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Image 1 — Lucian smith aged 24. He was mortally wounded at the battle of Gettysburg July 3rd. His last words were “It’s all over with me, but you little know what you have to go through with”
Image 2 — Lucian smith aged 24. He was mortally wounded at the battle of Gettysburg July 3rd. His last words were “It’s all over with me, but you little know what you have to go through with”
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Lucian smith aged 24. He was mortally wounded at the battle of Gettysburg July 3rd. His last words were “It’s all over with me, but you little know what you have to go through with”

u/Original-Rutabaga-60 — 14 hours ago
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John Folmsbee aged 23 was mortality wounded in the neck at the battle of Gettysburg. His body was brought home and buried in Temple hill cemetery Geneseo N.Y. He was the son of Daniel and Maria Folmsbee

Hit in the neck and shoulder 3 July and died 14 August at Satterlee Hospital in Philadel- phia; his effects, amounting to $9.50, a pistol and car- triages, were sent to his brother Aaron on 15 August; 23) at the time of his death; enlisted 12 August 1862 at Geneseo
buried in Temple Hill Cemetery in Geneseo Ny

u/Original-Rutabaga-60 — 19 hours ago
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Lucian smith aged 24. He was mortally wounded at the battle of Gettysburg July 3rd. "It's all over with me, but you little know what you have to go through with"; 136th ny infantry.

He died of his wounds July 17th 1863
He was shot in the chest

u/Original-Rutabaga-60 — 18 hours ago
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Lucian smith aged 24. He was mortally wounded at the battle of Gettysburg July 3rd. "It's all over with me, but you little know what you have to go through with"; 136th ny infantry

u/Original-Rutabaga-60 — 20 hours ago
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James Doren was a 24 year old farmhand who joined the Union army to support his Irish immigrant mother. He was killed in action July 2nd 1863 at Gettysburg. 136th ny infantry

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James Doren was a 24 year old farmhand who joined the Union army to support his Irish immigrant mother. He was killed in action July 2nd 1863 at Gettysburg. 136th ny infantry

u/Original-Rutabaga-60 — 3 days ago
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22 year old Charles foss 72nd ny Infantry. He died July 7th 1863 of wounds he received at the battle of Gettysburg. He wrote “I feel it is my duty to fight for my country as long as there is any chance of it being saved from ruin, so you must not think of my coming home yet”

u/Original-Rutabaga-60 — 4 days ago
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22 year old Charles foss 72nd ny Infantry. He died July 7th 1863 of wounds he received at the battle of Gettysburg. He wrote “I feel it is my duty to fight for my country as long as there is any chance of it being saved from ruin, so you must not think of my coming home yet”

u/Original-Rutabaga-60 — 5 days ago
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One of the youngest soldiers buried in Gettysburg national cemetery Andrew McKinney aged 14. He died of disease July 17th 1864 in Va. his mother Eliza had him buried in Gettysburg.

His brother John aged 19 is also buried in the same cemetery
He died the previous year
They were both from Adams county pa

u/Original-Rutabaga-60 — 6 days ago
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Pvt John McKinney, he died from typhoid fever Feb 24th 1863. He’s buried in Gettysburg national cemetery with his 14 year old brother Andrew who also died in the war in 1864

u/Original-Rutabaga-60 — 6 days ago