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I
took this photo on the way back from the Leister farm. The monument, dedicated
to the 93rd New York Infantry, makes a nice focal point, but I’m also intrigued
by Taneytown Road at right, bordered by its iconic rock-and-rail fence. The
Catherine Guinn property can be seen in the distance. At left, part of Cemetery
stretches out, this land an unwitting witness to the events of July 03rd. More
about the monument: Dedicated in 1890, it honors a regiment which was posted as
a guard at Gen. Meade’s Headquarters but which suffered no less during the
battle.
**HONORED TODAY**
PVT. WILLIAM BAILY
CO. E, 1st West Virginia
Cavalry
Born 1829 --- Died July
03, 1863 at 34
Pvt.
Baily enlisted in November 1861. He was described as being blue eyes, brown
hair, and a light complexion, and was the husband of Judith and the father of
Henry (1853), Louisa (1854), John (1856), Sarah (1858), and William (1860). He
died at a place near Big Round Top known as South Cavalry Field and was later
buried at Gettysburg’s National Cemetery.
(c) 2012-2015 Skies of Blue and Gray
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