Lt. William H. Pohlman - Colonie, NY
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N 42° 42.378 W 073° 43.760
18T E 604062 N 4728983
The grave of Lt. William Henry Pohlman, who died from wounds received during the Civil War at the Battle of Gettysburg, PA, is located in Albany Rural Cemetery in the Village of Menands in Colonie, NY.
Waymark Code: WMZ2CQ
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 08/31/2018
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The grave of Lt. William H. Pohlman is marked by a marble sculpture of a flag wrapped around a tree stump surrounded by sculpted rocks, a shield, and a Union Army cap. The shield is inscribed:
WILLIAM H. POHLMAN
ADJUTANT
59 TH REGT.
N.Y. VOLS.
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A dado in the front section of sculpted rocks is inscribed:
DIED JULY 21, 1863.
AT GETTYSBURG
FROM WOUNDS RECEIVED
IN BATTLE, IN THE 22D.
YEAR OF HIS AGE.
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Taken from his listing in the Find A Grave Website cited below:
"On July 3rd Pohlman was wounded twice: first being hit by shrapnel in the left shoulder from an exploding cannon shell; and the second time during Pickett's Charge when he was struck in the right arm by a Minie ball. Originally treated at the 2nd Corps Field Hospital, Willie was transferred to the Swope Mansion in downtown Gettysburg where he died of his wounds on July 21. His body was embalmed in Gettysburg and returned to Albany for burial in the Albany Rural Cemetery."
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