On this day in history, Feb. 24, 1914, Joshua L. Chamberlain dies, college professor turned Civil War hero
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Brig. Gen. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, a Bowdoin College professor who became one of the great heroes of the Civil War, died on this day in history, Feb. 24, 1914.
"A veritable icon of Civil War legend, Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain is best known for his heroic participation in the Battle of Gettysburg," writes the American Battlefield Trust. He was "a veritable icon of Civil War legend." — American Battlefield Trust "Chamberlain raised his saber, let loose the greatest sound he could make, boiling the sound up from his chest." — Michael Shaara "Grant wished … that nothing should be done to humiliate the manhood of the Southern soldiers." — Chamberlain on end of war Kerry J. Byrne is a lifestyle reporter with Fox News Digital.
"Prolific and prosaic throughout his life, Chamberlain spent his twilight years writing and speaking about the war."
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