TO THE LIMITS OF THE SOUL'S IDEAL:
BIBLIOGRAPHY AND NOTES

This beautiful portrait of Chamberlain was done by a Boston-based artist named Andy Amato.

I thank him so much for allowing me to put it on the site.

Please do not copy without his express written permission.

You can purchase each of these books from Amazon.com, simply by clicking on the book title links, or on the book icons themselves.

The books listed under "New Releases" can be purchased through the individual publishers listed, by clicking on the book titles.

The following books were my primary sources of research for my Web site.

PRIMARY SOURCES

Chamberlain, Joshua Lawrence: "Bayonet! Forward: My Civil War Reminiscences", edited by Stan Clark Military Books, Gettysburg, 1994

Chamberlain, Joshua Lawrence: "The Passing of the Armies: An Account of the Final Campaign of the Army of the Potomac, Based Upon Personal Reminiscences of the Fifth Army Corps", Bantam Paperback edition, 1993.

Chamberlain, Joshua Lawrence: "Through Blood & Fire at Gettysburg", originally published by Hearst Newspapers in "Cosmopolitan" magazine, 1913.

Deans, Sis: "His Proper Post: A Biography of General Joshua L. Chamberlain", Belle Grove Publishing, 1996.

Goulka, Jeremiah E., Editor: "The Grand Old Man of Maine: Selected Letters of Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, 1865-1914", University of North Carolina Press, 2004.

Levinsky, Allan M.: "At Home With the General: A Visit to the Joshua L. Chamberlain Museum", Thomas Publications, Gettysburg, 2001.

Trulock, Alice Rains: "In the Hands of Providence: Joshua L. Chamberlain and the American Civil War", University of North Carolina Press, 1992.

Wallace, Willard M.: "Soul of the Lion: A Biography of General Joshua L. Chamberlain", (reprint of 1960s-era original), Stan Clark Military Books, Gettysburg, 1991.

OTHER BOOKS ABOUT CHAMBERLAIN:

Bedwell, Randall: "May I Quote You, General Chamberlain?" Cumberland House, 1998.

Desjardin, Thomas A.: "Stand Firm Ye Boys from Maine: the 20th Maine and the Gettysburg Campaign",Oxford University Press, 2001

Higgins, Brian L. (ed.): "A Sketch: A Reprint of the Original 1905 Biography of Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain", privately published, 1995.

Loski, Diana Haldeman: "The Chamberlains of Brewer", Thomas Publications,Gettysburg, 1998.

Nesbitt, Mark: "Through Blood & Fire: Selected Civil War Papers of Major General Joshua Chamberlain", Stackpole Books, 1996.

Pullen, John J.: "Joshua Chamberlain: A Hero's Life & Legacy", Stackpole Books, 1999.

Pullen, John J.: "The Twentieth Maine: A Volunteer Regiment in the Civil War", Morningside House, 1980.

Shaara, Jeff: "Gods & Generals: A Novel", Ballantine Books, 1996.

Shaara, Jeff: "The Last Full Measure: A Novel", Ballantine Books, 1998.

Shaara, Michael: "The Killer Angels: A Novel", Random House reprint, 1993.

(PERSONAL NOTE: I include the "Killer Angels Trilogy" because the Shaaras do a good job in humanizing Chamberlain. However, both authors tend to put too much swearing in Chamberlain's mouth for my comfort, IMHO.)

Smith, Diane Monroe: "Fanny & Joshua: The Enigmatic Lives of Frances Caroline Adams and Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain", Thomas Publications, Gettysburg, 1999.

If you know of other books on Chamberlain that are either coming out soon, or that you yourself know of, please email me, so I can add them to the list. Thanks!

MOST RECENT RELEASES

"Silver Eagles" A Novel, by Nick Korolev. Publish America, 2003.

"Valor's Measure: Based on the Heroic Civil War Career of Joshua L. Chamberlain" A Novel, by Thomas Wade Oliver. Publish America, 2003.

"Chamberlain at Petersburg: The Charge at Fort Hell, June, 18, 1864" by Diane Monroe Smith. Thomas Publications, Gettysburg, 2004.

"Courage on Little Round Top, A Historical Novel" by Thomas M. Eishen.Skyward Publishing Company, 2004

NOTE: If you have read any of the above books, and would like to submit a review for the Book Reviews page, please feel free to do so! Email me, and I will post it for you.

NOTES BY INDIVIDUAL PAGE:

1.) Trulock, Alice Rains: "In the Hands of Providence: Joshua L. Chamberlain and the American Civil War", Pages 154-155.

1.) Trulock, Alice Rains: "In the Hands of Providence: Joshua L. Chamberlain and the American Civil War", Page 33.
2.) Trulock, "In the Hands of Providence", Page 33.
2A.) Trulock, "In the Hands of Providence", Page 34.
3.) Trulock, "In the Hands of Providence", Page 35.
3A.) Trulock,"In the Hands of Providence", Page 40
3B.) Trulock, "In the Hands of Providence", Page 40.
3C.) Trulock, "In the Hands of Providence", Page 40.
3D.) Trulock, "In the Hands of Providence", Page 40.
3E.) Trulock, "In the Hands of Providence", Page 40.
4.) Deans, Sis: "His Proper Post: A Biography of General Joshua L. Chamberlain", Page 11.
5.) Deans, "His Proper Post", Page 11.
6.) Trulock, "In the Hands of Providence", Page 47.
7.) Trulock, "In the Hands of Providence", Page 59.
8.) Trulock, "In the Hands of Providence", Page 60.
9.) Trulock, "In the Hands of Providence", Page 7.
10.) Trulock, "In the Hands of Providence", Page 8.
11.) Trulock, "In the Hands of Providence", Page 11.
12.) Trulock, "In the Hands of Providence", Page 11.
13.) Deans, "His Proper Post", Page 24.
14.) Deans, "His Proper Post", Page 27.

1A,B,C) Trulock, "In the Hands of Providence: Joshua L. Chamberlain and the American Civil War, Pages 68 - 69.

1.) Trulock, " In the Hands of Providence: Joshua L. Chamberlain and the American Civil War", Page 75.
1a.) Nesbit, Mark, ed.: Through Blood & Fire: Selected Civil War Letters of Maj. Gen.. Joshua Chamberlain", Stackpole Books, 1996.: pp. 23. & 24.
1b.) Ibid., pg. 24.
1c.) Trulock, "In the Hands of Providence", pg. 80.
1d.) Ibid., pg. 80.
1e.) Ibid., pg.80
2.) Chamberlain, Joshua Lawrence: "Bayonet! Forward: My Civil War Reminiscences", Page 7.
3. Chamberlain, "Bayonet! Forward", Page 9.
4.) Chamberlain, "Bayonet! Forward"., Page 9.
5.) Chamberlain, "Bayonet! Forward", Page 14.
6.) Wallace, Willard M.: "Soul of the Lion: A Biography of General Joshua L. Chamberlain", Page 66.
7.) Chamberlain, " Bayonet! Forward", Page 24.
8.) Chamberlain, "Bayonet! Forward", Page 17.
9.) Chamberlain, "Bayonet! Forward"., Page 22.
10.) Chamberlain, "Bayonet! Forward", Page 23.
11.) Trulock, "In the Hands of Providence", Page 142.
12.) Chamberlain, "Bayonet! Forward", Page 28,
13.) Deans, "His Proper Post: A Biography of General Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain", Page 47.
14.) Chamberlain, "Bayonet! Forward", Page 31.
15.) Chamberlain, "Bayonet! Forward",, Page 32.
16.) Chamberlain, "Bayonet! Forward", Pages 32-33.
17.) Deans, "His Proper Post", Page 52.
18.) Chamberlain, "Bayonet! Forward", Page 36.

1.) Chamberlain, Joshua Lawrence: "The Passing of the Armies", Page 2.
2.) Chamberlain, "The Passing of the Armies", Page 8.
3.) Trulock, Alice Rains, "In the Hands of Providence: Joshua L. Chamberlain and the American Civil War", Page 204.
4.) Trulock, "In the Hands of Providence", Page 209.
5.) Chamberlain, "The Passing of the Armies", Page 20.
6.) Trulock, "In the Hands of Providence", Page 212.
7.) Trulock, "In the Hands of Providence", Page 215.
8.) Deans, Sis:"His Proper Post: A Biography of General Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain", Pages 66-67.
9.) Deans, "His Proper Post", Page 67.
10.) Chamberlain, "The Passing of the Armies", Page 35.
11.) Chamberlain, "The Passing of the Armies", Page 35.
12.) Chamberlain, "The Passing of the Armies", Page 36.
13.) Chamberlain, "The Passing of the Armies", Page 36.
14.) Chamberlain, "The Passing of the Armies", Page 37.
15.) Chamberlain, "The Passing of the Armies", Page 44.
16.) Chamberlain, "The Passing of the Armies", Page 42.
17.) Chamberlain, "The Passing of the Armies", Page 56.
18.) Chamberlain, "The Passing of the Armies", Pages 99-100.
19.) Chamberlain, "The Passing of the Armies", Page 105.
20.) Chamberlain, "The Passing of the Armies", Page 106.
21.) Chamberlain, "The Passing of the Armies", Pages 167-168.
22.) Chamberlain, "The Passing of the Armies", Pages 179-180.
23.) Chamberlain, "The Passing of the Armies", Page 180.
24.) Chamberlain, "The Passing of the Armies", Page 180.
25.) Chamberlain, "The Passing of the Armies", Page 187.
26.) Chamberlain, "The Passing of the Armies", Page 191.
27.) Chamberlain, "The Passing of the Armies", Page 194.
28.) Chamberlain, "The Passing of the Armies", Page 195
29.) Chamberlain, "The Passing of the Armies", Page 195.
30.) Chamberlain, "The Passing of the Armies", Pages 195-196.
31.) Trulock, "In the Hands of Providence", Pages 310-311.
32.) Trulock, "In the Hands of Providence", Page 310.
33.) Chamberlain, "The Passing of the Armies", Page 202.
34.) Chamberlain, "The Passing of the Armies", Page 214.
35.) Chamberlain, "The Passing of the Armies", Page 216.
36.) Chamberlain, "The Passing of the Armies", Pages 216-217.
37.) Chamberlain, "The Passing of the Armies", Page 222-223.
38.) Chamberlain, "The Passing of the Armies", Page 222.
39.) Chamberlain, "The Passing of the Armies", Page 233.
40.) Chamberlain, Joshua L., "Bayonet! Forward: My Civil War Reminiscences", Page 163.
41.) Chamberlain, "Bayonet! Forward", Pages 168-169.
42.) Chamberlain, "Bayonet! Forward", Page 170.
43.) Chamberlain, "Bayonet! Forward", Page 171.
44.) Chamberlain, "Bayonet! Forward", Page 171.
45.) Chamberlain, "Bayonet! Forward", Page 171.
46.) Chamberlain,"Bayonet! Forward", Page 172.
47.) Chamberlain, "Bayonet! Forward", Page 173.
48.) Chamberlain, "Bayonet! Forward", Page 173-174.
49.) Chamberlain, "Bayonet! Forward", Page 176.
50.) Chamberlain, "Bayonet! Forward", Page 180.

1.) Deans, Sis: "His Proper Post: A Biography of General Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain", Page 83.
2.) Deans, "His Proper Post", Page 83.
3.) Wallace, Willard: "Soul of the Lion: A Biography of General Joshua L. Chamberlain", Page 209.
4.) Deans, "His Proper Post", Page 85.
5.) Deans, "His Proper Post", Page 86.
6.) Deans, "His Proper Post", Page 87.
7.) Wallace, "Soul of the Lion", Pages 217-218.
7A) Goulka, Jeremiah E., Editor: "The Grand Old Man of Maine: Selected Letters of Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain: 1865 - 1914", PP. 26 - 28.
8.) Deans, "His Proper Post", Page 92.
8A.) Goulka, "Grand Old Man of Maine", Page 71.
9.) Wallace, "Soul of the Lion", Page 222.
10.) Wallace, "Soul of the Lion", Page 243.
10A.) "The Grand Old Man of Maine", pp. 91 - 92
10B.) "The Grand Old Man of Maine", pp. 94 - 95.
10C.) "The Grand Old Man of Maine", pp. 96 - 97.
11.) Deans, "His Proper Post", Page 95.
12.) Deans, "His Proper Post", Page 97

1.) Deans, Sis: "His Proper Post: A Biography of General Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain", Page 105.
2.) Trulock, Alice Rains: "In the Hands of Providence: Joshua L. Chamberlain and the American Civil War", Pages 112-113.
3.) Goulka, Jeremiah E., Editor: "The Grand Old Man of Maine", Page 72.
4.) Deans, "His Proper Post", Page 106.
5.) Deans, "His Proper Post", Page 106.
6.) Deans, "His Proper Post", Page 104.
7.) Deans, "His Proper Post", Page 104.
8.) Deans, "His Proper Post", Page 106.
9.) Deans, "His Proper Post", Page 107.
10.) Deans, "His Proper Post", Page 107.
10A.) Trulock, "In the Hands of Providence", p.61.
10B.) Wallace, "Soul of the Lion", p. 298
10C.) Wallace, "Soul of the Lion", p. 298
10D.) Wallace, "Soul of the Lion", p. 298
10E.) Wallace, "Soul of the Lion", p. 299
10F.) Wallace, "Soul of the Lion", p. 300
10G.) Wallace, "Soul of the Lion", p. 300
11.) Deans, "His Proper Post", Page 99.
12.) Wallace, Willard: "Soul of the Lion: A Biography of General Joshua L. Chamberlain", Pages 279-280.
13.) Wallace, "Soul of the Lion", Page 288.
14.) Wallace, "Soul of the Lion", Page 249.
15.) Wallace, "Soul of the Lion", Page 249.
16.) Wallace, "Soul of the Lion", Page 249.
17.) Wallace, "Soul of the Lion", Page 251.
18.) Wallace, "Soul of the Lion", Page 252.
19.) Wallace, "Soul of the Lion", Page 252.
20.) Wallace, "Soul of the Lion", Page 291.
21.) Wallace, "Soul of the Lion", Page 294.
22.) Wallace, "Soul of the Lion", Page 295.
23.) Wallace, "Soul of the Lion", Page 295.
23a.) Wallace, "Soul of the Lion", Pages 296-297
24.) Trulock, "In the Hands of Providence", Page 381.
25.) Wallace, "Soul of the Lion", Page 302.
26.) Trulock, "In the Hands of Providence", Page 381.
27.) Trulock, "In the Hands of Providence", Pages 381-382.
28.) Wallace, "Soul of the Lion", Page 309-310.
29.) Wallace, "Soul of the Lion", Page 310.
30.) Trulock, "In the Hands of Providence", Page 378.
31.) Wallace, "Soul of the Lion", Page 312.
32.) Schaaf, Morris: "Sunset of the Confederacy", quote from "Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States: Tribute to the Memory of Joshua Chamberlain"--quote in Deans, "His Proper Post", Page 111.

1. "Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain: A Sketch", 1905. Chamberlain Association of America, Reprinted by Brian L. Higgins, 1995.

2. JLC, Memorial Day speech, 1897. Quote provided by Brian C. Pohanka.

3. Address to the 16th Maine Volunteers, Portland, ME, 1898. Quoted in "Bayonet! Forward: My Civil War Reminiscences", edited by Stan Clark Military Books, Gettysburg, PA.

4. "Dedication of Maine Monuments at Gettysburg", October 3, 1889. Quoted in "Bayonet! Forward".

5. JLC, Memorial Day speech, 1884. Quote provided by Brian C. Pohanka.

6. JLC Memorial Day speech, 1884, published in "Peabody Press". Quote provided by Brian C. Pohanka.

Levinsky, Allan M.: "At Home With the General: A Visit to the Joshua L. Chamberlain Museum". Thomas Publications, 2001.
Deans, Sis: "His Proper Post: A Biography of General Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain", Page 105.

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