About
Professor who joined the Union Army during the Civil War and received the Medal of Honor for his bravery at Gettysburg.
Before Fame
He graduated from Bowdoin College, where he later taught.
Trivia
He served for four years as the Republican Governor of Maine.
Family Life
His younger brother, Thomas, was also an officer in a Maine regiment of the Union Army.
Associated With
During his college teaching years, he made the acquaintance of Harriet Beecher Stowe, the author of Uncle Tom's Cabin.
