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Just
off Emmitsburg Road is a narrow dirt farm lane marked with the sign “Rose
Farm”, and along this road you’ll find the ruins of the George Rose barn. This
is the original barn that stood at the time of the battle, though sadly it was
destroyed in a lightning storm in 1910. It’s fascinating to imagine the many
wounded soldiers who lingered and died or perhaps grew stronger and survived
within its ruined walls. Fortunately the ruins were allowed to remain here rather
than be torn down, giving us another glimpse into Gettysburg’s 1863 landscape
and preserving one of many witness buildings even in damaged form.
**HONORED TODAY**
PVT. IREDELL LAMSON
Co. H, 20TH
Maine Infantry
Born abt. 1843 --- Died
July 03, 1863
Pvt.
Lamson (also listed as Lampson) enlisted in August 1862. He was mortally wounded on July 2ND
(either in the right leg or the abdomen) and died the next day. His
sixteen-year-old brother Pelatiah died at home in 1863, compounding
the family’s grief. Pvt. Lamson’s final resting place is Gettysburg’s National
Cemetery, where he is listed as an unknown.
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