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Sandwiched
between Chambersburg Pike/Route 30 and the Edward McPherson farm, these two
3-inch Ordnance Rifles and their accompanying marker help to tell the story of
the first day’s battle. The barrel of the gun on the left was manufactured by
the Phoenix Iron Company in 1861, while the barrel on the right was forged in
1862 by the same foundry. The monument seen at left is the 149TH
Pennsylvania Infantry, part of the “1ST Regiment Bucktail Brigade.”
It dates from 1886.The McPherson barn supposedly dates from 1820 and is
classified as a Pennsylvania bank barn.
**HONORED TODAY**
GENTRY, Pvt. Allen
Born between 1825 and
1828 --- Died July 02, 1863
Co. F, 44TH
Alabama Infantry
Pvt.
Gentry first married Lavenia, and together they had two children: Margaret born
1848 and Fleming born 1850. He married second to a lady named Amanda and they
had Susan born 1855, David born 1857, Penelope born 1859, and Caroline born
1862.
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