Cattaraugus County New
York
Obituaries
HUMMERTON
The identity of the
dead soldier who was found on the bloody field of Gettysburg, with the picture
of his three pretty little children tightly clasped in his hands, has been
ascertained. The wide publicity given to the touching circumstance through the
medium of the press produced the desired result. The name of the deceased was
Hummerton, and his widow and three children reside at Portville, Cattaraugus
County, New York, Large numbers of photographic copies of the picture upon which
the dying eyes of the warrior-father closed have been sold, and the profits
realized from their sale will be appropriated to the benefit of the children. It
is hoped that a sufficient sum may be realized in this way, and by future sales
to aid materially in the education of the little ones who were made orphans at
Gettysburg. [Portrait Monthly, Feb. 1, 1864. Submitted by Candi.]