Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
Date | Event |
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1828, Sept. 8 | Born, Brewer, Maine |
1852 | Graduated, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine |
1852-1855 | Student, Bangor Theological Seminary, Bangor, Maine |
1855 | Married Fannie Adams |
1855-1862 | Taught, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine |
1862 | Appointed lieutenant colonel, 20th Maine Regiment |
1863 | Appointed colonel, 20th Maine Regiment Fought at Battle of Gettysburg and awarded Congressional Medal of Honor for his defense of Little Round Top |
1864 | Promoted by Ulysses S. Grant to brigadier general of volunteers |
1867-1871 | Governor of Maine |
1871-1883 | President, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine |
1893 | Awarded Medal of Honor for actions at Battle of Gettysburg |
1914, Feb. 24 | Died, Portland, Maine |