The Battle of Gettysburg was a turning point in the American Civil War, and the largest military engagement that has ever occurred in Pennsylvania.

One of the participants for the Union was General Reynolds, a native of Lancaster.

John Fulton Reynolds was born in Lancaster in 1820; he lost his life at Gettysburg.

Citizens of Lancaster erected a monument to his valor and in his memory.

Considering the panic that ensured throughout eastern Pennsylvania when Rebel troops invaded the north, there was a great deal of gratitude to the leaders of the victorious Union Army.

Here is a scanned postcard photograph of the grave monument to General Reynolds in the Lancaster Cemetery.

The postcard was mailed in Lancaster on June 24, 1909 by Edna to her sister, Miss Florence Lefever, of Herrville.

(I had to look up “Herrville”, a “populated place” south of Willow Street and west of Refton.)

On the reverse, the written message describes the visit of Minnie, the health of Mamie, and the difficulty of getting everyone together for a photograph.

The address suggests that Florence was living or working with the family of Frank Mylin.