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charlie and algernon

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147th Anniv. of the Battle of Gettysburg tomorrow, Did you have a relative fight in the Civil War?

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On this day, June 30th, 1863, Brig. General Pettigrew's Confederates were approaching the outskirts of town while General Buford's Union Calvary already occupied defensive positions north of the town, waiting for the Confederates to a arrive and hoping to hell they could hold out long enough for the rest of the Union Army to arrive. The largest battle ever fought on American soil was just hours away...

So did you have any relatives involved in this crucial battle? Or in the Civil War in another battle(s)?

Me? I had a great, great, great, great grandfather who was part of the 83rd Pennsylvania who fought on Little Round Top on the Second Day. He witnessed the 20th Maine's famous counter charge down the hill to defend the left flank of the Union Army.

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147th Anniv. of the Battle of Gettysburg tomorrow, Did you have a relative fight in the Civil War? [View All]