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vices on the field of battle, and especially fo,
ydtdnt conduct IN leading his brigade
| against the enemy ut Petersburg, on the 18Th
| inst. IN chtch he lods dangerous In ,uOunded,
is hereby, in pursuance of the authority OF
OF the Secretary OF War, appointed Brigadier
General U. 5. Volunteers, to rank as such
from the 18th of June, 1S63-subject to the
approval of the President.
U. S GRANT. Lieut.. General.
From his terrible wound Gen. Chamber
lain lay at the very point of death. for more
than two months in the u. S. Hospital at
Annapolis. At the end of five months, still
weak and exhausted from loss of blood, Gen.
Chamberlain persisted in resumng command
OF MS brigade, though he was not yet able to
mount horse or walk hundred yards. The
posltion OF MS command at that tme-the
autumn OF lSs4-was on the extreme left of
the lines investing the rebel fortifications at
| Petersburg.
During the winter, in January, 1866, Gen.
Chamberlain led his command in one OF those
severe assaults to gain possession of the We'll
don railroad, and owing 10 his severe expos-
ure to wind and sleet, his wounds, by no
means healed. became aggravated to such a
degree that his Corps Commander insisted on
his going North for surgical treatment. Dur
ing his absence he received many tempting
and lucrative offers to leave the military SER
mined, however, to see the end of the war
If his life would allow, he declined all such
inducements to personal and pecuniary prof
it, and against the protest of his surgeon he
| rejoined his command before thirty days had
expired.
The great movement that was destined 70
close the war, began on the 20 of March. 1865
under the direct orders of General Grant
To Chamberlain was assigned the costly and
haZarlOns honor n laa1inU ha aIu
at once encountered rebel force five times
as large as his own brigade. A most san
culinary conflict ensued, in which Chamber
6erlain lost eighteen officers and five hun
dred men. and was himself twice painfully
wounded in the breast and arm, after having
his horse shot under him. Every mounted
officer and member of his personal staff, was
either killed or wounded. But the result was
asplendid victory for our arms, the long COW
eted Boydton Plank road was secured and
held, and the enemy driven Off at er terrible
slaughter. For his magnificent gaantry of
that day Chamberlain was brevetted by Pres
ident Lincoln to the rank OF Major General.
In the remaining battles of that closing
and conquering campaign, Chamberlain was
honorably, cOnspicuousy and heroically en-
gagged. AT the terrible battle OF Five Forks,
under Sheridan, his command dislodged the
enemy from their strong position on the
HilO Odh IOdu. Az Tue engagement IOr the
capture of the South Side railroad, it was
Chamberain's command that routed the ia
nous rebel cavalry force of Fitz Hugh Lee.
And at the sharp fight at Jetersville Cham
berlain captured an immense mass of war
material, thus materially fastening the sur
render of Lee.
In the final action at Appomattox Court
House, ChamDerlains command was brilliant
ly engaged under Sheridan, and at the yery
moment of victory shot from a rebel can
non killed one of his staff-the very last
man that was killed in the army of the Poto-
mac!
When the battle was over and the enemy
succumbed, Chamberlain was appointed by
Grant to receive with his troops, the formal
surrender OF Lees army on the 10th day of
April, lS65.-a post of peculiar honor, in
tended by Gen. Grant to mark. his apprecia-
ton of theheroism of this distinguished son
Maine.
Since he retired from the military service
Gen. Chamberlam's record is familiar to every
child in the State. He has been two wears
our honored Governor, and he is a third
time candidate for our suffrages. Shall he
have those sufrages? He shed his blood for
us! snail we not give our votes to him
While he was ris<ing his life and pouring out
his blood for the preservation of the Union,
his opponent, Mr.. Pillsbury, was doing all in
his power to make the war failure. He was
decIying the laws that enabled the army to
be recruited, and he was depreciating the
money with which Chamberlain and other
soldiers were 10 be supplied with rations.
PIllsbury's record is written with his pen.
Chamberlain's record is written with his
sword. Voters of Maine! Read them both
and choose between them both on the 18th of
September!