Col. Joshua Chamberlain — Gettysburg Character Profile

About Col. Joshua Chamberlain

Colonel commanding the 20th Maine Regiment. Recruits deserters and holds the critical left flank on Little Round Top. After ammunition runs out, he orders a successful bayonet charge to repel Confederate attacks, securing the Union line.

Col. Joshua Chamberlain — Character Profile

Affiliations

• Bowdoin College
• Republican Party
• Phi Beta Kappa Society

Quick Facts about Col. Joshua Chamberlain

Education

Bowdoin College, Bangor Theological Seminary

Occupation

businessperson, politician, governor

Col. Joshua Chamberlain's Known Relations

• Thomas Chamberlain — Sibling
• Fanny Chamberlain — Spouse
• Bowdoin College — Employer
• Phi Beta Kappa Society — Member of

Character Facts

Played by

Jeff Daniels

Appears in

Gettysburg (1993)

Role

Protagonist

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