20th Maine Regiment
Document Type
Text
Contributing Institution
Maine State Archives
Identifier
15-46350-F005-I012
Exact Creation Date
7-14-1862
Language
English
Location
Cumberland County; Brunswick
Disciplines
History | Military History | United States History
Recommended Citation
Chamberlain, Joshua Lawrence, "1862-07-14 Joshua Chamberlain's application for commission" (1862). 20th Maine Regiment. 6.
https://digitalmaine.com/chamberlain_corr/6
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Description
Letter from Joshua L. Chamberlain to Governor Washburn of Maine, offering his services for the war and requesting a commission.
"I have always been interested in military matters, and what I do not know in that line, I know how to learn."