{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.king.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/king-pens-foreword-to-chamberlain-memoir", "King Pens Foreword to Chamberlain Memoir", "2013-10-23", "2013", "2013-10", "Independent", "House", "ME", "Angus King", "K000383", "www.king.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "King Pens Foreword to Chamberlain Memoir\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tWednesday, October 23, 2013\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Senator Angus King recently penned a foreword to \u201cBlessed Boyhood!\u201d The \u2018Early Memoir\u2019 of Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, a book published by Bowdoin College and annotated by historians Thomas A. Desjardin and David K. Thomson to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the American Civil War. As a long-time admirer of Chamberlain, Senator King regards the General as \u201cthe greatest citizen that Maine has ever produced.\u201d\r\nIn his foreword, Senator King highlights the origins of Chamberlain\u2019s character, intellect, and command of prose which are often regarded as some of Chamberlain\u2019s most impressive qualities. In particular, Senator King observes the significance of General Chamberlain\u2019s character, a trait that is difficult to define but was critically important to his leadership style later in life.\r\n\u201cAdherence to principle, courage, honesty, and integrity describe [character] but don\u2019t define it. What does define it is the life of Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, and this memoir provides a powerful insight into how that character came to be.\u201d\r\nAs a Distinguished Lecturer at Bowdoin College, Senator King taught a class on \u201cLeaders and Leadership\u201d that drew heavily from the lessons of Chamberlain\u2019s personal life experiences. Those lessons have continued to guide and inspire him in his work as one of Maine\u2019s two U.S. Senators. This June Senator King paid tribute to Chamberlain as he commemorated the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg from the floor of the United States Senate. A video of his remarks can be found here.\r\nGeneral Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain served as commander of the 20th Maine infantry during the Battle of Gettysburg and received the Medal of Honor for his heroism at Little Round Top. After his distinguished military career, he went on to serve as Maine\u2019s 32nd governor and later as president of Bowdoin College from 1871-1883.\r\n\u00a0\r\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.king.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/king-pens-foreword-to-chamberlain-memoir"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.5879198908805847, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}