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60 Alamance County men died at GettysburgBy JIM WICKERTimes-NewsSteve Huffman / Times-NewsA monument honors N.C. troops.GETTYSBURG, Pa. - After the passage of 128 years, this attractive, bustling small town bears no resemblance to one’s mental image of Hades. But on the evening of July 3, 1863 — at the end of three days of fierce fighting, it was the picture of hell on earth.In addition to a scene of incredible destruction, when the smoke cleared, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee saw nearly a third of his 75,000-man army dead or injured. Lee’s defeat at Gettysburg has often been called the turning point of the Civil War. The long, bitter battle had an impact, too, back in Alamance County: More than 60 local men, according to historians, were among the 22,500 Confederate casualties during the battle for control of the Pennsylvania village.According to a roster of local Civil War soldiers in “Confederate Memoirs,” a book published in 1965, at least 20 Alamance County soldiers were killed in the battle or died a short time later from injuries. Another 41 local soldiers were wounded.In addition, five Alamance County soldiers were listed as missing and three others were known to have been taken prisoner in the Gettysburg confrontation. The total number of Alamance County men who took part in the battle is not known.Although outnumbered, records show the Confederates inflicted heavy casualties on the 90,000-man Union force, which was led by Gen. George C. Meade. A huge national cemetery in the center of Gettysburg bears the grave markers of many of the 17,500Please see DIED / D2AREA MEN AT GETTYSBURGAccording to a roster of Alamance County men who served in the Civil War, the following were killed in the Battle of Gettysburg or died a short time later from injuries suffered there:Capt. G.M. Albright John S. Albright James D. Bradshaw Thomas J. Brannock Henry Daneby Thomas G. Fonville George R. Garrison Henry Gerringer CpI. James M. Hicks Pvt. LC. IsleyWilliam Isley James M. Matthews John H. Maynard Pvt. George W. Moore Lewis M. Patton Pvt. John J. Pettigrew Pvt. John H.P. Summers G S. Tickle Eli Weldon Frederick WyattLocal soldiers listed as missing were:Pvt. E.M. Allen Pvt. William GrahamPvt. Lea Allison Matthew PattonJames A. RipeyAlamance soldiers listed as having been taken prisoner by Union troops:William Boggs (died July 25, 1873)Sgt. William F. FaOcette, wounded at GettysburgRobert P. PickardLocal Confederate Army members listed as wounded at Gettysburg were:Pvt. John J. Adams Pvt. Ed J. Andrews 1st Lt. James D. Bason James T. Bradshaw Robert G. Cheek Cyrus N. Credle Sgt. James H. Dickey James A. Dixon John M. Durham Robert G. Faucette Anthony Foster R.R. Foushee Pvt. James K. Fowler . Abner Gilliam John W. Gilliam George W. Holt James P. Hombuckle 2nd Lt. John R. Ireland William S. Kemodle James M. KernodlePvt. William J. Kerr Pvt. William J. Kirkpatrick James N. Lackey Pvt. Sidney M. Lashley James V. Lassiter Caleb MayPvt. George W. Moore A.J. RikeJames C. Roberts Aiphens G. Sharpe Pvt. John H. Swaim Pvt. George A. Thompson O N. Thompson Pvt. Samuel S. Thompson Pvt. Absolum Tickle Pvt. Julius R. Tickle Pvt. Levi R. Tickle Pvt. Simeon Tickle 3rd CpI. John T. Vincent George B. WellsTimes-News
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