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I
disliked the Louisiana State Memorial until I finally got out and really
looked at it. This monument is incredible! The level of detail, the emotion,
the in-your-face realism . . . the only thing I didn’t care for were the
over-embellished hands and feet, which I hear is sometimes a bone of contention
with admirers of the Mississippi and Louisiana memorials at Gettysburg. That
aside, I’m really glad I took the time to really see this monument for the
first time. (Which is sad because I’ve been visiting Gettysburg for twenty-five
years). My interest in this particular sculpture was heightened by a recent
interest in the Louisiana Tigers. (Check them out; fascinating story). If
you’re wondering, I didn’t whiten the sky . . . it really was
one of those washed-out Gettysburg days which I have the misfortune to
encounter so often :-)
**HONORED TODAY**
PVT. WILLIAM FRANKLIN
LEWIS
Co. B, 28th North
Carolina Infantry
Born January 08, 1842
--- Died July 1863 at age 21
Pvt.
Lewis’s death date is given as both July 03rd and July 17th. He enlisted in
July 1861, making it nearly two years through the war, and was mortally wounded
in his leg at Gettysburg. His burial place is unknown; he may be at Oakwood
Cemetery in Raleigh, or possibly Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond. Both contain
large numbers of Gettysburg casualties. A marker to him can be found at New
Hope Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Gastonia, North Carolina.
(c) 2012-2015 Skies of Blue and Gray
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