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Dr Porter Farley

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Dr Porter Farley Veteran

Birth
Rochester, Monroe County, New York, USA
Death
18 Oct 1919 (aged 79)
Rochester, Monroe County, New York, USA
Burial
Rochester, Monroe County, New York, USA Add to Map
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1st Lieutenant and Adjutant (later Captain), co. B, 140th NY infantry, who aided in the defense of Little Round Top, Gettysburg, PA 1863. He was the first to reach the body of his commanding officer, Colonel Patrick O'Rorke--killed by a rebel sharpshooter through the neck.
1st Lieutenant and Adjutant (later Captain), co. B, 140th NY infantry, who aided in the defense of Little Round Top, Gettysburg, PA 1863. He was the first to reach the body of his commanding officer, Colonel Patrick O'Rorke--killed by a rebel sharpshooter through the neck.


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