John Calhoun Chamberlain

John Calhoun Chamberlain was born in Brewer, August, 1838, brother of J. L. (1852). He pursued a theological course at Bangor Seminary, graduating in 1864. He was chaplain of the Eleventh Maine, served on the United States Christian Commission, rendering valuable service in the battle of Gettysburg. In 1866 he married Delia F. Jarvis of Castine. His health suffered under exposure in the army, and he died in Castine of pulmonary disease, August, 1867.

SOURCE: Nehemiah Cleaveland, History Of Bowdoin College: With Biographical Sketches Of Its Graduates From 1806 To 1879 Inclusive, p. 735

John Calhoun Chamberlain

Born at Brewer, Aug. 1,1838; died at Castine, Aug. 1867, aged 29. Pursued a theological course at Bangor in 1864. He was commissioned Chaplain of the 11th Me., and served on the U. S. Christian Commission, rendering valuable service at the battle of Gettysburg. His health failed, and he became a victim of pulmonary disease.

SOURCE: Bowdoin College, Obituary Record Of The Graduates Of Bowdoin College And The Medical School Of Maine For The Decade Ending 1 June 1899, p. 8