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-Pvt. Max Doermann, 3x Great Uncle, Co. E, 66th New York Infantry. Died at Andersonville, Dec. 22, 1864.
-Pvt. David Rousch, 4x Great Uncle, Co. A, 107th Ohio Infantry. Wounded and Captured at Gettysburg. Died at Andersonville, June 5, 1864.
-Pvt. Carl Sievert, 3x Great Uncle, Co. H, 7th New York Infantry (Steuben Guard). Mortally Wounded at Malvern Hill. -
Re: Civil War Memorial being paved over in New York
When it comes to preserving history or convenient parking for future generations, the choice is clear. Parking wins every time.
Not.
If the building be demolished and parking be established, the lot won't remain for a hundred years like this building has. It will hold some other building in short order. But they'll put up a brass sign to say what once was there. That's sufficient, right? Right?Silas Tackitt,
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Re: Civil War Memorial being paved over in New York
Grrr. I will see what I can do from afar. Four of my great grandfather Hadley's veteran brothers and several cousins from Cattaraugus County certainly would have visited this building. I'll ask Mark D what is the current status of the facility -- that is, is it still a museum and meeting place or merely a shell of the living structure that once housed those who dreamed of a more perfect union?Paul HadleyComment
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Re: Civil War Memorial being paved over in New York
Information on the current status of the building and the collections it once contained can be found here - http://www.cattco.org/news/20133488-...tions-building.
If the information in the above article is accurate the building was not built properly to begin with and it appears to have been a problem to maintain for many years. Is the destruction of the building the right thing to do...I'm undecided how I feel about it. FWIW The present museum is very nice http://www.cattco.org/museum- for a local, rural museum and they seem to do their part to attempt to educate the public of local history. A group of us did a small remembrance ceremony for the fellows of the 154th NYI a last year at the new museum and I think we had about 15 - 20 people show up for it, the locals were more interested in the yard sales along Route 16.Last edited by BobRoeder; 10-31-2014, 11:21 PM.Bob Roeder
"I stood for a time and cried as freely as boys do when things hurt most; alone among the dead, then covered his face with an old coat I ran away, for I was alone passing dead men all about as I went". Pvt. Nathaniel C. Deane (age 16, Co D 21st Mass. Inf.) on the death of his friend Pvt. John D. Reynolds, May 31, 1864.Comment
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Re: Civil War Memorial being paved over in New York
Thanks for the link, Bob. It is a helpful explanation.Paul HadleyComment
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