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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03801.05 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1863 |
| Title | Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain to Frederick Locke requesting a leave of absence |
| Date | 27 July 1863 |
| Author | Chamberlain, Joshua Lawrence (1828-1914) |
| Recipient | Locke, Frederick |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Asks for a 20 day leave of absence to recover his health following Gettysburg. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Injury or Wound Battle Health and Medical Union General Battle of Gettysburg |
| People | Chamberlain, Joshua Lawrence (1828-1914) Locke, Frederick Thomas (1826-1893) |
| Place written | Warrenton, Virginia |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Health & Medicine |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Bowdoin College professor, went to Maine state capital to offer his services; made lieutenant colonel of the 20th Maine on 8 August 1862. Took part in battles in Antietam, Sheperdstown Ford, Fredericksburg (wounded), and Chancellorsville. Received the Congressional Medal of Honor for service at Gettysburg, where he received a second wound. Relieved from field service in November 1863. Resumed command of regiment in May 1864 for Cold Harbor battle. Wounded in Petersburg in June. Died 50 years later as a result of injuries sustained there. Commanded troops that formally accepted the surrender of the Confederate army. Later served as governor of Maine and president of Bowdoin College. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |