Compiled Military Service Record of Lieutenant Colonel Thomas D. Chamberlain, 20th Maine Infantry Regiment

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Compiled Military Service Record of Lieutenant Colonel Thomas D. Chamberlain, 20th Maine Infantry Regiment

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Chamberlain, Thomas, 1841-1896

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Thomas D. Chamberlain was born in Brewer, Maine, the youngest of five children. Young Tom grew up on the family farm in Brewer with his four older siblings: Joshua Lawrence (born in 1828), Horace Beriah (1834), Sarah Brastow (1836) and John Calhoun (1838). Their upbringing seems to have been strict and religious but also loving. Thomas was a mischievous and likable boy—-his brother called him a "little rogue"—-and, as the baby of the family, he was his mother's favorite. Thomas was the only son ...