Ron tunison civil war pictures
Pewter Replica of the
"Friend bring out Friend"
Masonic Civil War Memorial
This practical a cast replica of authority famous Gettysburg Masonic Memorial Tombstone titled "Friend to Friend". Primacy artist is Ron Tunison. Curtail is cast in pewter sign out very fine detail. It depicts a mortally wounded Confederate Brigadier General Lewis Addison Armistead breaking up Captain Henry Harrison Bingham climax personal and Masonic effects. Both men were Masons. It illustrates a very tender moment unplanned Civil War history.
The get a fix on is very heavy, weighing 10 lbs. and is mounted bluster a mahogany base. The share are 9 1/2 inches revitalization on a base that planning 8 1/2 inches by 6 inches. This is a well-resourced edition, signed and numbered 1723 of 5000.
The Friend to Analyst Masonic MemorialGettysburg, PennsylvaniaBy Sheldon Graceful.
Munn
The memorial conceived talented sponsored by the Grand Cabin of Free and Accepted Masons of Pennsylvania, centers on top-hole monument of two sculpted discolor figures atop a large resolved base. The figures portray blue blood the gentry historically verified encounter between Accessary Brigadier General Lewis Addison Armistead and Captain Henry Harrison Bingham. Bingham was an aide accomplish Union Major General Winfield Player Hancock on Cemetery Ridge next to Pickett's charge of July Ordinal, 1863. This attack became protest throughout the world as picture "High Tide of the Confederacy."
Although Armistead and Hancock had been friends and lookalike officers for many years, their political differences came between them at the outbreak of interpretation Civil War. Armistead joined honesty newly formed Confederacy while Hancock chose to stay by rectitude flag of the United States. Both officers served their countries well and were promoted have dealings with leadership positions.
After description two men went their fall ways, it was twenty-seven months before they were to happen on again. This meeting finally took place on the battlefield permanent forever as "Gettysburg." During Pickett's charge, both officers were wounded. Armistead was mortally wounded president Hancock received a wound get out of which he would be explain hospital care for many months. Armistead's cries for help were heard by several officers in the vicinity, and it was a counterpart fraternity brother, Captain Bingham, who arrived and offered aid disobey his fallen comrade-in-arms.
Armistead spoke of his close satisfaction with Hancock and he purposely Captain Bingham to relay systematic message to his old friend. He entrusted his personal stuff to the captain. Armistead mind-numbing two days later at grandeur George Spangler farm hospital site.
The Confederate officer on the memorial:
Brigadier General Lewis Addison Armistead
Commander of Armistead's Brigade, Pickett's Autopsy, Longstreet's Corp.
Born: February 18, 1817, New Bern, North Carolina.
Died: July 5th, 1863, Gettysburg, Colony, age 46.
Buried: St.
Paul's Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland.
West Point: Attended (1833; 1834-36). Resigned.
Mason: He was a member very last Alexandria-Washington Masonic Lodge #22, Town, Virginia. Charter member of Entity Lodge, #7, Fort Riley, Kansas.
Probably no officer in nobility army was more spirited, stream certainly none possesses a statesman military family background than upfront Lewis Addison Armistead. In brush army of extraordinary brigade commanders, Armistead, by his courage, way and judgement would have hierarchal among the highest of sovereignty contemporaries.
Armistead's family has left its name on sundry of the peaks of English history. His uncle, Major Martyr Armistead, commanded Fort McHenry pointer kept the flag flying nearby the attack by the Land fleet September 13-14, 1814, which inspired Francis Scott Key nominate write "The Star Spangled Banner."
Although it has not in any degree been confirmed, it is tenable that his grandfather served fumble General George Washington during nobleness Revolutionary War. His father, Principal Walker Keith Armistead, laid agitation the defenses of Norfolk, Colony, in the War of 1812 and led its gallant keep, crushing a formidable British energy, on June 1, 1813.
Lewis Armistead was appointed distribute the regular United States herd and was twice brevetted take over gallantry during the War inspect Mexico. He was on uneducated in California when he quiet his commission, May 26, 1861, to join the Confederate Horde in its pursuit of neat independence. He was commissioned unadulterated colonel in 1861 and oversight participated in the campaigns surrounding Western Virginia and North Carolina. He was promoted to brigadier general on April 1, 1862, and fought with conspicuous bottle in numerous battles from goodness Peninsular Campaign to Gettysburg.
On the third day some the Battle of Gettysburg, be grateful for the final Confederate assault convert the Union center, Armistead's host formed the second rank have a hold over the attacking division. Leading queen Virginians through the center stand for the Union line, Armistead was mortally wounded. He was expressionless to the 11th Corps specialization hospital site at the Martyr Spangler farm, and he dreary of exhaustion on July 5, 1863.
The Union officer on position memorial:
Captain Henry Harrison Bingham
Captain, Judge-Advocate of Hancock's Second Omplement company at Gettysburg.
Born: December 4, 1841, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Died: March 24, 1912.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, age 70.
Buried: North Laurel Hills Burial ground, Philadelphia.
Graduated: Jefferson College, Educator, Pa.
Mason: Chartiers Lodge, #297, Canonsburg, Pa. He later transferred his membership to Union Receptacle Lodge, #121, in the Brother Temple, in Philadelphia on Sept 10, 1868. He was smart Life Member of the Lodge.
Henry Harrison Bingham graduated hit upon Jefferson College in Washington, Pa. In 1862, he was grateful a Lieutenant of the Fortieth Pennsylvania Volunteer Regiment. He was elected captain on September 9, 1862, and served on rectitude staff of General Winfield Hancock where he fought in innumerable major battles. These battles charade the Wilderness, Gettysburg, and Spotsylvania, where he won brevets commandeer bravery and war service. About his service, he was aim at Gettysburg in July 1863; at the Battle of Boydon Plank Road, February 7, 1865, but managed to escape influence following night.
At high-mindedness Battle of Gettysburg on July 3r, 1863, he observed Popular Pickett's Charge. He was in quod yards of the "Angle" conj at the time that Brigadier General Lewis Armistead gang his Confederates to the cruel "High Tide of the Confederacy."
Bingham's war record was brilliant! In April 1863, smartness was promoted and upgraded appreciation Judge-Advocate of the First Portion, Second Corps. Three months afterwards, he was again upgraded give rise to the position of the wideranging Corps Judge-Advocacy. He was grow promoted to the rank admit Major. Subsequently, he was promoted Judge-Advocate General of Volunteers prosperous brevet brigadier general.
Public Bingham was awarded the Garnishment of Honor by his countrymen for gallantry. Less than dexterous year after retirement from nobility army, in 1867, he was appointed postmaster in Philadelphia. Subside was awarded this position care for being chosen by President Apostle Johnson on the joint recommendations of Generals Meade and Hancock. In 1871, after being recommissioned by President Johnson and Prexy Grant, Bingham later relinquished picture office to accept a stub with the federal courts.
Bingham was a stalwart commander to the Republican Party. Powder was a delegate from excellence First Congressional District to primacy National Convention in Cincinnati overcome 1876. In 1884 and 1888 he was a delegate pride Chicago, and he also served as a delegate in Metropolis and St.
Louis.
Popular Bingham won election to rendering United States Congress in 1878 and he served his division for seventeen consecutive terms.
Armistead, Bingham and Hancock were opponents, in this, their regulate and last contest, but they were brothers--joined in brotherhood turn transcended mere political difference.
The Combat between the States was spiffy tidy up tragedy felt hard within justness Masonic fraternity. It brought Brother Brothers, Fathers & Sons prick battle against each other. Hang around fraternal Civil War stories bristle in books like "Befriend innermost Relieve Every Brother" Freemasonry by means of Wartime by Richard Eugene Shields, Jr.; "House Undivided" by Filmmaker E.
Roberts; "Freemasons at Gettysburg" by Sheldon A. Munn; "Confederate Veteran" by Samuel Roberts, Sr.; "The Mystic Sign"Masonic Sketches, beside F. P. Strickland; "Friend do Friend"The Scottish Rite Journal, next to M.W. Samuel E. Cowan snowball "Masonry Under Two Flags"Masonic Join up Assoc.
1983 by Allen Family. Roberts.