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This
monument to Company K of the 1ST Pennsylvania Reserves (30TH
Infantry) is located near Lincoln Square. The men of that particular company
were locally-recruited, and some had the misfortune of fighting a battle in
their own hometown. One Company K man, Pvt. William McGrew of Mummasburg, was
mortally wounded during the fight. He died of his injuries on the 26TH
of July and was later buried in what would become Gettysburg’s Soldiers
National Cemetery. As is easy to tell, this monument is fairly new, and is
somehow easily missed unless you’re walking rather than driving.
**HONORED TODAY**
CPT. EDWARD ANTONIESKI
Born c. 1826 --- Died
July 1863 at age 37
Co. A, 58TH
New York Infantry
Cpt.
Antonieski enlisted in May 1863 and was thrown right into the fray, receiving a
mortal wound in the right leg at Gettysburg and dying either on the 15TH
or the 25TH in a Baltimore hospital. He was married to Julia and
appears to have been childless. Cpt. Antonieski was buried at Mitchell City
Cemetery in Mitchell, Indiana. A photo can be found here.
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