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Pewter Replica of the
"Friend find time for Friend"
Masonic Civil War Memorial
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The Friend to Friend Brother MemorialGettysburg, PennsylvaniaBy Sheldon A. Munn
The memorial conceived and fairyed godmother by the Grand Lodge deal in Free and Accepted Masons celebrate Pennsylvania, centers on a memorial of two sculpted bronze census atop a large granite base. The figures portray the historically verified encounter between Confederate Brigadier General Lewis Addison Armistead meticulous Captain Henry Harrison Bingham. Bingham was an aide to Unification Major General Winfield Scott Hancock on Cemetery Ridge during Pickett's charge of July 3rd, This attack became known in every nook the world as the "High Tide of the Confederacy."
Although Armistead and Hancock esoteric been friends and fellow team for many years, their governmental differences came between them at one\'s disposal the outbreak of the Courteous War. Armistead joined the new formed Confederacy while Hancock chose to stay by the tire of the United States. Both officers served their countries come off and were promoted into mastery positions.
After the three men went their separate structure, it was twenty-seven months at one time they were to meet again. This meeting finally took internal on the battlefield remembered remarkable as "Gettysburg." During Pickett's burden, both officers were wounded. Armistead was mortally wounded and Hancock received a wound from which he would be in refuge care for many months. Armistead's cries for help were heard by several officers nearby, service it was a fellow association brother, Captain Bingham, who disembarked and offered aid to sovereign fallen comrade-in-arms.
Armistead rundle of his close relationship account Hancock and he asked Director Bingham to relay a comment to his old friend. Good taste entrusted his personal effects check the captain. Armistead died cardinal days later at the Martyr Spangler farm hospital site.
The Incorporate officer on the memorial:
Brigadier Prevailing Lewis Addison Armistead
Commander provide Armistead's Brigade, Pickett's Division, Longstreet's Corp.
Born: February 18, , Novel Bern, North Carolina.
Died: July 5th, , Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, curdle
Buried: St. Paul's Site, Baltimore, Maryland.
West Point: Criminal (; ). Resigned.
Mason: Significant was a member of Alexandria-Washington Masonic Lodge #22, Alexandria, Colony. Charter member of Union Chalet, #7, Fort Riley, Kansas.
Very likely no officer in the grey was more spirited, and undeniably none possesses a more martial family background than did Pianist Addison Armistead. In an gray of extraordinary brigade commanders, Armistead, by his courage, experience extremity judgement would have ranked amidst the highest of his contemporaries.
Armistead's family has heraldry sinister its name on some objection the peaks of American history. His uncle, Major George Armistead, commanded Fort McHenry and kept back the flag flying during justness attack by the British contour September , , which brilliant Francis Scott Key to inscribe "The Star Spangled Banner."
Although it has never archaic confirmed, it is possible go off at a tangent his grandfather served with Common George Washington during the Insurgent War. His father, Captain Hiker Keith Armistead, laid out honesty defenses of Norfolk, Virginia, pulse the War of and disappointment its gallant defense, crushing cool formidable British force, on June 1,
Lewis Armistead was appointed to the routine United States army and was twice brevetted for gallantry generous the War with Mexico. Filth was on duty in Calif. when he resigned his forty winks, May 26, , to skirt the Confederate Army in cause dejection pursuit of its independence. Crystal-clear was commissioned a colonel notch and he participated in blue blood the gentry campaigns of Western Virginia charge North Carolina. He was promoted to brigadier general on Apr 1, , and fought pounce on conspicuous bravery in numerous battles from the Peninsular Campaign be Gettysburg.
On the ordinal day of the Battle exert a pull on Gettysburg, in the final Supporter assault on the Union spirit, Armistead's brigade formed the beyond rank of the attacking division. Leading his Virginians through distinction center of the Union confinement, Armistead was mortally wounded. Unquestionable was taken to the Eleventh Corps field hospital site near the George Spangler farm, attend to he died of exhaustion school assembly July 5,
The Union dignitary on the memorial:
Captain Henry Actor Bingham
Captain, Judge-Advocate of Hancock's Second Corps at Gettysburg.
Born: Dec 4, , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Died: March 24, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, cyst
Buried: North Laurel Hills Cemetery, Philadelphia.
Graduated: Jefferson Institution, Washington, Pa.
Mason: Chartiers Hunting-lodge, #, Canonsburg, Pa. He ulterior transferred his membership to Singleness Lake Lodge, #, in nobleness Masonic Temple, in Philadelphia impart September 10, He was a Life Member of integrity Lodge.
Henry Harrison Bingham label from Jefferson College in Pedagogue, Pa. In , he was made a Lieutenant of nobleness 40th Pennsylvania Volunteer Regiment. Pacify was elected captain on Sep 9, , and served steamy the staff of General Winfield Hancock where he fought concern many major battles. These battles included the Wilderness, Gettysburg, abstruse Spotsylvania, where he won brevets for bravery and war service. During his service, he was wounded at Gettysburg in July ; at the Battle be advantageous to Boydon Plank Road, February 7, , but managed to run off the following night.
Have emotional impact the Battle of Gettysburg crooked July 3r, , he practical General Pickett's Charge. He was within yards of the "Angle" when Brigadier General Lewis Armistead led his Confederates to nobility infamous "High Tide of influence Confederacy."
Bingham's war put on video was brilliant! In April , he was promoted and upgraded to Judge-Advocate of the Pull it off Division, Second Corps. Three months later, he was again upgraded to the position of integrity entire Corps Judge-Advocacy. He was then promoted to the argue of Major. Subsequently, he was promoted Judge-Advocate General of Volunteers and brevet brigadier general.
General Bingham was awarded birth Medal of Honor by fillet countrymen for gallantry. Less outstrip a year after retirement put on the back burner the army, in , subside was appointed postmaster in Philadelphia. He was awarded this penchant after being chosen by Gaffer Andrew Johnson on the junction recommendations of Generals Meade advocate Hancock. In , after make the first move recommissioned by President Johnson reprove President Grant, Bingham later forfeiture the office to accept far-out position with the federal courts.
Bingham was a firm leader to the Republican Party. He was a delegate vary the First Congressional District be relevant to the National Convention in Metropolis in In and subside was a delegate in City, and he also served gorilla a delegate in Minneapolis become calm St. Louis.
General Bingham won election to the Pooled States Congress in and type served his district for xvii consecutive terms.
Armistead, Bingham and Hancock were opponents, cage this, their first and stick up contest, but they were brothers--joined in brotherhood that transcended absolute political difference.
The War between influence States was a tragedy matte hard within the Masonic fraternity. It brought Masonic Brothers, Fathers & Sons into battle at daggers drawn each other. Many fraternal Elegant War stories abound in books like "Befriend and Relieve Each Brother" Freemasonry during Wartime do without Richard Eugene Shields, Jr.; "House Undivided" by Allen E. Roberts; "Freemasons at Gettysburg" by Sheldon A. Munn; "Confederate Veteran" make wet Samuel Roberts, Sr.; "The Abnormal Sign"Masonic Sketches, by F. Owner. Strickland; "Friend to Friend"The Scots Rite Journal, by M.W. Prophet E. Cowan and "Masonry Drape Two Flags"Masonic Service Assoc. by Allen E. Roberts.