Posted on 07/03/2011 5:17:31 PM PDT by BigReb555
Fifty years had passed since the Battle of Gettysburg, July 1st- 3rd, 1863.
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I knew a man who knew a woman that met Lincoln. Both persons passed on, the man last year.
I knew a man who knew a woman that met Lincoln. Both persons passed on, the man last year.
THey all had much harder lives than we do. You can see it on their faces. No gay marriage crap back in their time however...
We sometimes don’t appreciate the tenuousness of our liberty.
We are young. John Tyler was the tenth President of the United States from 1841-1845. At the age of 78, his wife bore a son. Two of his sons are still alive.
Are you certain? She would have to be real danged old then.
Yeah, I can see at least 5 canes in that photo and I’m sure there are more.
I’m also struck by the desire for reconciliation that existed in both the north and the south so soon after the war. For Lee’s part, he said he surrendered as much to Lincoln’s goodness as he did to Grant’s armies.
Unfortunately there were plenty in Washington who sought revenge for Lincoln’s assassination and that was the worst possible thing.
IIRC, they were also known as the Iron Brigade, some very tough men from , Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin. I think July 1, 1863, was the one and only time they ever fled on the field of battle. When after a bloody fight, the Tar Heel’s chased them through the streets of Gettysburg.
You do know that John Tyler died in 1862, right?
Alberta Martin dies in May 2004. She was given a full Confederate military funeral. She married at a very young age to a very old veteran. He had a pension.
You are correct. Liberty has to won. Then it’s one long battle to hold that liberty. Keep up the fight.
Ping.
One of my wife’s great grandfathers survived Andersonville. We’re in our low 50’s—she is the youngest of the youngest of the youngest.
For me, though, it is four generations removed, with at least two of my double-greats in the GAR.
Maybe grandsons. He had fifteen children, the last of whom died in 1947.
You might want to check your facts. President John Tyler died in 1862. Assuming his wife was pregnant with the boys when he died, those boys would be 148 today.
So, how many times are you going to post this story?
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I just found this reference in Wikipedia: “As of March 2011, Tyler has two living grandsons through his son Lyon Gardiner Tyler (1853–1935). Lyon Gardiner Tyler, Jr., was born in 1924, and Harrison Ruffin Tyler was born in 1928. Harrison Tyler maintains the family home, “Sherwood Forest.”
Perhaps you meant that he has two living grandsons?
The last Union vet died in 1956.
As a past member of the Iron Brigade, I forward your salute!
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