GDG- Friday Morning Question

[Jim Lamason]

Hi folks, 

The thought just occurred to me................ The total of those
casualties and granted they are a portion of the total of the battle, each
is a life, a father, a son, a brother, uncle, who, will either never come
home, never know the joy of a child born, or a wedding day, or the chance to
grow old with a wife. Life so tragically snuffed out.. Like chaff on a
breeze. 

I have found myself lately thinking about this fact. We all get caught up in
what side suffered more and we look at these numbers, these statistics, and
forget as I just mentioned, they were human beings. Like you, like me. With
hopes, dreams , and love ones at home.......... Only to be lost in a brutal
battle, far from home........... 

Jim Lamason 

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Sent: Friday, August 24, 2007 9:31 PM
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Subject: Re: GDG- Friday Morning Question

Esteemed GDG Member Contributes:


Well Killed in action would be North Carolina at 1403 killed, however total
killed, wounded, missing, or captured belongs to New York at 6700 compared
to North Carolina's 6127

New York 967 Killed
                 3968 wounded
                 1765 missing
                 6700 total
North Carolina 1403 killed
                        3349 wounded
                        1375 missing
                        6127 total
I hope that helps and you can get all this wonderful info in a little pocket
sized book called Gettysburg by the numbers Compiled by Charles Teague.

    Ed

-------------- Original message -------------- 
From: "William H. Brown" <william.h.brown at ncmail.net> 

> Esteemed GDG Member Contributes: 
> 
> 
> Greetings: 
> 
> A co-worker came by my office yesterday to ask which state had the most
men 
> killed during the three days of the Battle of Gettysburg. Honestly, I do
not 
> know -- so I thought I would ask the experts. :-) Does anyone know the 
> answer to his question? 
> 
> 
> I was going to tell him New Mexico, but I was afraid that he would think I

> was serious. :-) 
> 
> Thanks, 
> Bill 
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