What an icon. Look at the gaze in every photo. A man beyond himself, doing the duty that only few could ever stand. He should be celebrated like a true hero.
Chamberlain's 20th Maine was the "flank": the extreme left of the Union army at Gettysburg and defended Little round top to where they were at the breaking point, but held. Job well done, Col Chamberlain.
chamberlain was a really good, and forgiving officer, he always made sure his unit was in good spirit's and made sure they went phisically shattered, or hurt if it could be helped at all,
He was a very helpful officer and saw to his unit's need's in a personal way,
short , or out of ammo and reinforcement's he too little round top and defeated the enemy in one swift move charging down that hill to never give up, untill it was done,
Chamberlain by far my favorite personality of Gettysburg, maybe even the entire war. He was a schoolteacher who believed in the mission to the hilt. Out of ammo and no reinforcements or resupply, his charge won for him a most deserved Congressional Medal of Honor--one of 62 awarded Gettysburg participants. A man of peace, with more courage than any war dog I served with in Nam. Chamberlain was a great man.
Chamberlain and the 20th Maine are true American heroes! If they had not held Little Round Top, then the Confederates would have flanked the Union army and might have won the entire Battle of Gettysburg. Let us never forget the heroic sacrifices made on July 2, 1863, by the 20th Maine and all of the brave soldiers who fought at that terrible battle.
They were very heroic. However, the fate of the army did not hang on Little Round Top... on the other side of the hill was the entire ticked-off XI Corps, the largest in the army. :)
@Pillboxesghost The salute was not reported favorably in the north, but Gordon put it into perspective by calling Chamberlain "one of the knightliest soldiers of the Federal Army".
@Pillboxesghost . Grant chose Chamberlin to receive the surrender. it was an honor accorded Chamberlin At Yorktown Maj General Benjamin Lincoln took the British surrender for the Americans because of his service at the surrender of Charlestown. There were lots of American hero's and many of them never lived to the surrender. Strong Vincent my 5th cousin died defending Little Rountop.his the efforts and bravery of Vincent were instrumental in the eventual Union victor.
When you see the actual photos of this man, it's clear how much Jeff Daniels who portrayed him in the Gettysburg film resembles him. Daniels is not quite as thin.
Very true and let's not omit General Warren who saw Little Round Top was not occupied and through the command structure had Colonel Vincent sent up with the 44th New York, the 16th Michigan, the 83rd Pennsylvania and of course the 20th Maine to establish their position and hold it through out the day.
And kindly allow a "huzzah and a tiger" for that boy general with the long golden hair from Michigan, who stopped Stuart's cavalry dead in their tracks north of town. Had he not, that offensive by Longstreet and Pickett might have had a different outcome.
Whatever abject stupidity he may have displayed against the Sioux and Cheyenne 13 years later, Custer was a legitimate hero on July 3, 1863.
I tell you if I was younger and mustaches were in, I would like to grow a real large one like Chamberlain had. It was a masterpiece! It kind of inspires awe in one.
Every time I watch this video, I have this feeling that I must salute General Chamberlain. I read a book authored by him and discovered just how articulate he really was. Also, I sat upon a large rock on Little Round Top that he purportedly sat on when he returned to Gettysburg over the years in order to contemplate what had happened at that place so long ago. As I sat there, I did ponder and dream and as he said, the shadow of a mighty presence was indeed all around me.
great video i just went on a trip to gettysburg harpersferry and antetiam but i was unfortunate enough to not have gotten through the killer angels in time the biggest regret of my life
A few things: this must be every one's favorite song from Gettysburg. Two, Joshua2153, you are named after the guy who saved Gettysburg (or at least that is what my dad says). Jeff Daniels really does look him, they'd better make the Last Full Measure into a movie. And Killer Angels is the best book about the BOG (the story-line for the movie Gettysburg).
Chamberlain was one of many men who saved the battle of Gettysburg. Daniels is too fat to be Chamberlain now, though. He actually was too fat in Gods & Generals. He is big enough to make two Chamberlains now.
Killer Angels is a good novel but it's not history... there are some inaccuracies and some people are shortchanged.
i swear to god that he is my great great (maybe another great) grandfather. if you dont believe me, i dont mind. I know it is true and good job making the video!
Good for you, you must be real proud of him, as i am of my ancestors from that era. I remember reading an essay about the forgotten meeting at Appomatox between all the generals, and how Major General Chamberlain was there and that alot of the story of that reunion was told by him. Guess God rewarded him with survival and a life-time vacation to Maine:)
Chamberlain was one of the few commanders (that I have come across so far in my readings) that was a competent leader and inspired courage in his men. He did deserve the Medal of Honor and his promotion to Brigadier General, though I thought he ought to have at least made it to Major General... oh well.. can't change the past. He did deserve more than he got in the end.
It's not that he looks like Jeff Daniels, it's that Jeff Daniels looks like him when you compare the two after Daniels has all the facial hair and the uniform.
May God bless chamberline, and when he was promoted and won the congressional medal of honor,he deserved it all and more. He is one of many people that encourages me to join the USA Military
Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain. A true AMERICAN hero. the man who defended little round top. he should be mentioned right up there with audie murphy and the 101st airborne at bastogne.
Chamberlain is the msot heroic man I've seen in my history classes, short of General Washington himself. True patriot. The artwork you used, and the song, are both stupendous.
erin go to gettysburg yourself and look at the monument at the top of little round top of general green. He and the 78th new york held little round top from 7,000 confederates with 400 men through two days of fighting. go there urself i might have had wrong info but the main right depended on green.
I have been to Little Round Top and have climbed up the 78th NY monument tower. It is on the Union left, not the right. And it is not as far to the left as the location across the road that was held by Chamberlain and the 20th Maine. They were the end of the line.
I paid a visit to where Chamberlain made the charge on Little Round Top. As I contemplated old Chamberlain and his men and how they saved our left flank and our nation, a tear came to my eye. Chamberlain forever!
it wasnt just chamberlain the army of the potomac depended on. there was a general by the name of general green who held little round top with the 78th and 102nd new york regiments. they also played a key roll in the battle of gettysburg. god bless the union.
You know when in "Gettysburg" Chamberlain leads his bayonet charge down Little Round Top? During filming, they couldn't find Jeff Daniels' prop sword anywhere. My teacher had a friend who was a reenactor during the filming. He had my history teacher's sword with him, which belonged to the teachers's ancestor who fought at Gettysburg. This friend let Jeff Daniels use my teacher's sword for the charge. My teacher says he's going to bring the sword to school some day and let me see it.
You need to see Steve Earle's "Dixieland" - there is one on here - it tells the story of the 20th Maine from Kilrain's perspective. Comments on JLC. You'll post it, I'm sure!
I plan on naming my first son after this guy. :D He is just that freakin awesome!
mzmudcat 5 months ago
NYS forever holds its head up high at Col. Chamberlin. NYS will march side by side with any Maine boys, ALL HAIL COL. Chamberlin
BuBzIeNYNY 5 months ago
La carga a la bayoneta de Chamberlain, es similar, estrategicamente, a la carga de los "Grises" en Waterloo...
hanjelza701 7 months ago
Freedom is not free. All who served, all who gave, M.I.A, You will never be forgotten!
puppet003 7 months ago
What an icon. Look at the gaze in every photo. A man beyond himself, doing the duty that only few could ever stand. He should be celebrated like a true hero.
CWG1911 9 months ago
I have always believe that God want United States To Remain as Whole.And not separated.And that is why We the People are Blessed.
murraydonald62 10 months ago
A great commander Lt Gen J.L Chamberlain
hupoi 1 year ago
abgesehen von einigen armen hunden im wk1 wohl der letzte bayonett angriff... wie tapfer!
hansalfredferner 1 year ago
Chamberlain's 20th Maine was the "flank": the extreme left of the Union army at Gettysburg and defended Little round top to where they were at the breaking point, but held. Job well done, Col Chamberlain.
haynes1776 1 year ago
I like the Picture's of Chamberlain in his later yr;s,
he was a very dapper, and distinguished looking man,
in his suit, and the pic of him in the later Union Uniform,
He looked very Dapper in that union Uniform with the wide gold band across his shoulder,
if he was here today,,,
Id walk up to him, and Hug him and then stand back , and salute him, and shake his hand to thank him for what he did in the war,
kirkconway 1 year ago
chamberlain was a really good, and forgiving officer, he always made sure his unit was in good spirit's and made sure they went phisically shattered, or hurt if it could be helped at all,
He was a very helpful officer and saw to his unit's need's in a personal way,
short , or out of ammo and reinforcement's he too little round top and defeated the enemy in one swift move charging down that hill to never give up, untill it was done,
kirkconway 1 year ago
Jeff Daniel's was perfect to play chamberlain,
he has the same stance and same look as chamberlain,
He was perfect for the part,
kirkconway 1 year ago 4
they couldnt have gotten anyone better than jeff daniel's to play chamberlain,
he was perfect in every way, the look the makeup and the stance,
chamberlain was very helpful to his troops and treated them well,
Made sure they always had decent food and clothing,
helped them to keep thier spirits up too,
Really Good Officer,
kirkconway 1 year ago 2
He is a hero. Ordered the amazing bayonet charge that saved many men's lives. Not to mention his mustache is awesome.
Bjgemini524 1 year ago 2
"Gentlemen, we are the flank."
HotxRugbyxPlayer 1 year ago
A very very good Film!!!
1986ChrisBerlin 1 year ago
Jeff Daniels who played Chamberlain in the film Gettysburg looked very much like the war hero. Chamberlain was perhaps a bit thinner.
bookkeeper57 1 year ago
Chamberlain by far my favorite personality of Gettysburg, maybe even the entire war. He was a schoolteacher who believed in the mission to the hilt. Out of ammo and no reinforcements or resupply, his charge won for him a most deserved Congressional Medal of Honor--one of 62 awarded Gettysburg participants. A man of peace, with more courage than any war dog I served with in Nam. Chamberlain was a great man.
rickcee 1 year ago 4
hahaha, yeah, thats something every American wants; shake the hand of a famous civil war soldier...
Personal, i want to shake the hand of Stuart of Jackson but i have a great respect for this man
ViccardXViccc 1 year ago
my hero-----next to sherman
MrSkegman 2 years ago
Chamberlain and the 20th Maine are true American heroes! If they had not held Little Round Top, then the Confederates would have flanked the Union army and might have won the entire Battle of Gettysburg. Let us never forget the heroic sacrifices made on July 2, 1863, by the 20th Maine and all of the brave soldiers who fought at that terrible battle.
coltshoo11 2 years ago 9
They were very heroic. However, the fate of the army did not hang on Little Round Top... on the other side of the hill was the entire ticked-off XI Corps, the largest in the army. :)
eringobragh915 2 years ago
Sorry, I'm a doofus with my Latin numerals. VI corps, not XI corps.
eringobragh915 1 year ago
J.L. Chamberlain is a true American hero. Gen. J.B. Gordon surrendered the Confederate troops at Appomattox to Gen. Chamberlain.
Youve been taught all these years that Lee surrendered to Grant! They agreed on / signed the articles of surrender.
There are many other historical facts "omitted" from the yankee written history books.
Bet you didn't know Chanberlain had his troops salute / honor the defeated Confederates as they laid down their arms.
It's quite moving, read about it!
Pillboxesghost 2 years ago 8
Yes, in fact, I did hear about that a time or two. ;)
Lee did surrender to Grant. Let's get over it.
eringobragh915 2 years ago
@Pillboxesghost The salute was not reported favorably in the north, but Gordon put it into perspective by calling Chamberlain "one of the knightliest soldiers of the Federal Army".
JohnP538 5 months ago
@Pillboxesghost . Grant chose Chamberlin to receive the surrender. it was an honor accorded Chamberlin At Yorktown Maj General Benjamin Lincoln took the British surrender for the Americans because of his service at the surrender of Charlestown. There were lots of American hero's and many of them never lived to the surrender. Strong Vincent my 5th cousin died defending Little Rountop.his the efforts and bravery of Vincent were instrumental in the eventual Union victor.
progressiverebel 5 months ago
Any blond man who is capable of doing so should grow an awesome mustache like Chamberlain's.
Kev95682 2 years ago
When you see the actual photos of this man, it's clear how much Jeff Daniels who portrayed him in the Gettysburg film resembles him. Daniels is not quite as thin.
bookkeeper57 2 years ago
Yeah, not QUITE... especially in Gods & Generals, he was fat enough for 3 Chamberlains. From the neck up though, he does look a lot like him.
eringobragh915 2 years ago
exactly - and all the fat extras waddling around in gettysburg pretending to be soldiers.
bunterx 2 years ago
Let us remember these brave heroes for all time! Never let their sacrifices go unnoticed
ShawnC15 2 years ago
never forget the 20th maine!!!!!!!!!
2ndpadrummer 2 years ago 9
J. L. Chamberlain, J. Buford and W. S. Hancock - the heros of Gettysburg !
Mischerman 2 years ago 11
Three of many. :)
eringobragh915 2 years ago
Yes, of course !
The soldiers on both sides were heros.
Mischerman 2 years ago 2
Very true and let's not omit General Warren who saw Little Round Top was not occupied and through the command structure had Colonel Vincent sent up with the 44th New York, the 16th Michigan, the 83rd Pennsylvania and of course the 20th Maine to establish their position and hold it through out the day.
MrSantacm 2 years ago
And kindly allow a "huzzah and a tiger" for that boy general with the long golden hair from Michigan, who stopped Stuart's cavalry dead in their tracks north of town. Had he not, that offensive by Longstreet and Pickett might have had a different outcome.
Whatever abject stupidity he may have displayed against the Sioux and Cheyenne 13 years later, Custer was a legitimate hero on July 3, 1863.
BenAliGtor 2 years ago 2
It took a lot to stop Stuart. I will give Custer his props.
eringobragh915 2 years ago
He's the damn best officer of the 20th maine!
sgtSoupy 2 years ago
Einer der besten Soldaten der Unions Armee!
Cergoeli 3 years ago 3
Ja, ich stimme
zdenekklos 2 years ago
Savior of the union!
lancechamplain 3 years ago
Gotta love the 'stache that ol J.L.C. is sportin too. He was definately my favorite character in Gettysburg and Gods and Generals.
EricW1063 3 years ago 4
I tell you if I was younger and mustaches were in, I would like to grow a real large one like Chamberlain had. It was a masterpiece! It kind of inspires awe in one.
jfnuyen 3 years ago
Mustaches are coming back in style. Any man capable of growing a mustache like JLC's should let NOTHING stand in his way!
And youth has nothing to do with it -- I've seen photos of JLC as an old fellow and he looked just as good with a long white mustache.
eringobragh915 3 years ago
That portrait of Chamberlain at 2:49 is especially nice. Very Distinguished
MJ0428 3 years ago
what genrals would u guys go for id go for chamberlain or meade confedrate would be lee and Gen Pickett or jeb Stuart
Irish8594 3 years ago
Go for?
eringobragh915 3 years ago
Every time I watch this video, I have this feeling that I must salute General Chamberlain. I read a book authored by him and discovered just how articulate he really was. Also, I sat upon a large rock on Little Round Top that he purportedly sat on when he returned to Gettysburg over the years in order to contemplate what had happened at that place so long ago. As I sat there, I did ponder and dream and as he said, the shadow of a mighty presence was indeed all around me.
jfnuyen 3 years ago 3
great video i just went on a trip to gettysburg harpersferry and antetiam but i was unfortunate enough to not have gotten through the killer angels in time the biggest regret of my life
wschargersfan7 3 years ago
He looks really bold in that picture at 2:50.
galatian5 3 years ago
A few things: this must be every one's favorite song from Gettysburg. Two, Joshua2153, you are named after the guy who saved Gettysburg (or at least that is what my dad says). Jeff Daniels really does look him, they'd better make the Last Full Measure into a movie. And Killer Angels is the best book about the BOG (the story-line for the movie Gettysburg).
lourdesgirl101 3 years ago
Chamberlain was one of many men who saved the battle of Gettysburg. Daniels is too fat to be Chamberlain now, though. He actually was too fat in Gods & Generals. He is big enough to make two Chamberlains now.
Killer Angels is a good novel but it's not history... there are some inaccuracies and some people are shortchanged.
eringobragh915 3 years ago
Particularly Stuart.
eringobragh915 3 years ago
Don't forget kilrain wasn't a real person but has similarities to one
hotshotisnumber1 3 years ago
MY NAME IS JOSHUA LAWRENCE!!! NO JOKE!
joshual2153 3 years ago 3
Cool!
aceofhicks 3 years ago
well jeff daniels was the best actor for chamberlain because his face is nearly identic with the face of the real Person Joshua Chamberlain
kaleunt08 3 years ago
i swear to god that he is my great great (maybe another great) grandfather. if you dont believe me, i dont mind. I know it is true and good job making the video!
LauraLeeLovesCows 3 years ago
Good for you, you must be real proud of him, as i am of my ancestors from that era. I remember reading an essay about the forgotten meeting at Appomatox between all the generals, and how Major General Chamberlain was there and that alot of the story of that reunion was told by him. Guess God rewarded him with survival and a life-time vacation to Maine:)
MJ0428 3 years ago
@LauraLeeLovesCows
I believe you.
Jane1620 2 years ago
joshua chamberlain is the manliest man of all time. just look at that mustache.
AcademicDecathlere 3 years ago 3
Well said!
eringobragh915 3 years ago
dude had some unique mustache huh?
i want one
Rawnuld34 3 years ago
He was born in Brewer Maine. I live about 20 minutes away from brewer. Yay.
but seriously. an american hero
Rawnuld34 3 years ago
Chamberlain was one of the few commanders (that I have come across so far in my readings) that was a competent leader and inspired courage in his men. He did deserve the Medal of Honor and his promotion to Brigadier General, though I thought he ought to have at least made it to Major General... oh well.. can't change the past. He did deserve more than he got in the end.
Willen88 3 years ago
He did make it to major general.
eringobragh915 3 years ago
He doesn't look at thing like Jeff Daniels!!
hemming57 4 years ago
I think he looks just like him!
eringobragh915 4 years ago
So do I Eringpbragh915! He does look just like him!
aceofhicks 3 years ago
It's not that he looks like Jeff Daniels, it's that Jeff Daniels looks like him when you compare the two after Daniels has all the facial hair and the uniform.
Willen88 3 years ago
In other words, Daniels in the role of Chamberlain looks like Chamberlain.
eringobragh915 3 years ago
Chamberlain was AWESOME!
Long Live Maine!!
Inamoah 4 years ago 2
treu AMERICAN hero!!!
BadAmarican 4 years ago 2
This man very well could have saved the world as we know it..............
aceofhicks 4 years ago
True
Kdawg195 4 years ago 2
May God bless chamberline, and when he was promoted and won the congressional medal of honor,he deserved it all and more. He is one of many people that encourages me to join the USA Military
pixy44 4 years ago
Actually, he deserves many salutes! He was great!!!
Robbiesmile 4 years ago
He deserves a salute!!!
Robbiesmile 4 years ago
God bless Chamberlains soul.
aceofhicks 4 years ago
Amen.
guyman117 4 years ago
Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain. A true AMERICAN hero. the man who defended little round top. he should be mentioned right up there with audie murphy and the 101st airborne at bastogne.
MMSMikey 4 years ago
1 of the best videos on youtube
aceofhicks 4 years ago
Chamberlain is the msot heroic man I've seen in my history classes, short of General Washington himself. True patriot. The artwork you used, and the song, are both stupendous.
AnimeAndHaloDOMix 4 years ago
same here, and I'm A Canadian.
aceofhicks 4 years ago
erin go to gettysburg yourself and look at the monument at the top of little round top of general green. He and the 78th new york held little round top from 7,000 confederates with 400 men through two days of fighting. go there urself i might have had wrong info but the main right depended on green.
bullyboy1863 4 years ago
I have been to Little Round Top and have climbed up the 78th NY monument tower. It is on the Union left, not the right. And it is not as far to the left as the location across the road that was held by Chamberlain and the 20th Maine. They were the end of the line.
eringobragh915 4 years ago
I paid a visit to where Chamberlain made the charge on Little Round Top. As I contemplated old Chamberlain and his men and how they saved our left flank and our nation, a tear came to my eye. Chamberlain forever!
GettysburgGhost1863 4 years ago
oh, thats cool, all i remember was a couple days ago my us history teacher was talkin about him and how his bro always called him lawrence
topcitygolfer 4 years ago
its Lawrence Joshua Chamberlain
topcitygolfer 4 years ago
Joshua Lawrence. He changed his name, but from childhood always went by his middle name, Lawrence, which he then made his first name.
eringobragh915 4 years ago
A distinguished and gallant example of the
patriotic gentleman-scholar turned soldier.
An American of whom Americans should be proud.
lectocom 4 years ago
it wasnt just chamberlain the army of the potomac depended on. there was a general by the name of general green who held little round top with the 78th and 102nd new york regiments. they also played a key roll in the battle of gettysburg. god bless the union.
bullyboy1863 4 years ago
"It wasn't just Chamberlain the Army of the Potomac depended on"? That's a bit of an understatement, isn't it? :)
eringobragh915 4 years ago
No finer gentleman could have been chosen to accept the formal surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia than Chamberlain.
BenAliGtor 4 years ago
Agreed.
AnimeAndHaloDOMix 4 years ago
"Those boys from Alabama said they'd never been whipped before....and never wanted to meet the 20th of Maine again..."
Long Live the 20th! Thanks for the video. Makes this County boy proud.
thedhl22 4 years ago 2
a citizen soldier and a true patriot and defender of the union.
spartanwarrior1 4 years ago
Very Nice Tribute - thanks for sharing ! Chamberlain was a Godly man and a true hero.
jbryant13 4 years ago
You know when in "Gettysburg" Chamberlain leads his bayonet charge down Little Round Top? During filming, they couldn't find Jeff Daniels' prop sword anywhere. My teacher had a friend who was a reenactor during the filming. He had my history teacher's sword with him, which belonged to the teachers's ancestor who fought at Gettysburg. This friend let Jeff Daniels use my teacher's sword for the charge. My teacher says he's going to bring the sword to school some day and let me see it.
GettysburgGhost1863 4 years ago
It doesn't get much cooler than that.
eringobragh915 4 years ago
Very nice! Chamberlain truly was a hero.
GettysburgGhost1863 4 years ago
Chamberlain the academic was quite the brave action figure. We sure could use men of his caliber today. Where are the giants of the past?
Charlie265 4 years ago
I'm in "Gettysburg", 20th Maine - was right behind Jeff Daniels in the bayonet charge.
I saw JLC on LRT last year - still there!
JKing54 4 years ago
You need to see Steve Earle's "Dixieland" - there is one on here - it tells the story of the 20th Maine from Kilrain's perspective. Comments on JLC. You'll post it, I'm sure!
JKing54 4 years ago
Chamberlain, one of the North's greatest yet little known heroes.
pytko3 4 years ago
Indeed... I wish people would learn of his heroism...
GettysburgGhost1863 4 years ago
My personal hero, Bvt Maj. General Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain
5thcorps 4 years ago
Glad you enjoyed it :)
eringobragh915 4 years ago
I'm named after him!
-Joshua Chamberlain Hollin, Missloula, MT
hernia56 4 years ago
Very cool!
eringobragh915 4 years ago