BRUNSWICK — Pejepscot Historical Society is partnering with the Maine Public Broadcasting Network to bring two new Civil War documentaries to Brunswick.

On Friday, July 19, at 7 p.m. in Curtis Memorial Library’s Morrell Meeting Room, the public is invited to a free viewing of Pejepscot Historical Society’s “Joshua Chamberlain: Scholar, Soldier, Statesman,” and MPBN’s “Sixteenth Maine at Gettysburg.”

“Joshua Chamberlain: Scholar, Soldier, Statesman,” by New Hampshire filmmaker Beth Carroll, examines the life of Maine’s best-known Civil War hero, Joshua Chamberlain, from his birth in Brewer through his years as a student, professor and president at Bowdoin College.

Revisiting his role from 1993’s “Gettysburg” and 2003’s “Gods and Generals” is actor Jeff Daniels, who reads Chamberlain’s letters.

Much of the film was shot in Brunswick’s Joshua L. Chamberlain Museum, the longtime home of Chamberlain and his family now owned and operated by Pejepscot Historical Society. The film also makes extensive use of the collections of Historical Society and Bowdoin College.

“Sixteenth Maine at Gettysburg” is a new documentary revealing the story of Maine’s 16th Volunteer Infantry Regiment, one of the 15 Maine units engaged in the battle.

Produced by MPBN’s Emmy Award-nominated Daniel Lambert in partnership with the Maine State Archives, “Sixteenth Maine at Gettysburg” examines the epic battle and its overall place in the American Civil War – the cause, its cost and its aftermath.

For more information, call 729-6606.