Brig. Gen. Stephen H. Weed was killed at Gettysburg on July 2, 1863 while holding Little Round Top.  One of the most hard-fought regiments under Weed was the 140^th NY, which was led by Col. Patrick H. O’Rorke.  On Little Round Top, O’Rorke cheering his men on was shot in the neck by a charging Confederate.  Today, the monument of the 140^th NY marks the spot where Col. O’Rorke fell on Little Round Top.  Occasionally, you can find an O’Rorke signed document.  You can spend many years and not find a Weed document.  To find both on the same document is quite amazing!  To find both on the same document one week prior to Gettysburg and their deaths… UNBELIEVEABLE!  Document is 3 ¼ by 4 ¼ inch, written in nice dark ink with only minor aging. 

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