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Though
Gettysburg is a great place to visit in any season, fall and winter photos seem
to have that extra oomph. I think
it’s because the barren landscape is brought out more crisply by bright blue
skies, and perhaps because it’s much easier to get the lay of the land and
understand the soldiers’ perspectives with the leaves off the trees. Whatever
the reason, here’s one of the photos I took a few Februarys back, showing the
unfinished Railroad Cut along McPherson’s Ridge. The fence is relatively new
and was quite impressive when first built. Though it’s hard to imagine,
hundreds of Mississippians were trapped down inside that cut, perhaps just
their heads visible from this viewpoint . . . a fact which gave much more power
to the Wisconsin and New York men occupying the fields.
**HONORED TODAY**
1ST SGT.
GEORGE S. MOSS
Co. C, 125TH
New York Infantry
Born about 1835 --- Died
August 10, 1863
Sgt. Moss enlisted in August 1862 and resided at Lansingburg,
New York. His death date is also given as August 08. He was transported to Camp
Letterman after receiving a severe wound. According to records, while being
operated upon he “died from effects of chloroform during excision of shell
fragment.” Sgt. Moss was later buried at Gettysburg National Cemetery.
(c) 2012-2015 Skies of Blue and Gray
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