Mays Family Tree - Person Sheet
Birth Date1839
Birth PlacePike Township, Clearfield Co., PA, USA
Death Date1 Jul 1863
Death PlaceGettysburg, Adams Co., PA, USA
Burial PlaceGettysburg National Cemetery, Gettysburg, Adams Co., PA, USA
Burial MemoUnknown grave
Cause of DeathKilled in the Battle of Gettysburg
FatherWilson M McCLURE (1805-1851)
MotherMary C CALDWELL (1815-1899)
Misc. Notes
Enlistment Age 23
Enlisted: Aug 13, 1862, Curwensville,PA
Mustered in Aug 26, 1862, Harrisburg, PA. Private
Mustered into Co "B" 149th PA Infantry
The famous Bucktail Regiment
Killed in action on the first days battle on the McPhearson Farm, and along the Chambersburg Pike, Gettysburg
From the main monument on Chambersburg Pike, on the northwest side of town:
"July 1st. The Regiment held this position from 11:30 a.m. until the Corps retired, resisting several assaults of the enemy, making two successful charges to the R.R. Cut and changing front to rear under fire."
Samuel Tilden McClure was reportedly killed near the Rail Road from an explosion.5928
Enlisted: Aug 13, 1862, Curwensville,PA
Mustered in Aug 26, 1862, Harrisburg, PA. Private
Mustered into Co "B" 149th PA Infantry
The famous Bucktail Regiment
Killed in action on the first days battle on the McPhearson Farm, and along the Chambersburg Pike, Gettysburg
From the main monument on Chambersburg Pike, on the northwest side of town:
"July 1st. The Regiment held this position from 11:30 a.m. until the Corps retired, resisting several assaults of the enemy, making two successful charges to the R.R. Cut and changing front to rear under fire."
Samuel Tilden McClure was reportedly killed near the Rail Road from an explosion.5928