Quote of the day
Like stones rolling down hills, fair ideas reach their objectives despite all obstacles and barriers. It may be possible to speed or hinder them, but impossible to stop them.
Joshua Chamberlain
Born: September 8, 1828
Died: February 24, 1914 (aged 85)
Bio: Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain was an American college professor from the State of Maine, who volunteered during the American Civil War to join the Union Army.
Known for:
- The Passing of the Armies
- Through blood & fire (1913)
- Bayonet! Forward
- The grand old man of Maine