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This
vigilant eagle tops the Vermont Sharpshooters monument in Pitzer Woods. Many of
my favorite Gettysburg monuments feature human or animal figures, though
they’re all interesting in their own way. This particular monument dates from
1889. I find this small road in Pitzer Woods to be a secluded and somehow eerie
place, almost as if one could hear the voices of the soldiers in the right circumstances. Whether or not that’s true, it’s definitely a good place to explore
monuments and pay your respects without being elbowed out of the way by the pushier
breed of tourists.
**HONORED TODAY**
SGT. CYRUS M. HALL
Co. B, 17TH
Maine Infantry
Died July 02, 1863
Sgt.
Hall was mortally wounded by a shell on the 2ND day of battle. He is
one of many unknowns in the Maine section of Gettysburg's National Cemetery. One
of the personal items found with his body was the image of a child, likely his
own.
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