8 CIVIL WAR VETERANS, Gettysburg 50th Reunion 1913 ID'd ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH RARE

  
Original 1913 Photograph Civil War Reunion - Battle of Gettysburg. 5 x 7 photo on an 8 x 10 Mumper Studio mat. Written on the reverse are the names of the 8 individuals in the photo. They are as follows (deciphered at the best of my ability): William S. Mellin; Harvey Grubb; Henry Bennett; D. Wilkinson; Ned Means; Wilson Williams. Taken at Gettysburg July 13, 1913, Soldiers Reunion. In honor of William S. The mat has an oil stain on the back that is less noticeable on the front. A rare original photo of the 8 soldiers - possibly the only one to exist.

Here is some info I've gathered about the soldiers. Enlisted on 4/23/1861 as a 1st Sergeant.

On 4/23/1861, he mustered into "A" Co. PA 37th Infantry He was Mustered Out on 5/24/1864 at Pittsburgh, PA. Residence Bedford County PA; an 18 year-old Farmer. Enlisted on 12/6/1861 at Rainsburg, PA as a Private. On 12/6/1861, he mustered into "D" Co. PA 101st Infantry He Re-enlisted on 1/1/1864 He was Mustered Out on 6/25/1865 at New Berne, NC Absent at Camp Parole, Annapolis, MD. At MO He was listed as: POW 4/20/1864 Plymouth, NC (Andersonville, GA confinement) He was described at enlistment as: 5' 10.3, dark complexion, blue eyes, dark hair Other Information: born in Bedford County, PA Bequeath or Bequeth. Attended the ceremonies at dedication of memorial at Andersonville in 1905. After the War he lived in Everett, Bradford Co. Sources used by Historical Data Systems, Inc.