Souvenir of the re-union of the blue and the gray, on the battlefield of Gettysburg, July 1, 2, 3 and 4, 1888 How to get there, and what is to be done during the year . ng our skirmishers, cap-turing in the charge the veteran battle flag of the 3d Virginia Cavalry, besides many this charge Captain Mann, while gallantly leading his squadron, was killed, having beenshot through the heart. This entire affair was characterized by the Division General as Superb. 44th New York Infantry, with whom it is probable the 12th New York Infantry willunite, have prepared the design here shown fo
Souvenir of the re-union of the blue and the gray, on the battlefield of Gettysburg, July 1, 2, 3 and 4, 1888 How to get there, and what is to be done during the year . ng our skirmishers, cap-turing in the charge the veteran battle flag of the 3d Virginia Cavalry, besides many this charge Captain Mann, while gallantly leading his squadron, was killed, having beenshot through the heart. This entire affair was characterized by the Division General as Superb. 44th New York Infantry, with whom it is probable the 12th New York Infantry willunite, have prepared the design here shown for their Monument, at the position held bythem on Little Round Top. The design will probably include a memorial of Colonel Rice, who succeeded to the command of the Brigade by the death of General Strong Vincent, whoas Colonel of the 83d Pennsylvania, received his death wound at Little Round Top in the sec-ond day s fight. The old commander of the Brigade, General Daniel Butterfield, then Chiefof Staff of the Army of the Potomac, received from Washington Vincents promotion beforehis death. The design ot the Monument is the work of Mr. Charles Zeilman of Albany, a. member of the regiment, and for years stamp clerk in the Albany Post-office. The 41th Regi-ment was organized in 1S61 as an answer from New York to the assassination of Colonel Ells-worth in Alexandria. The original plan provided for one man from each ward and town inthe State, the qualifications being that he should have a good character, be unmarried, notmore than thirty years old, and should pay $20 for the purchase of a Zouave uniform, and started from Albany for the seat of war on October 1, l^iU, numbering 1,061 men, undei*command of Colonel S. W. Stryker. At Washington they were armed with Springfield riflesand sent to General Butterfields Brigade, in the Fifth Corps. This regiment and the 83dPennsylvania were know during their service as Butterfields Twins and ButterfieldsPets.* They particiated with the Army o
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