I was in several places in Maine this week on business. By chance, I happened by the Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain memorial in his hometown of Brewer, Maine (Chamberlain was in southwestern York County, PA on July 1, 1863 en route to Gettysburg and his actions on Little Round Top). In a fog and drizzle early in the morning, I snapped some quick photos using a disposable camera I bought at an adjacent gas station, so I apologize for the poor quality of the photos. However, they should give the Cannonball reader a sense of the impressive and innovative memorial, which evokes images of Little Round Top).
At the foot of the hill once stood a house that was an important stop on the Underground Railroad. Escaped slaves entered a tunnel and made their way underground to the Penobscott River.
The memorial includes a replica of the 20th Maine's marker on Little Round Top
hi. i wanted to leave note here about this gentleman i saw the movie about him joshua chamberlain and i was really moved by both sides confederate and union soldiers. i know joshua was a good hearted person too. same as all men did at that time i know in heart both sides didnt want to have a civil war but they did anyway. but these pictures here are very good pictures as they came out just fine whether disposable or not they are really good photos good work. have you visited gettysburg. i did visit manassas but now will go to gettysburg and fredricksburg and other battle places one day i am also now becoming involved in a civil war reenactment as a soldier to see what life was like. for all of them again good job on the photos. very nice pictures
Hello Bobby!
Good luck in your dream of becoming a Civil War reenactor. You might want to find a local group and talk to some of the veteran reenactors - they should be able to give you advice and assistance, and at times they might have ideas on purchasing used equipment to help keep the costs down (it's a very expensive hobby if you buy all new stuff). You will enjoy Gettysburg when you visit; the battlefield is huge, with a large variety of terrain types and hundreds of regimental memorials, as well as more than a thousand other types of markers. I would recommend Antietam far above Fredericksburg in terms of what you will see - much of the Fredericksburg battlefield has not been preserved, although it's still worth a visit. Antietam by contrast may be the best preserved battlefield in the area.