Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain was a Civil War general, governor of Maine, and the president of Bowdoin College. Visitors interested in learning about Chamberlain's life from a spatial perspective should check out the "Biographical Map" feature accessible from the link near the top left hand side of the page. Using Google Maps or Google Earth, visitors can choose a place on the map that was a point of interest in Chamberlain's life, and learn more about it by clicking on it. The map is coded with a yellow house to indicate places he lived, a yellow thumbtack for notable places he went, a blue flag for Civil War events he was involved in, and a circle for the notable events or periods in his life. Visitors more interested in viewing his life in pictures, should click on the link "Photographs" near the top left hand side of the page. For more information about the photographs, visitors should click on them. The "Documents" section offers over two dozen pieces of correspondence, mainly from Chamberlain, and span from 1848-1911.