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|I can't put my hand on my monuments book at the moment, but someone is sure to know!Who is the golfer depicted in the statue to the left?
[I can't put my hand on my monuments book at the moment, but someone is sure to know!
Found my book! It is the 72nd Penna. Infantry(3rd California, Baxter's Fire Brigades, Philadelphia Fire Brigade)
And before anyone yells at me, I realized that that is not General Meade, but General Webb. (I think. )
What was the controversy about?I was just going to say that's not Meade and saw this just before I hit "Post Reply."
Yes, that's Webb.
There's a big controversy about the 72nd Pennsylvania Monument. They had to go to court to get the judge to order the GBMA to allow them to have their monument at the Angle.
What was the controversy about?
"Well, the ball flew clear into the Rebel lines. No hope of getting it back now."Who is the golfer depicted in the statue to the left?
"Well, the ball flew clear into the Rebel lines. No hope of getting it back now."
By the rules, their monument should have been a lot further back, so they sued in court. The case was dismissed in Adams County, but they appealed to the State Supreme Court.
http://books.google.com/books?id=yVDazX4SqvIC&pg=PA163&lpg=PA163&dq=72nd Pennsylvania Monument Controversy&source=bl&ots=b3xcaebKGg&sig=veeI9WxN8kXP2vE_o-zGz1BKw4k&hl=en&sa=X&ei=DM8YVIPtG5TGsQT8qIHQBg&ved=0CHsQ6AEwDw#v=onepage&q=72nd Pennsylvania Monument Controversy&f=false
I hate to disagree with you but Meade is on a horse and that person is obviously not on a horse. We looked it up in our monument book and the person on top of the bus appears to be Webb.
Also there was a weird gravity situation going on too!! hahahaaAlso seen at Gettysburg
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I did correct myself earlier.I hate to disagree with you but Meade is on a horse and that person is obviously not on a horse. We looked it up in our monument book and the person on top of the bus appears to be Webb.