General Joshua L. Chamberlain

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Label

General Joshua L. Chamberlain

Statement of responsibility

Greystone Communications, Inc. ; produced by Melissa Jo Peltier ; director, Craig Haffner. Lincoln and Gettysburg / produced by Arthur Drooker ; director, Donna E. Lusitana

Title variation

• Civil War Journal II
• Lincoln and Gettysburg

Contributor

• Haffner, Craig
• Arts and Entertainment Network
• Lusitana, Donna E
• Glover, Danny
• Greystone Communications

Director

• Haffner, Craig
• Lusitana, Donna E

Subject

• Chamberlain, Joshua Lawrence, 1828-1914
• Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863
• Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
• United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865

Language

eng

Summary

• First part focuses on Joshua L. Chamberlain, a professor, who was wounded six times and accepted the Confederate troop surrender at Appomattox. Second part describes the astronomical casualties at Gettysburg and Lincoln's memorial to them
• Part II - Volume II General Joshua L. Chamberlain. Prof. Joshua L. Chamberlain left his teaching post at Bowdoin College to tame the Rebels - and he almost did. As a Union general, he was wounded six times, awarded the Medal of Honor, and accepted the surrender of Confederate at Appomattox." Among those interviewed: Dr. Paul A. Hutton [Prof. U. of New Mexico], James S. Trulock [Historian], William C. Davis [Historian], Brian Pohanka [Civil War Historian], James M. McPherson [Prof. of History, Princeton University], Julia Colvin Oehmig [Curator, J. L. Chamberlain, Museum Pejepscot Historical Society], Gary Gallagher [Prof. of History, Penn State University], Chris M. Calkins [Historian]. Notes: Produced by Melissa Jo Peltier. Directed by Craig Haffner. Lincoln and Gettysburg. "What price glory? Although a Union victor, Gettysburg resulted in astronomical casualties for both sides: 23,000 Federals, 28,000 Confederates. Four months later, President Lincoln eloquently stated his grief for the fallen soldiers in his monumental Gettysburg Address." Among those interviewed: Paul M. Zaul [Research Scholar, Huntington Library], Bill G. Williams [Historian, author of Days of Darkness: The Gettysburg Civilians], Dr. John S. Patterson [American Studies, Penn State, Harrisburg], Jim McPherson [Historian], Gary Gallagher [Historian], Gabor S. Boritt [author, Lincoln's Generals]. William A. Frassanito [Historian/author]

Cataloging source

IDB

Characteristic

videorecording

Runtime

100

Series statement

• Civil War journal II
• American history in video

Series volume

vol. 2

Technique

live action