20th Maine Company B Lives On

For all who are interested in military or Civil War history, I attended an interesting graveside funeral a couple of weeks ago (Gennie's mistress, actually, who died in February but of course we couldn't have a graveside service then). The interred over the last 15 years or so of her life had become very interested in the story of Joshua Chamberlain, and had become a minor celebrity in the central Maine area by her appearances at historical and political events in the garb of Sarah Chamberlain, mother of Joshua. This was all made possible by her participation in the Company B 20th Maine, an organization that calls itself "a living history group dedicated to preserving the memory of Maine civil War volunteers."  Joshua Chamberlain and the 20th Maine were, of course, immortalized by the battle of Gettysburg and the 1993 epic of the same name.

My sister-in-law grabbed some photos of the company in full garb that they were kind enough to pose for after the funeral:

 

You can view the funeral photos and other albums of events posted by the 20th Maine Co. B here.