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Francis C(hanning) Barlow.

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Francis C(hanning) Barlow.
Of N.Y. Union Maj. Gen. First in his Harvard class, entered the Army as a private - leaving his new bride, ten years his senior, after just one day of marriage - becoming one of a rarified group who began as enlisted men, and ended the war as generals. Rapidly rising to command, twice wounded at Antietam's "Bloody Lane," and again in Gettysburg's first day's fighting, left for dead on the battlefield. "There is a story that Confederate Gen. John B. Gordon found him, gave him water, and put him in a building for safety."--Boatner. Back in service after ten months in a hospital, his health failed, returning once again to command in the latter part of the war. His division at Spotsylvania saw 21 hours of hand-to-hand fighting - the longest recorded such combat in the entire war. Postwar, a founder of American Bar Association; Attorney Gen. of N.Y., prosecuting Boss Tweed and his ring. A monument to Barlow stands at Gettysburg. In his hand, "Believe me, Very truly...Maj. Gen." Pleasing ivory toning, and excellent. A superior example.