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Angry citizens storming a capitol building to argue about an election. Sound familiar? Well, it happened in Maine in 1880, according to News Center Maine. Luckily, one of Maine s heroes, Joshua Chamberlain stood up to the mob and saved the day. At the time Chamberlain was the commander of the Maine Militia. After a squabble over who won an election for Governor, things got heated at the State House. For 12 days Chamberlain was the de facto leader of the state as the parties tried to sort it all out, the news station reported, and as the mob grew, there were thoughts to bring in the Maine Militia but Chamberlain deferred, wanting instead to talk it through. ....
A look back at when former Maine Governor Joshua Chamberlain calmed down so-called mob in 1880 Former Maine Governor Joshua Chamberlain was called to Augusta in 1880 after there was a dispute about who was the newly-elected governor. Author: Roslyn Flaherty (NEWS CENTER Maine) Published: 5:05 PM EST January 8, 2021 Updated: 7:24 AM EST January 9, 2021 AUGUSTA, Maine As the country comes to terms with what happened at the U.S. Capitol earlier this week, it s time to go back in history, to when there was a struggle at the Maine Capitol. The count out crisis happened very similar to what s going on today, Joshua L. Chamberlain Museum Site Manager Troy Ancona said. ....