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Medal of Honor Recipient

Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain

U.S. Army · U.S. Civil War

MOH-RC-000649Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1863

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Medal of Honor

July 2, 1863

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, USA

Rank at action
Colonel
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
U.S. Civil War
Unit or command
20th Maine Infantry

The Citation

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Daring heroism and great tenacity in holding his position on the Little Round Top against repeated assaults, and carrying the advance position on the Great Round Top.

Sources & record notes

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  1. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-27

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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-000655
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-27
Later or highest recorded rank
Brevet Major General
Entered service at
Brunswick, Maine
Archive transcription SHA-256
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Legacy transcription retained without substantive editing; current rendered profile variants documented in the Phase 10 evidence snapshot.

Current official Society evidence confirms the identity and core action record; historical action wording replaces inherited geocoder text while all inherited values and the complete legacy citation remain preserved.