MINOT — Historian Charles Plummer was guest speaker at a recent meeting of the Minot Junior History Club.
He was garbed as Joshua Chamberlain and discussed the period of Civil War history. There were interesting questions and answers.
Chamberlain was a professor at Bowdoin College when he became commander of the 20th Maine Infantry.
The crucial role these Maine Militiamen played in the Union victory at Gettysburg exemplifies the qualities of leadership, initiative, unit cohesion and gallantry of Col. Chamberlain.
He was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions on July 2, 1863. Two years later at Appomattox Courthouse, as Brevet Major General, he was chosen to accept the Confederate surrender and ordered Union troops to present arms to their former enemy as a mark of respect.
After the war, Chamberlain was elected governor of Maine and completed his military career as a major general in the Maine National Guard.
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- Front row, from left, Madison Goss, Mckenna Murphy, Abrial Chamberlain, Johnna Sennett, Gracie Sennett; second row, Jacob Hart, Sebastian Chamberlain, Emma Newell, Abigail Clark, Charles Plummer, Evan Verrill, Victoria Newell, Miranda Maung and club leader Donna Berry.
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