{"id":75792,"date":"2023-01-12T20:10:54","date_gmt":"2023-01-12T20:10:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2023\/01\/12\/jeff-daniels-real-life-gettysburg-connection\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T14:38:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T14:38:18","slug":"jeff-daniels-real-life-gettysburg-connection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/2023\/01\/12\/jeff-daniels-real-life-gettysburg-connection\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Gettysburg\u2019 star Jeff Daniels unearths ancestral connection to battle"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the January 10 episode of PBS\u2019 \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/weta\/finding-your-roots\/watch\/episodes\/salems-lot\" target=\"_blank\">Finding Your Roots<\/a>\u201d actor Jeff Daniels learned he had an ancestor who not only served during the Civil War, but actually fought at the Battle of Gettysburg. Daniels won acclaim for his role as Joshua Chamberlain in the 1993 movie <i>Gettysburg<\/i>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYour great-great grandfather volunteered to defend the Union,\u201d stated host Henry Louis Gates, Jr.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYes!\u201d Daniels responded. \u201cWay to be.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2851\" height=\"4291\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-156472787.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-106256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-156472787.jpg.jpg 2851w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-156472787.jpg.jpg?resize=199,300 199w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-156472787.jpg.jpg?resize=768,1156 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-156472787.jpg.jpg?resize=680,1024 680w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-156472787.jpg.jpg?resize=1021,1536 1021w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-156472787.jpg.jpg?resize=1361,2048 1361w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2851px) 100vw, 2851px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jeff Daniels sitting in concentration in a scene from the 1993 film &#8216;Gettysburg&#8217;. (New Line Cinema\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the show, Daniels learned that one of his grandfathers, Melvin H. Storms, fought at the Battle of Gettysburg with the famed Iron Brigade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Storms served in Company D of the 24th Michigan and was captured on July 1, 1863. He was 21 years of age. Both he and his brother, Abram, subsequently survived Andersonville prison.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Author Tom Desjardin served as Daniels\u2019 historical adviser on the 1993 film and shared with HistoryNet his experiences working with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.historynet.com\/joshua-chamberlain-and-me\/\" target=\"_blank\">Daniels and the friendship they continue to enjoy nearly 30 years later<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Want to learn more about the famed Iron Brigade? 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