Battle of Gettysburg,15 DEATH CERTIFICATES of UNION & CSA SURVIVORS, Civil War

Description: 15 AMAZING HISTORICAL CIVIL WAR RESEARCH DOCUMENTSNEVER BEFORE SEEN ON EBAY!!! Are you writing a book, paper or otherwise just conducting research on the Civil War? Then you will want to get a look at these fantastic research documents. The Battle of Gettysburg was fought July 1-3, 1863 in and around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, by Union and Confederate forces during the American Civil War. The battle involved the largest number of casualties of the entire war and is often described as the war's turning point. Killed and wounded are estimated at nearly 50,000. Now you can get your very own copies of the death certificates of some of these remarkable men who ACTUALLY PARTICIPATED IN AND SURVIVED the battle and lived for many years after!!!!!Excellent research documents. Total of 15 death records copies provide much interesting information about each survivor including date and place of birth and death, residence, occupation at time of death, place of burial and cause of death and much more. Please see the example pic for a good idea of info you can expect to glean from these amazing research items.Total of 15 amazing documents for your research.UNIONMajor General George Meade- He served as one of the greatest Civil War Generals, most notably by defeating CSA General Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Gettysburg!!! He died in Philadelphia on Nov. 6, 1872.Brigadier General Henry Lawrence Eustis- Born at Fort Independence, Boston, Massachusetts on February 1, 1819 and died on January 11, 1885, also in Massachusetts. Educated at Harvard and West Point graduating 1st in his class! He went on to become Colonel of the 10th Massachusetts Volunteers. Promoted to Brigadier General in September of 1863. Led the brigade at Fredericksburg. Marye's Heights, Salem Heights, Gettysburg, Rappahannock Station, Mine Run and the Wilderness. He resigned on June 27, 1864, one week after the Tenth Massachusetts left for home. Eustis returned to his professorship at Harvard, authoring a number of technical and scientific articles. Brigadier General Andrew L. Harris- Born November 17, 1835 in Ohio and died September 13, 1915 also in Ohio. Famous for his heroism at the Battle of Gettysburg, Harris was also the last Civil War general to serve as a governor in the U.S., serving as the 44th Governor of Ohio. Served in the Civil War first as a Captain in the 20th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, then as Colonel and commander of the 75th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He was brevetted Brigadier General, US Volunteers on March 13, 1865 for "distinguished and gallant services". He served as Lieutenant Governor of Ohio from 1892 to 1893, then as Governor from 1906 to 1909. Nickname was “the farmer statesman”. He returned to farming after his Civil War service and Governorship.Brigadier General William Cogswell- Born in Bradford, Massachusetts and died in Washington, DC and buried at Salem, Massachusetts. Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General and US Congressman. At the start of the Civil War, he was a lawyer in practice, enlisted and was commissioned a Captian in the 2nd Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, in May 1861. In 1862, he was promoted Lieutenant Colonel and commanded a artillery unit in Virginia with the Army of the Potomac. Promoted Colonel of the 6th Massachusetts in 1863, he saw action at the Peninsular Campaign, the Wilderness, Antietam, Gettysburg and the Siege of Petersburg. For leadership and devotion to duty, he was brevetted Brigadier General of US Volunteers on December 15, 1864. After the war, he was Mayor of Salem Massachusetts, 1867 to 1869 and 1873 to 1874. He was a member of the State House of Representatives 1870, 1871 and 1881 to 1883, and served in the State Senate in 1885 and 1886. In 1887, he was elected as a Republican to the Fiftieth Congress and to the four succeeding Congresses, serving until his death.Charles E. Hapgood- Civil War Union Army Officer. Served during the Civil War as Colonel and commander of the 5th New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry. He commanded the regiment as a Lieutenant Colonel during the Battle of Gettysburg. He died on Sep. 24, 1909 in Massachusetts at the age of 79.Charles Stacey- Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Private in the Union Army in Company D, 55th Ohio Infantry. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on July 2, 1863 at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. His citation reads "Voluntarily took an advanced position on the skirmish line for the purpose of ascertaining the location of Confederate sharpshooters and under heavy fire held the position thus taken until the company of which he was a member went back to the main line." He was a POW from July 2, 1863 to May 19, 1864. He died on Oct. 17, 1924 at Herron County, Ohio.Edward S. Past- Sergeant Major Past is one of the very few survivors of the entire 1st Minnesota Infantry Regiment. On July 2, 1863, his regiment was called on to make an attack at Gettysburg in an attempt to stop Confederate pursuit following the route of the Federal III Corps. It cost the regiment 215 of its 262 men engaged, the highest casualty rate (82 percent) of any Union regiment in any battle of the Civil War. Past died on Nov. 13, 1914 at St. Louis, Missouri.Richard Enderlin- Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. Born in Germany and emigrated to Ohio, in 1862 he enlisted in Company B of the 73rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry. On July 2, 1863, he was recommended for the Medal of Honor for his bravery at the Battle of Gettysburg. During the battle Private George Nixon (also a member of the 73rd Ohio and the grandfather of President Richard Nixon) was wounded near the Confederate lines. Other soldiers ignored the wounded Nixon's cries for help due to the intense enemy fire. Private Enderlin volunteered to attempt to rescue him and, that evening, crawled to Nixon and pulled him to safety. He was immediately promoted to Sergeant and recommended for the Medal of Honor, which he received in 1897. He was an active member of the Grand Army of the Republic, held the rank of Colonel in that organization, and was active in his community and in many philanthropic works. He died at his home in Chillicothe in 1930 at the age of 87. Brigadier General Adoniram Judson Warner- With the start of the Civil War he joined the Union cause and was commissioned Captain of the 10th Pennsylvania Reserves. In 1862 he was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel, to Colonel in 1863 and in 1865 was brevetted Brigadier General. He was severely wounded in the battle at Antietam and injured by a fall at Gettysburg. In 1864 he reported to Indianapolis, Indiana in order to take command of the court martial duties there after being judged physically unable to participate in battle. After the war he moved to Marietta, Ohio where he found success in the oil, railroad and coal business. In 1878 the Democrat was elected to represent his Ohio district in the Forty-Sixth Congress, serving from 1879 to 1881. After losing a reelection bid for a second term he ran and won back the Congressional seat two more times serving from 1883 to 1887. He did not seek a fourth term and continued to succeed in business helping to design the trolley system for Washington D.C. while building railroads in Ohio and Georgia. He died in Marietta, Ohio.Brigadier General John Leverett Thompson- Born in New Hampshire in 1835 and died in Chicago, Illinois on January 30, 1888. He graduated Harvard in 1856, he then studied abroad until his move to Chicago in 1861. On April 19, 1861, he enlisted as a Private in Company A, 1st Illinois Light Artillery, but his health was poor and he returned to Worcester, Massachusetts to recuperate. While there, New Hampshire's Governor Berry commissioned him 1st Lieutenant on October 19, 1861, in Company A of a battalion of cavalry raised for the first all New England regiment. This regiment became a part of the 1st Rhode Island Cavalry, attached to General McDowell's forces in 1862. He participated in conflicts at Port Royal, Port Republic, Cedar Mountain and the 2nd Bull Run, Fredericksburg Virginia. He was successively promoted to Major, July 1, 1862, Lieutenant Colonel, July 11, 1862, wounded at the Battle of Gettysburg, July 1864 and promoted Colonel in command of the 1st New Hampshire Cavalry on June 24, 1863. In July 1864, he took the 1st New Hampshire Cavalry into the Shenandoah Valley at Winchester, Waynesborough, Cedar Creek, Virginia and were the first to breach Confederate artillery. For his successful missions, he was brevetted Brigadier General on March 13, 1865. After the war, he resumed law practice and opened his own Chicago law firm in 1866. At the time of his death in 1888, he was president of the Union League Club of Chicago, president of the Citizens' Association, president of the Chicago Dartmouth Alumni Association and president of the Loyal Legion.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------CONFEDERATEJoseph Newton Chandler- Civil War Confederate Army officer. He organized a company of infantry in Banks County, Georgia, that became Company A of the 24th Georgia Infantry Regiment. Appointed the company’s Captain and commander, he participated in many battles, commanding his regiment at Gettysburg and leading his men in the engagements at White Oak Swamps, Malvern Hill, Fredericksburg and Chickamauga. He continued in the service until the close of the war, rising to Lieutenant Colonel. After the war he was elected by the men of his company as their pastor. He ministered in Georgia until he came to Texas. In 1892, he was chosen to represent his district in the Texas state legislature and served for one term. He died in Hood County, Texas on Nov. 15, 1920.George Hillyer- Atlanta Mayor. He left his law practice to join the Confederate Army where he served as a Captain in the 9th Georgia Infantry Regiment, a unit that lost all but ten men in the July 1863 Battle of Gettysburg. From 1870 to 1874, he was a member of the Georgia state senate. He was appointed judge of the Fulton County Superior Court in 1877. From 1885 to 1886, he served as the mayor of Atlanta, Georgia. He died on Oct. 2, 1927.Robert M. McCulloch- Captain, C.S.A. McCulloch was a cadet at Virginia Military Institute until 1861, when he left to join the Confederate army. He became captain of Company B, 18th Virginia Infantry. McCulloch saw combat at First Manassas, the Seven Days' battles, Second Manassas & Gettysburg, where he was wounded twice & participated in Pickett's Charge in 1863. Captured after the battle, he was later exchanged & returned to active duty until the end of the war. After the war, he moved to St. Louis & worked for the Bellefontaine Railway Company. He lived long enough to attend the 50th anniversary reunion at Gettysburg in 1913.Moses Branton- Confederate Army Drummer Boy. Served under General Stonewall Jackson. He was captured at Gettysburg. He died at Blue Springs, Missouri on Aug. 14, 1923 at the age of 81. John McPherson Pinckney- US Congressman. Enlisted as a Private in the Confederate Army's Fourth Texas Regiment, Hood's Brigade. He served until the end of the Civil War, fought at Eltham's Landing, Gaines' Mill, Second Manassas, Antietam, Wilderness, Chickamauga, and Gettysburg, was present at Appomattox, and attained the rank of First Lieutenant. He went on to become many things, most notably United States Congressman from Total of 15 death records copies provide much interesting information about each survivor including date and place of birth and death, residence, occupation at time of death, place of burial and cause of death and much more. Please see the example pic for a good idea of info you can expect to glean from these amazing research items.Please check out my ebay store as I have hundreds of Civil War-related death certificates and photos!Thanks for looking!

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