After the days first fighting northwest of Gettysburg and the Union retreat through town, Sallie was discovered to be missing. The battle progressed in length and ferocity and the men of the 11th did their duty. Days later after the Confederate retreat, Sallie was found lying down with the dead of her regiment on the fields of the first days conflict. Weak from lack of food, her comrades nursed her back to health, to again serve with her regiment. Sadly, just two months before the war's end, Sallie was killed at Hatcher's Run, VA. Despite what was described as a "murderous fire", as the battle raged, men of the 11th buried their loyal friend and comrade on the field where she fell. When the 11th Pennsylvania erected their monument, they could not forget their little companion who bravely and faithfully served by their sides throughout the battles.
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Gettysburg, she stayed with the wounded on Oak Ridge. The 11th PA monument is about 100 yards from the Doubleday Inn. The heroic dead to whom this monument was dedicated includes their Sallie. Mustered in as a pup, Sallie grew up with the 11th as her family. She frequently positioned herself at the end of their line during battles, barking furiously at oncoming Southern troops.
