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It
may be difficult to see, but this picture is pretty special, at least to me. It
was a cool, quiet morning, and I’d stopped for a moment at Big Round Top.
Looking toward Little Round Top, you could see beams of a “mist” of sunlight
arcing through the trees and beaming down into the woods below. It was an
incredibly peaceful feeling. I always feel blessed when I encounter an
experience like this one, simple though it may be. Gettysburg is full of these
peaceful, beautiful moments. Considering the carnage that took place here, that
fact never ceases to amaze me.
**HONORED TODAY**
PVT. WILLIAM H. WYDNER
5TH Maine
Battery
Born about 1836 --- Died
July 07, 1863 at age 27
Pvt.
Wydner was a volunteer from the 94TH New York Infantry, called to
assist the 5TH Maine Battery during the battle. In personal life he
was a farmer, and records list him as being 5’9” tall with hazel eyes and
auburn hair. He was apparently killed during a retreat.
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