Mount Joy Township near Gettysburg in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Isaac Lightner Farm
Civil War Hospital
☽ Eleventh Corps
July, 1863
Erected 1983 by The Hospital and Healthsystem Assoc. of PA & HG-AC.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Science & Medicine • War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1863.
Location. 39° 47.45′ N, 77° 11.367′ W. Marker is near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is in Mount Joy Township. Marker is on Baltimore Pike (Pennsylvania Route 97) east of U.S. 15, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Gettysburg PA 17325, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Field Hospitals - First Corps (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); Daniel Sheaffer Farm (approx. 0.4 miles away); U.S. Field Hospitals at Gettysburg (approx. 0.7 miles away); a different marker also named U.S. Field Hospitals at Gettysburg (approx. 0.7 miles away); a different marker also named U.S. Field Hospitals at Gettysburg (approx. 0.8 miles away); Field Hospitals - Fifth Corps (approx. 0.9 miles away); Field Hospitals - Third Corps (approx. one mile away); Michael Trostle Farm (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gettysburg.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 11, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 722 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on April 11, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.