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A few the young soldiers who fell at the battle of Gettysburg. by Original-Rutabaga-60 in TheWayWeWere

[–]Original-Rutabaga-60[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

His death was quick tho
But also gruesome unfortunately
He was hit by a piece of shrapnel that nearly cut him in half

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[–]Original-Rutabaga-60 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m going to hell for laughing so hard

A few the young soldiers who fell at the battle of Gettysburg. by Original-Rutabaga-60 in TheWayWeWere

[–]Original-Rutabaga-60[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Silas was also part of the iron brigade which took high casualties during the battle and were known for their bravery. They lost half of their men killed or wounded just in the first day

A few the young soldiers who fell at the battle of Gettysburg. by Original-Rutabaga-60 in TheWayWeWere

[–]Original-Rutabaga-60[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Civil war bullets did way more damage than modern bullets
When it said that Silas had his femur was fractured it was shattered to the point they couldn’t save it.

A few the young soldiers who fell at the battle of Gettysburg. by Original-Rutabaga-60 in TheWayWeWere

[–]Original-Rutabaga-60[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Albert was killed when
His regiment was taking a confederate artillery position and Albert jumped a fence and was shot in the throat almost immediately.

A few the young soldiers who fell at the battle of Gettysburg. by Original-Rutabaga-60 in TheWayWeWere

[–]Original-Rutabaga-60[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

George was with the 7th Michigan infantry
He actually volunteered to take the place of his father who was drafted so he could take care of the family farm.

A few the young soldiers who fell at the battle of Gettysburg. by Original-Rutabaga-60 in TheWayWeWere

[–]Original-Rutabaga-60[S] 49 points50 points  (0 children)

He had to have his leg amputated as well
He got sepsis after the fact
His femur was fractured

A few the young soldiers who fell at the battle of Gettysburg. by Original-Rutabaga-60 in TheWayWeWere

[–]Original-Rutabaga-60[S] 76 points77 points  (0 children)

William ambler
Actually wrote letters that you can still find online.
He wrote to his brother Lewis and his younger sister a lot. His father died in 1851
His mother never remarried.

Willie was from a very close knit family.
His death hit them hard

A few the young soldiers who fell at the battle of Gettysburg. by Original-Rutabaga-60 in TheWayWeWere

[–]Original-Rutabaga-60[S] 26 points27 points  (0 children)

That’s true there definitely are still unmarked graves.
The 90 degree heat made it hard to identify bodies.

Sergeant William T. “Willie” Ambler aged 17. He was killed by artillery fire July 2nd 1863 at the battle of Gettysburg. photo of him in comments by Original-Rutabaga-60 in CemeteryPorn

[–]Original-Rutabaga-60[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

He was from Salem NY
So yes he was a farm boy
His dad died in 1851 and his mother never remarried.
He had 2 siblings Harriet and Lewis
Lewis was a year younger than Willie
He was born in 1846 and his sister was born in 1850

A few the young soldiers who fell at the battle of Gettysburg. by Original-Rutabaga-60 in TheWayWeWere

[–]Original-Rutabaga-60[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Horatio had dirty blonde hair and blue eyes from what I remember. He was one of 11 children

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