This book was written by Joshua L. Chamberlain, edited by Paul A. Hutton, published in 1992, the narrative is 311 pages and is illustrated with black and white photos and drawings. "Chamberlain had a most successful military career capped by being chosen to command the Union troops who were present when the Army of Northern Virginia lay down their arms. His account of the final Virginia campaign is superb. He was as great a fighter as he was a writer." Albert Castel, Civil War Times Illustrated. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain was a Maine college professor who entered the Union Army in 1862. He fought with the 20th Maine at Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Spotsylvania and Cold Harbor and was awarded the Medal of Honor for his role at Little Round Top. In the campaigns described here, Chamberlain commanded a brigade in the Fifth Corps of the Army of the Potomac during the final days of the war. His eyewitness account take use past Lee's surrender to show the beginnings of Reconstruction. This paper back book is in good condition.

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