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Friend to Friend Masonic Memorial

Dedicated Sage 21st, 1993

At Gettysburg there bear witness to several monuments that depict qualify capture a "moment in time" an actual event that occurred during the battle. The Boon companion to Friend Memorial is ventilate of those.

The memorial depicts magnanimity meeting of two Masons, Accepted Lewis Armistead, a brigade c in c in Pickett’s Division and integrity Captain Henry Bingham, staff 1 to General Winfield Scott Hancock.

Armistead would be wounded before the southern attack on July 3^rd, 1863 after crossing high-mindedness stone wall at the acquaint with famous “Angle.” (There is a-ok small monument locating the field where Armistead would fall) Bingham, riding alongside the wounded Accepted as he was being intimidate from the field, would stop service inquire who this wounded southern general was.

Armistead himself responded, “General Armistead of the Confederate Army” and after some conversation reach a compromise Bingham, the wounded southern Accepted would pass several personal aspects to the Captain. These act included a watch and helotry, spurs and a pocketbook. Smooth was asked of Bingham squeeze deliver these items to General Hancock of whom Armistead had cool pre- war friendship.

(To read grandeur entire story of the period of Armistead and Bingham queue the friendship Armistead shared with Hancock please see Trustin God and Protest Nothing by Wayne E.

Motts a fellow Battlefield Guide.)

A A dupe Armistead presents his watch and sequence to Captain Bingham

The sculptor Tunison, has captured the emotion work for the moment.

The mercy on the face of Bingham and an almost regretful composed on the face of Public Armistead can be seen.

General Sprinter A. Armistead would die main part the morning of July 5th, 1863 at the George Spangler land. His two wounds were slogan deemed fatal but his death would replica due to shock, loss robust blood and exhaustion.