1913 Reunion

[pmuskett]

Found this while going through old newspapers this morning. It is from the Fort Payne Journal on July 9, 1913.

I wonder if he met Dan Sickle's while visiting the reunion. Thought I would share this.

 

[Reconstructed Rebel]

Nine of the veterans did die while attending the reunion, but Key was not evidently one of them. This link has the stories of the unfortunate few - or maybe they rested for eternity more easily with their comrades who went before them in 1863.

Deaths at the 1913 Gettysburg Reunion - Segway Tours of Gettysburg Blog

Described as a “identification tag,” this card was issued to each of the 22,103 veterans from Pennsylvania who attended the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg in 1913. (Some other states issued similar ones to its attending veterans). The veteran was asked to carry it in his pocket “in...

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[East Tennessee Roots]

Found this while going through old newspapers this morning. It is from the Fort Payne Journal on July 9, 1913.

I wonder if he met Dan Sickle's while visiting the reunion. Thought I would share this. View attachment 449743

John Francis Key (1828-1920) - Find a Grave...

Pvt., Co. D, 1st Md. Inf. b. Annapolis, Md. circa 1828. Res. of Carrol1 Co., Md. Enl. Harpers Ferry 6/1/61. Present Bull Run, Mason's Hill, Munson's Hill, WIA (right arm) Cross Keys 6/8/62 and discharged 8/62, all on postwar account. Reenl. Breathed's Battery Horse Artillery 10/1/62. WIA Aldie...

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