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Civil War General, president of Bowdoin College, governer of Maine...

 

My husband gave me his biography ("In the Hands of Providence" - Alice Rains Trulock) and I was amazed to read that he had such a terrible speech impediment, he was almost afraid to open his mouth. He struggled a great deal and finally overcame the problem when he was in college, eventually becoming known as a fine orator (partly because the technique he developed to disguise his speech impediment made him sound "melodic".) :)

 

It's an adult book, but maybe you could find it in the library and read the part to your son that addresses this. If you like movies, "Gods and Generals" is a Civil War film in which Chamberlain is featured.

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