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This is the original Parchment Diploma in tole painted tin tube
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Rev. Henry F. Stewart, a graduate of the Jefferson College PA Class of 1862, is most famously remembered for his tragic tie to one of the most famous civilian love and grief stories of the Battle of Gettysburg.
Stewart completed his ministerial and classical studies at Jefferson College in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, graduating with the class of 1862.
Following graduation, he and his older brother, Alexander M. Stewart, entered the Union Army during the Civil War. Henry served and suffered severe wounds during his military service.
The Gettysburg Connection , relates to the tragedy of Sgt. Alexander Stewart ( Henry\'s brother )
Sgt. Alexander Stewart (149th Pennsylvania Infantry), was mortally wounded on Seminary Ridge during the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg (July 1, 1863). He was taken in and nursed by a 21-year-old local schoolteacher named Elizabeth Salome \"Sallie\" Myers. Despite Sallie\'s care, Alexander passed away on July 6, 1863.
In late July 1863, Henry wrote a letter to Sallie to thank her for comforting his dying brother. The following summer, Henry and his mother visited Gettysburg to see Alexander\'s grave. A deep romance bloomed between Henry and Sallie, and they were married in 1867.
Due to the lingering effects of the severe wounds Henry received during the war, his marriage to Sallie was short-lived. He passed away on September 20, 1868, just over a year after their wedding
Sallie never remarried and spent decades serving as the treasurer for the National Association of Army Nurses. When she passed away in 1922, she was buried next to Henry in Gettysburg’s Evergreen Cemetery. His headstone reads: \"Rev. Henry F. Stewart... Parted, Sept. 20, 1868. Reunited, Jan. 17, 1922.
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