CaptHerendeen
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- Feb 15, 2015
- Location
- Rochester, NY
I like to learn and care about the Civil War because I have a 4th great grand-uncle who I am very proud of who fought and like to share his brief story in any way I can.
His name was Orin Herendeen (Captain-126th NY, Co. H) who was a Quaker before the war broke out. His ending is very sad because when he was leading his men alongside 3 other companies in a skirmish on the third day of Gettysburg, he was wounded in the femoral artery and bled out. I recently discovered that the wound may not have even killed him, as one of his buddies who found him stated that his head looked like it was also beaten. He was 28 and had no children.
A picture of him can be found below, he is a very serious looking man, but handsome nonetheless (you'll have to arrow to the fourth photo, I do not think I can publicly post the photograph myself because I do not own it, it is the property of the historical society around here):
http://m.mpnnow.com/article/20141116/NEWS/141119757
I also know of a printed story where the ladies in his town (who probably admired him very much) presented him with a sword, and he gave a speech and such, which I find is a very amazing thing.
His name was Orin Herendeen (Captain-126th NY, Co. H) who was a Quaker before the war broke out. His ending is very sad because when he was leading his men alongside 3 other companies in a skirmish on the third day of Gettysburg, he was wounded in the femoral artery and bled out. I recently discovered that the wound may not have even killed him, as one of his buddies who found him stated that his head looked like it was also beaten. He was 28 and had no children.
A picture of him can be found below, he is a very serious looking man, but handsome nonetheless (you'll have to arrow to the fourth photo, I do not think I can publicly post the photograph myself because I do not own it, it is the property of the historical society around here):
http://m.mpnnow.com/article/20141116/NEWS/141119757
I also know of a printed story where the ladies in his town (who probably admired him very much) presented him with a sword, and he gave a speech and such, which I find is a very amazing thing.
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