In popular culture Joshua Chamberlain

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the book lost regiment , subsequent series author william r. forstchen chronicle adventures of 35th maine , union regiment maine having been transported alien planet. regiment based on 20th maine, main character , commander of regiment, andrew lawrence keane, being college professor.


in alternate history novel gettysburg: novel of civil war, written forstchen , newt gingrich, chamberlain featured character. in book, alternate history of civil war, chamberlain makes heroic stand similar real life battle on little round top. unlike in real life, chamberlain overwhelmed, wounded, , forced surrender, survives returns in third book of series, never call retreat.


a musical, chamberlain: civil war romance, book , lyrics sarah knapp , music steven m. alper commissioned maine state music theatre in 1993 , received premiere @ theatre in july, 1996. production starred mark jacoby chamberlain , sarah knapp fannie chamberlain. revived in revised form maine state in 2014. according bookwriter, musical exploration of perennial conflict between public duty , private devotion. musical … not celebrates great civil war hero, examines universal theme: how person’s sense of duty , destiny affect personal life.


another forstchen work, hard day mother , short story first volume in variety anthology series alternate generals . work based on premise of: if chamberlain on confederate side @ gettysburg? story assumes decade before outbreak of civil war chamberlain had taken teaching job @ virginia military academy , developed love state of virginia; outbreak of war joined confederate side under robert e. lee; in gettysburg gained little round top confederacy, fighting against own brother tom commanding 20th maine; thereby chamberlain won battle , entire war confederacy; later remained in independent confederacy , elected president; , reconciliatory attitude towards north led confederacy , united states holding referendums , freely deciding re-unite in 1914, following chamberlain s death.








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