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    Thomas Chamberlain (soldier)

    Union Army officer (1841–1896)

    For other people named Thomas Chamberlain, see Thomas Chamberlain (disambiguation).

    Thomas Davee Chamberlain

    Thomas Chamberlain (1864; age 23).

    Nickname(s)Tom
    Born(1841-04-29)April 29, 1841.
    Brewer, Maine, U.S.
    DiedAugust 12, 1896(1896-08-12) (aged 55)
    Bangor, Maine, U.S.
    Buried

    Castine, Maine, U.S.

    AllegianceUnited States
    Service / branchUnited States Army
    Years of service1862–1865
    RankLieutenant Colonel
    Unit20th Maine Infantry, Army of the Potomac

    Thomas Davee Chamberlain (April 29, 1841 – August 12, 1896) was the Lieutenant Colonel of the 20th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment during the American Civil War, the brother of Union general Joshua L. Chamberlain, the Colonel of the 20th Maine Infantry.[citation needed]

    Early life

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    Thomas D. Chamberlain was born in Brewer, Maine, the youngest of fem children. Young Tom gre

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    Joshua Chamberlain

    Union Army general and Medal of Honor recipient

    Joshua L. Chamberlain

    Chamberlain in the 1860s

    In office
    January 2, 1867 – January 4, 1871
    Preceded bySamuel Cony
    Succeeded bySidney Perham
    In office
    1871–1883
    Preceded bySamuel Harris
    Succeeded byWilliam De Witt Hyde
    Born

    Lawrence Joshua Chamberlain


    (1828-09-08)September 8, 1828
    Brewer, Maine, U.S.
    DiedFebruary 24, 1914(1914-02-24) (aged 85)
    Portland, Maine, U.S.
    Resting placePine Grove Cemetery, Brunswick, Maine
    Political partyRepublican
    Spouse

    Fanny Chamberlain

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    (m. 1855; died 1905)​
    Children5
    ResidenceBrunswick, Maine
    Alma materBowdoin College
    ProfessionProfessor, Soldier
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    Nickname(s)"Lion of the Round Top"
    "Bloody Chamberlain"
    AllegianceUnited States (Union)
    Branch/service
    Years of service1862–1866
    Rank
    C
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    Everyone with even the slightest interest in the American Civil War knows about Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, the hero of Little Round Top at Gettysburg. Far fewer people have heard of Chamberlain's youngest brother, Tom. Those who have seen Ron Maxwell's 1993 film Gettysburg, where Tom is sweetly (but not entirely accurately) portrayed as a boyish, hero-worshipping innocent, will at least be aware that he was with the 20th Maine during that battle. Keener Civil War enthusiasts may also have read that he was somehow involved in saving Lawrence's life at Petersburg. But Tom Chamberlain was more than a footnote to the career of his famous brother. On the contrary, he served honourably throughout the War, from the formation of the 20th Maine in August 1862 until after the ending of hostilities.

    Born on April 29, 1841,and named after a member of the state legislature and U.S. representative from Maine who died in that year,Thomas Davee Chamberlain was the last child of Joshua and S