T.G. was in Williams Rifles of the 1st Virginia, which was right in the middle of the first group facing the Union during Pickett's charge at Gettysburg. He survived, but 1/2 of all those who fought in this charge were either lost, killed or captured. The Confederacy never recovered from this blunder of Lee's.
See map here: http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/gettysburg/maps/pickettscharge...
T.G.'s Records:
BATTLE UNIT NAME: 1st Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Williams Rifles)
SIDE: Confederacy
COMPANY: B
SOLDIER'S RANK IN: Private
SOLDIER'S RANK OUT: Private
ALTERNATE NAME:
FILM NUMBER: M382 ROLL 24
PLAQUE NUMBER:
NOTES:
T.G.'s Unit:
https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-battle-units-detail.htm?battleU...
Harlows who fought in the Civil War:
https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&fi...=
Thomas Gates was my Father's great grandfather, and so I asked my Uncle T.L. (who is the last sibling alive today) if he had ever heard about this or knew it. He said he hadn't and didn't, which is not surprising because most soldiers want to forget the horrors of war. Written by A.L. Harlow, Jr. on 8-20-2016
