My main reason for joining this list is to offer the following book,
which our local library has discarded:
SOUL OF THE LION, A Biography of General Joshua L. Chamberlain, by
Willard M. Wallace.
I found the following on the internet :
Chamberlain was a born soldier but he planned to be a missionary. A
graduate of Bangor Theological Seminary, he was an instructor at Bowdoin
College when the Civil War broke out & he discovered his true vocation.
His military career was one of exceptional gallantry. He was an officer
always in the thick of battle. Fourteen horses were shot under him &
finally he was terribly wounded, yet recovered to fight in the closing
campaign of the war. He was designated to receive the surrender of the
Confederate infantry after the Appomattox meeting of Grant & Lee & he
played the role with magnanimity. Chamberlain's peacetime career was no
less notable. Four times he was elected Governor of the State of Maine &
later became president of Bowdoin College. In 1880 Chamberlain, unarmed
& alone, faced down a mob that threatened to kill him. With magnificent
courage, he said: "I am here to see that the laws of this state are put
into effect...If anybody wants to kill me for it, here I am." Willard
Wallace has told with sympathy, insight & understanding, the life story
of Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain.
Lots of personal information, his civil war
service, lots of photos.
If you have an interest in this book, please
e-mail me of the list.
Joan