20th Maine Regiment
Document Type
Text
Contributing Institution
Maine State Archives
Identifier
15-46350-F021-I009
Exact Creation Date
7-21-1863
Language
English
Disciplines
History | Military History | United States History
Recommended Citation
Chamberlain, Joshua Lawrence, "1863-07-21 Letter from Chamberlain to Governor Coburn after Gettysburg" (1863). 20th Maine Regiment. 13.
https://digitalmaine.com/chamberlain_corr/13
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Description
Chamberlain writes to Governor Coburn regarding the actions of the 20th Maine Regiment at Gettysburg, Lt. Col. Gilmore, and the lack of medical staff.
"Our toilsome & hurried marches broke down a great many and I have had to be surgeon & father as well as Colonel."