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Feeling
cold? Here’s some springtime for ya. :-) It’s hard to go anywhere in Gettysburg
without seeing a cannon or a historical marker or a monument or a multitude of Civil War-themed items, and the Heritage
Center (formerly the wax museum) is no exception. This view is looking toward
Ziegler’s Grove. Check out the
brightly-colored trees and the budding flowers . . . I really miss spring now.
Not sure where the cannon’s aiming, but I’m assuming it’s a Confederate piece
since the monuments you can just barely see in the distance are Federal . . .
**HONORED TODAY**
3RD LT.
WILLIAM ROBERT THOMAS
Co. K, 3RD
South Carolina Infantry
Born November 08, 1835
--- Died July 04, 1863 at age 27
3RD
Lt. Thomas was married to Elizabeth and had a little girl named Mary born in October 1862. His brother Lewis Pinckney, called Pink, had been killed
at 2ND Manassas/Bull Run in August 1862. William was originally
buried near Black Horse Tavern and was later reinterred at Charleston’s
Magnolia Cemetery.
(c) 2012-2016 Skies of Blue and Gray
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