Trivia #13 Friday Bonus (6/13/2014)

[blwhite]

True - PVT George Washington Sandoe, 21st PA Cav

 

[Karlos63]

True

 

[FarawayFriend]

True!

"The first Union soldier to die at Gettysburg was killed on July [!] 26, five days before the "First Shot." Private George Sandoe,a native of the Gettysburg area, was killed on Baltimore Pike in a cavalry skirmish with Confederate cavalry screening the advance of Early's Division."

From:
http://www.gettysburg.stonesentinels.com/Gettysburg_Facts/Gettysburg_Facts.php

Edit - Requested punctuation inserted.

Hoosier

 

[FarawayFriend]

Ooops, my above quoted source says July 26th, that must be a typo of course!
As I'm not able to edit my post, would you please insert a [!] behind the word July. Thank you!!!

 

[St Albans Raid]

True. Pvt George Washington Sandoe of the 21st Pennsylvania Cavalry. He had only been in the army one week.

 

[caller]

True

 

[sarladaise]

True

 

[Seduzal]

True

 

[ErnieMac]

True. Private George Washington Sandoe, 21st Pennsylvania Cavalry.

 

[DickWilliams]

True. Private Sandoe was killed at Gettysburg after three days of active duty. A Corporal Rihl was killed several days earlier and is said to be the first Union soldier killed in Pennsylvania, but apparently not at Gettysburg.

 

[Grateful Southerner]

True

 

[bixby272]

true

 

[Ken Rich]

true

 

[Eagle eye]

True

 

[CivilWarTalk]

True is correct!