THE CIVIL WAR SOLDIER

A Sea of Faces: The Soldiers of Gettysburg

The Battle of Gettysburg was one of the most costly in terms of human loss- 51,000 casualties suffered by both armies. The statistics that result from such a desperate battle are even more tragic when we see the faces of the men who paid the price for their respective causes. Gettysburg was more than the "High Water Mark of the Confederacy". It was a turning point for many of the organizations of state volunteer regiments in both armies. Some regiments, such as the 2nd New Hampshire Infantry, were virtually destroyed at Gettysburg, their losses so great that the organization was never able to recover. Some units survived the battle, fully prepared to fight again on some future battlefield. Here are a few of those young Americans who wore the blue and the gray at Gettysburg.

1st Sgt. Daniel Sheetz Co. K, 2nd Virginia Inf. Colonel Henry L. Cake 96th Pennsylvania Inf. Private Scott Munson Co. E, 44th New York Inf. Killed July 2, 1863 Sgt. William Hutcheson Co. E, Phillip's GA Legion

Sgt. Woodward T. Ogden Co. K, 124th New York Inf. Lt. George W. Halstead Co. G, 10th New York Inf. Private Joseph Kent Ewing Co. G, 4th Virginia Inf. Killed July 3, 1863 Bugler John Robinson Co. D, 4th Pennsylvania Cav.

Pvt. Sanford Bertram Duft Co. H, 57th Virginia Inf. Lt. William J. Coulter Co. B, 15th Massachusetts Inf. Major Henry D. McDaniel 11th Georgia Infantry (later governor of Georgia) Corporal John E. Lanning Co. D, 11th Georgia Infantry Killed in 1864.

*All photos are from the collection of Gettysburg National Military Park and may not be reproduced for use without written permission of the National Park Service. All rights are reserved.

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