I went to the church where men were lying on the pews and on the floors.

I knelt by the first one inside the door and said,

What can I do for you? He replied, Nothing. I am going to die.

To be thus met by the first one addressed was more than my nerves could stand.

I went hastily out, sat down on the church steps and cried.

In a little while I re-entered the church hospital and spoke again to the dying man.

He was Sergeant Alexander Stewart of the 149th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment.

He spoke of his home, his aged father and mother, of his wife, and of his younger and only brother,

who had been severely wounded and was then at home and asked me to take their addresses and send them his dying message.

He lingered until Monday, July 6th. He had been sinking gradually all evening.

About nine, he had a spell of coughing until ten o'clock. He suffered dreadfully.

I held him in my arms until nearly eleven when his head sank on the pillow and he died with only a slight struggle.

Sally Myers, resident of Gettysburg.

Hey everyone, welcome to episode 333 of our Civil War podcast. My name is Rich.

And I'm Tracy. Hello y'all. We just wanted to take a moment here to say how very impressed we were when we came across that quote by Sally Myers.

She was 21 years old at the time of the battle and worked as an assistant to the principal of the Gettysburg public schools.

We wanted to say that we think that when she went back into the church to help the wounded after having a cry on the steps there,

it was just as brave as any act of courage performed on the battlefield.

In fact, if you think about it, the men who were fighting in the two armies were simply doing their duty.

But Sally Myers was a civilian. She was under no obligation to go into that church and help the wounded, yet she did.

And she was far from alone in what she did. There were many women, residents of Gettysburg, who pitched in to help the wounded soldiers who filled the area's churches, homes and barns.

There are definitely some of the unsung heroes of the battle of Gettysburg.

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