tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12719050.post112094868437117309..comments2023-09-05T04:55:14.008-04:00Comments on The Battle of Gettysburg & The American Civil War: Just Another MonumentRandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14508250986753975894noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12719050.post-87120767765108405812007-12-04T15:42:00.000-05:002007-12-04T15:42:00.000-05:00Randy,Many thanks for expressing so well the honor...Randy,<BR/><BR/>Many thanks for expressing so well the honor and respect these people deserve. Three of my great-grand uncles of my Shafer surname fought in PA units at Gettysburg. When I visit there I always walk the retreat line of the 2nd. PA Bucktails line from McPhearson's barn to the Seminary Ridge. It is there that Sgt. Ben Crippen fell in his defiant gesture. I trust he was an inspiration to all the men of the 143rd, 149th and 150th. PA Regiments. It is truly hallowed ground. The least we owe these people, on both sides of the cause, is respect for and an understanding of their courage and sacrifice. Thanks again for this thoughtful piece.<BR/><BR/>Mike Shafer<BR/>Pittsburgh, PA<BR/>great-grand nephew of<BR/>Sgt. John Shafer<BR/>Co. I, 143rd PAmbshaferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02198674713525669579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12719050.post-1158708417222329402006-09-19T19:26:00.000-04:002006-09-19T19:26:00.000-04:00I have not been able to locate our Benjamin Crippe...I have not been able to locate our Benjamin Crippen who died in the Civil War and have not been able to find his grave in a National Cemetary listing. Could it be that I have finally found him?? He left two small orphans and his wife died two years later. The grandmother raised the children. I do not have his record handy this minute.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12719050.post-1120964332061027872005-07-09T22:58:00.000-04:002005-07-09T22:58:00.000-04:00Wonderfully put. Indeed, you are correct -- there...Wonderfully put. Indeed, you are correct -- there is no such thing as "just another monument". If only a veteran of the 83rd Pennsylvania had been present to tell that father just who Strong Vincent was, and how important it was.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com