Hi Wikitreers,
We have Corporal John W. Haley a veteran of the 17th Maine Infantry Regiment Company I who was an eye witness at the Wheatfield in the Battle of Gettysburg. The brief story of his account is brought back to life in the YouTube by the American Battelfield Trust.
Per his FindAGrave memorial which also has a great photo of him!
“ He loved reading, writing, history and genealogy. Haley was born and raised in the twin cities of Biddeford and Saco, Maine, he worked at the mills and served for three years with Company I of the 17th Maine Volunteer Regiment during the Civil War. After the war, he returned and went to work at the Saco and Biddeford Gas-Light company for 14 years before becoming librarian at the Dyer Library in 1892, a position he held for 28 years.”
I find this veteran of the U.S. Civil War very interesting as his legacy details and think he should be shared with the community.
He apparently didn’t have a Wikitree profile?
He needs connecting a great veteran the project might be very interested in?
Thank you
Note: see newsclips on profile he was Not a fan of “movies” as he was able to live to see the early 1920’s
Edit: What was his middle name?
