"76th NY soldier wounded at Gettysburg passed through..." Topic

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"Following the battle of Gettysburg, scores of wounded men on their own headed for the nearest operational train stations to seek medical attention beyond what the overcrowded temporary field hospitals could provide. Among them was 28-year-old Lt. Lucien Davis of the 76th New York.

He hailed from Tompkins County in upstate New York. The young Republican had voted for John Fremont in the presidential election of 1856 and for Abraham Lincoln in 1860. When the war erupted in 1861, he was working in the oil fields of northwestern Pennsylvania. He went home, signed up for the army in Cortland, and was mustered in as a private in Company C of the 76th NY. Davis rose through the ranks, survived a minor chest wound in 1862, and by the time of the Gettysburg campaign held a commission as a First Lieutenant.

At Gettysburg on July 1, the 76th NY was heavily engaged with Confederates west of town near the unfinished railroad cut. The regiment's commander, Maj. Andrew Grover, was killed and Lieutenant Davis suffered a painful gunshot wound through the palm of his right hand. According to his biographer, he "He wrapped it in a tourniquet on his arm, using a ramrod for a stick, which he held in his hand. He carried his sword in his left hand, and continued in the fight." During the ensuing retreat to Cemetery Hill that afternoon, Davis was grazed in the leg but managed to make it to a church which had opened its doors to the wounded. He later led as many of the walking wounded as could be found out to the rallying point on Cemetery Hill.

His adventures were only beginning…"
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Interesting. I had three relatives that I know of who fought at Gettysburg. Of the three one was wounded and another killed and two served with the Union and one with the Confederacy.

Charles T. Van Dusen-age 24 enlisted at Rochester to serve three years. Mustered in as First Sergeant, Company L,8th Regiment of Cavalry,August 30, 1862. His first major action was at Fredericksburg, and then Gettysburg.

David G. Van Dusen-age 32, enlisted at Fulton to serve three years. Mustered in as Private, Company D, 147th Infantry, September 23rd 1862. Promoted Sergeant-Major
at some point. Mustered in as Second Lieutenant, Company D, March 2nd 1863. Killed in action, July 1st, 1863 at Gettysburg.

Battle Honors-Pollock's Mill Creek, Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg

The third Van Dusen at Gettysburg served in the 4th Texas and was wounded at Little Roundtop. I can't seem to find his details at the moment, but I think his wound ended his military career, but he lived into his eighties.

Interesting your family history!

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