; his experiences with the famous "Stonewall Brigade"; his experiences at the Battle of Bull Run; his relationships with both his wife Mary Anna, his servant Jim Lewis and a five-year-old girl from an old Virginia family; and his experiences at the Battle Chancelorville. "GODS AND GENERALS" had its virtues. One of them turned out to be Michael Z. Hanan's production designs. Hanan and his team did a superb job in re-creating Virginia of the early 1860s. I was especially impressed by their recreation of mid-19th century Fredricksburg during that famous battle in December 1862. I wonder who had the bright idea of using Harper's Ferry, West Virgina for that particular setting. Hanan's work was ably supported by Kees Van Oostrum's photography and Gregory Bolton's art direction. Oostrum's photography and Corky Ehlers' editing was also put to good use during the Fredricksburg battle sequence. And I really enjoyed the costumes designed by Richard La Motte, Maurice Whitlock and Gamila Smith. All three did their homework in re-creating the fashions and uniforms of the period. Unlike "GETTYSBURG", "GODS AND GENERALS" featured major female characters. I suspect this gave the trio the opportunity to indulge their romantic streak with crinolines and hoop skirts galore. There were some admirable performances in "GODS AND GENERALS". Frankie Faison gave a warm performance as Thomas Jackson's freedman cook, Jim Lewis. I was also impressed by Brian Mallon's subtle portrayal of the concerned Major General Winfield Hancock, a role he had first portrayed in the 1993 film. It is a pity that Bruce Boxleitner did not receive more screen time for his role as Lieutenant General James Longstreet. He had taken over the role from Tom Berenger and gave a pretty solid performance. But alas, he did not receive enough time to do anything with the role. Alex Hyde-White gave an interesting portrayal of Major General Ambrose Burnside, whose decisions led the Union Army to disaster at Fredricksburg. Matt Letscher was very memorable as the 20th Maine's founder and first regimental commander, Colonel Adelbert Ames. I could also say the same for Mira Sorvino's portrayal of Frances "Fanny" Chamberlain, Colonel Chamberlain's passionate and pessimistic wife. In fact, I believe she had the good luck to portray the most interesting female character in the movie. So . . . what about the other performances? What about the stars Stephen Lang, Jeff Daniels and Robert Duvall? I am not claiming that they gave bad performances. Honestly, they did the best they could. Unfortunately, all three and most of the other cast members had the bad luck to be saddled with very uninteresting characterizations, bad dialogue and self-righteous speeches. In other words, I found them a little BORING!!! I am sorry, but I truly did. First of all, Lang's Thomas Jackson dominated the film just a little too much. Why bother calling this movie "GODS AND GENERALS"? Why not call it "THE LIFE AND TIMES OF STONEWALL JACKSON"? Even worse, Jackson is portrayed in such an unrelenting positive light that by the time the movie came around to his fate after the Battle of Chancelorville, I practically sighed with relief. Jeff Daniels' Joshua Chamberlain did nothing to rouse my interest in his story. In fact, he disappeared for a long period of time before he made his reappearance during the Battle of Fredricksburg sequence. And his appearance in that particular sequence was completely marred by him and other members of the 20th Maine Volunteer Regiment quoting William Shakespeare's "JULIUS CAESAR", while marching toward Marye's Heights. Oh God, I hate that scene so much! As for Robert Duvall's Robert Lee . . . what a waste of his time. Ronald Maxwell's script did not allow the actor any opportunity to explore Lee's character during those two years leading to Gettysburg. I realize this is not Duvall's fault, but I found myself longing for Martin Sheen's portrayal of the Confederate general in "GETTYSBURG". There is so much about this movie that I dislike. One, Maxwell's portrayal of the movie's two main African American characters - Jim Lewis and a Fredricksburg slave named Martha, as portrayed by actress/historian Donzaleigh Abernathy - struck me as completely lightweight. Now, I realized that there were black slaves and paid employees who managed to maintain a friendly or close relationship with their owner or employer. But in "GODS AND GENERALS", Lewis seemed quite friendly with his employer Jackson and Martha seemed obviously close to the family that owned her, the Beales. I could have tolerated if Lewis or Martha had been friendly toward those for whom they worked. But both of them? I get the feeling that Maxwell was determined to avoid any of the racial and class tensions between the slave/owner relationship . . . or in Lewis' case, the employee/employer relationship. How cowardly. In fact, this lack of tension seemed to permeate all of the relationships featured in "GODS AND GENERALS". Aside from one Union commander who berated his men for looting in Fredricksburg, I can barely recall any scenes featuring some form of anger or tension between the major characters. Everyone either seemed to be on his or her best behavior. And could someone please explain why every other sentence that came out of the mouths of most characters seemed to be a damn speech? I realize that Maxwell was trying to re-create the semi-formality of 19th century American dialogue. Well . . . he failed. Miserably. The overindulgence of speeches reminded me of the dialogue from the second NORTH AND SOUTH miniseries, 1986's "NORTH AND SOUTH: BOOK II". But the biggest problem of "GODS AND GENERALS" was that it lacked a central theme. The majority of the movie seemed to be about the Civil War history of Thomas Jackson. But the title and Shaara's novel told a different story. However, I do not believe a detailed adaptation of the novel would have done the trick. Like the movie, it lacked a central theme or topic. Perhaps I am being too arrogant in believing I know what would have made the story worked. After all, it is not my story. Jeff Shaara was entitled to write it the way he wanted. And Ronald Maxwell was entitled to adapt Shaara's story the way he wanted. But I do know that if I had written "GODS AND GENERALS", it would have been about the Battle of Fredricksburg. It turned out to be the only part of the movie that I found interesting.

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Joshua L. Chamberlain, Professor of Rhetoric at Bowdoin, future Governor of Maine, was awarded the Medal of Honor for his courage and leadership of the 20th Maine atop Little Round Top.

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Gettysburg Day 2: Chamberlain's Gambit. In my opinion the most compelling fight of the Gettysburg battle. happens on the left flank of the Union Army at Little Round Top. After continued "discussion" between Lee, Longstreet and eventually John Bell Hood who was actually leading the attack with his Corps (discussion meaning Longstreet and Hood telling Lee that his plan was untenable and Lee overriding their opinion's and ordering the attack), Lee sends Longstreet's troops (led by Hood) up Little Round Top and straight into Joshua L. Chamberlain and the 20th Maine. Chamberlain is told in no uncertain terms that he is the flank of the entire army and cannot leave the position. After repelling multiple charges from Hood's Corps of Alabamans and Texans, low on ammo and having already refused the line once, he orders the bayonet, charges downhill straight at the Confederates and drives them off the hill, and into the 44th New York who pours fire into the shocked Rebels, shattering them. After the Rebel surrender Chamberlain's troops are eventually pulled off the line to what was supposed to be the safest place on the battlefield, near a clump of trees behind a stone wall. Supposed to be... See you tomorrow for Picket's charge... Every History buff has a go to person. Colonel (later General) Lawrence Joshua Chamberlain is mine. In my opinion, saved the Union Army on Little Round Top. Won the Medal of Honor. Went on to be Gov. of Maine. Professor (and later President) of Bowdoin College, teaching nearly every subject in the curriculum, spoke 9 languages. Hero. First photo: Joshua L. Chamberlain Second photo: Jeff Daniels in his portrayal of Chamberlain from the 1993 movie Gettysburg. Third photo:Left flank of the 20th (and the entire Union Army) at Gettysburg battlefield Fourth photo: Right flank of the 20th, linked to the 44th NY at Gettysburg battlefield Fifth photo: 20th Maine monument at Gettysburg, set at the point where the Chamberlain "re-fused" the line in order to counter Hood's flanking maneuver prior to the bayonet charge #joshualawrencechamberlain #joshuachamberlain #gettysburg #civilwar https://www.instagram.com/p/CQ0tpT0J-NP/?utm_medium=tumblr

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🇺🇸 And for the 2nd Day of Gettysburg. "Lions of the Round Top" Colonel Joshua L. Chamberlain leads his men of the 20th Maine in a desperate counterattack on advancing Confederates on the Little Round Top , Gettysburg, July 2, 1863. [Don Troiani] https://www.instagram.com/p/CCJzQu_pD1S/?igshid=8ee1i41i7iwf

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Civil War favorites as my spotify shuffle songs

Alonzo Cushing

Hero of the day by Metallica

I thought this was fitting in some way not sure how honestly ??? But i feel the lyric mama represents a youth's point of view. Like the idea of, "cant you hear your baby's crying now" @ the death of cushing just read the lyrics and see if you agree???

William Cushing

Wish you were here by Pink Floyd

Now this comes from a self-reflection hear me out; i am so close to my brother and when he left home this song made me cry. I realized he was no longer with me to talk amd lean on. Now multiply that by the same relationship but death. (Should get you -100 in emotions) Now for Alonzo i pointed out lyrics that truly made me think why it was fitting. So the most fitting song in my opinion would be the lyrics, "we're just two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl year after year" that puts in an idea of living but for what? To see the life you wish not to live? I believe that is how Mr. William felt after the loss of Alonzo.

Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain

Ballad of the 20th Maine by The Ghost of Paul Revere, I mean what was expected it is about the 20th of maine more specifically Andrew Tozier and it mentions little round top and what not.

Thomas Chamberlain

Now Tom, my dear lovely tom I would describe his and blackbird by the beatles. He had the rough childhood that truly shaped him and made many think of him as the younger brother of Joshua and thats really...it.. but he loved being in the army (so it seemed) so as i absolutely love beatles i thought of blackbird and the lyrics, "Take these broken wings and learn to fly, all your life you were waiting for this moment to arise" he was described as brave and the idea of sort of taking what he has and becoming better than what expected really reminds me of blackbird by the beatles

Edward Needles Hallowell

This man. Oh boy do I love a good abolitionist. I cant find a song that describes his personality as I have a lack of knowledge on his personality. So a song that makes me think of him is

Francis William Bartlett

Idk what to give this man so Ill just say what reminds me of him I would like to say something that provides the idea of you will not break me so lets see what I can find- wait I got it have you heard Thief by Imagine dragon well that song has this lyrics in the chorus i believe, listen this is the first time i have heard this song in about 2 years ok, "so take me back when i believe when i was unafraid just like a thief all the heights i could reach just like a thief" i imply this to be good for the idea of him getting wounded, losing a leg and dying the way he did him thinking of his youth when he was still a young adult imo.

Henry Livermore Abbott

Masters of War by Bob Dylan.

Read the lyrics; enough said.

Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr

When we was fab by George Harrison

The idea of looking back at your childhood and thinking of the simplicity reminds me of the memorial day speech by holmes. Lets say Fab describes his friendships formed before the 20th Massachusetts and ended because...till death do us part lol

Robert Gould Shaw

Idk man let me think for a minute or two

I nominate the song fearless by pink floyd

No reason really, i hardly know the lyrics actually I just sort of think of him when i hear it

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who's your favourite active footballer?

Ooof, I don’t think I can answer this easily. Since I am trying hard to be a positivity blog now, I hope you won’t mind me turning this into a “who are my favourite (feel good) active footballer(s)?” And since I love lists, I will turn this into a team specific list (which is t o t a l l y not fueled by nostalgia at all):

Bayern:

Thomas Müller

Manuel Neuer

Javi Martinez

Serge Gnabry

Niklas Süle

(Honourable mentions: Joshua Kimmich, David Alaba, Leon Goretzka and by god I need to get to know more of the kiddos, Phonzie seems lovely.)

Arsenal:

Hector Bellerin

Rob Holding

Calum Chambers

Mohamed Elneny

Shkodran Mustafi

(Honourable mentions: Matt Macey, Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Reiss Nelson, Eddie Nketiah, Joe Willock - basically all the kiddos Per brought up there, good job, dad.)

Bundesliga (first I wanted to do a German NT list, but... There isn’t much “feel good” with the current squad, which changes everytime anyway, so yeah. I haven’t paid much attention to the Bundesliga in a long time and have to get used to A LOT of new names, so... For everyone who knows me, the following list won’t have many surprises, its basically me mourning names that aren’t playing for the German NT anymore, so have some boys I love and adore):

Christoph Kramer

Jonas Hector

Lars Stindl

Sebastian Rudy

Ron-Robert Zieler

(Honourable mentions:  Holger Badstuber yes, he counts, shut up, Bas Dost, Patrick Herrmann, Christian Gentner, Max Kruse, Sebastian Rode, Julian Brandt, Nils Petersen, Makoto Hasebe... And probably more tat I just forgot...)

World wide (again, you won’t find any surprises here, at all, I am very biased, I usually just pay attention to my faves and sometimes have general opinions on players/teams, but this is my feel good list, so it has to be there and I just miss these guys):

Lukas Podolski

Sami Khedira

Mario Götze 

Aaron Ramsey

Kieran Gibbs

(Honourable mentions: Basically EVERYONE who didn’t fit in the list above who left Arsenal in recent years and made me cry, plus a few Bayern players as well, for example: Nacho Monreal, Santi Cazorla, Emiliano Martinez, Theo Walcott, Jack Wilshere, Carl Jenkinson, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Alex Iwobi, Danny Welbeck, Laurent Koscielny and, yes, Olivier Giroud, despite everything. Then we have players like Mario Mandzukic, Thiago Alcantara, Rafinha, Dante... And probably a few other former German players, like Lewis Holtby... Okay, I think this list is turning into a nostalgia only list, so let’s leave it for now.)