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This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources. Malvern College Old Malvernians are alumni of Malvern College, an independent day and boarding school in Malvern, Worcestershire, England that was founded in 1865. Originally a school for boys aged 9 to 18, it merged in 1992 with a private ...
Cushing was killed at Gettysburg when a bullet entered his mouth and exited through the back of his skull. He died on the field at the height of the Battle of Gettysburg. He was 22 years old. [8] [9] His body was returned to his family and then interred in West Point Cemetery in Section 26, Row A, Grave 7. At the behest of his mother, Mary, his ...
Steve Courson grew up in Longmeadow, Massachusetts and went to Longmeadow High School. He played on the offense and defense lines and graduated in 1973 in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. His #71 was retired, and he is the only football player in Gettysburg High School history to receive such an honor. [citation needed]
Augustus van Horne Ellis (May 1, 1827 – July 2, 1863) was an American lawyer, sea captain, and soldier. He was a brevet brigadier general in the Union Army during the Civil War , and was killed in action at the Battle of Gettysburg .
During the Gettysburg campaign, Cross's regiment broke formation so they could move single file over a narrow bridge. When he saw this, he ordered his men to go back and to ford the creek in proper column formation. This caused the soldiers' leather shoes to be wet for some time after. [5]
The Greys penetrated further into the Union position than any other unit, but at the terrible cost: every soldier in the company who started the assault was either killed, wounded or captured. [5] [6] After Gettysburg, the depleted Greys were merged with Company G (the "Lamar Rifles"). The unit continued to fight until the last days of the war.
Monument to 140th New York. and O'Rorke at the Gettysburg Battlefield. O'Rorke Bridge. Patrick Henry O'Rorke or O'Rourke [1] (March 25, 1837 – July 2, 1863) was an Irish-American immigrant who became a colonel in the Union Army during the American Civil War and was killed at the Battle of Gettysburg.
John Lawrence Burns [1] (September 5, 1793 – February 4, 1872 [2]) was an American soldier and constable.A veteran of the War of 1812, at age 69 he fought as a civilian combatant with the Union Army at the Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War.