Joshua Chamberlain was an American professor-turned-soldier who commanded the 20th Maine Regiment to glorious victory at Gettysburg during the American Civil War. He earned a battlefield promotion and was gravely wounded six times during the Civil War. Chamberlain projected himself to ensuing generations as a man with extraordinary leadership skills during war. After the war, he went on to serve four terms as Governor of Maine and later became the president of Bowdoin College, where he was once both an alumnus and a professor. One of his best-known works is a definitive account of the war titled, ‘The Passing of the Armies’, which was published after his death. A genuine icon of Civil War lore, he was an impeccable scholar who frantically wanted to serve his country and hence, joined the army. Although his career as a college professor is muddled with obscurity, he was believed to be one of the intellectuals of his time, transforming a number of letdowns into literati. In the Union army, he served in more than 20 actions and ended his service at the rank of ‘Major General’. He spent his sunset years writing and speaking to others about his prolific and prosaic experiences at war.