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This
dapper gentleman stands atop a monument to Pennsylvania Batteries C & F in
the infamous Peach Orchard, keeping a silent vigil for over 120 years. The
Peach Orchard is one of those places I’ve only begun exploring in detail in the
past few years, and there’s certainly a lot of information to discover. I’ve
been unable to determine the identity of the man used as a model, but have
heard that in some cases, battlefields monuments depict actual battle
casualties or veterans of the units they represent.
**HONORED TODAY**
PVT. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
HARTLEY
Born 1836 --- Died July 17,
1863 at age 27
Co. E, 75TH
Ohio Infantry
Pvt.
Hartley enlisted in August 1862 and was a coal miner in civilian life. He was
married to Margaret and together they had two children, William born in 1860
and Sedalia or Sedelia born in 1861. Records show that he “suffered a compound
fracture of the lower third of the right leg on July 1”, an injury from which
he never recovered. He's buried at Gettysburg’s National Cemetery.
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