It's about a soldier killed at Gettysburg who died with no identifying information, but was clutching a photograph of three children. Who was he? What was his story?
A successful effort was made in 1863 to find the answer. But that's just the first installment.
My mother recommended this story, so siblings: you know your homework assignment.
Update: The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ran an article about this photograph's story in 2003. If you don't want to read the 5-part series in the Times, I'll bet you'll find it all summarized here. And Historynet.com has a long article here.
Second Update: Having read the second installment, it's clear that this article is about more than Amos Humiston. It's about the process of research, and a very good read it is.
Third Update: Part three is here.
Fourth Update: Part four is here.
Fifth and Final Update: Part five is here.
2 comments:
OK. I'm done. When's the test?
A really touching story and an interesting read. Thanks, Motherl
Oh, my goodness.....what a treasure of a story! Thank yous to your mother for finding it and for you sharing it here on the blog.
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