Tyrone Township near York Springs in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Gettysburg Campaign

Photographed by Craig Swain, July 24, 2008

1. Gettysburg Campaign Marker

Inscription. Gen. Early's Confederate troops, marching from York to join Lee's army, camped, June 30, three miles to the east. Arriving here next morning, they turned south toward Gettysburg, on orders of General Ewell.

Erected 1947 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Gettysburg Campaign, and the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is June 30, 1781.

Location. 39° 56.828′ N, 77° 8.84′ W. Marker is near York Springs, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is in Tyrone Township. It is at the intersection of Old Harrisburg Road (County Route 3001) and Heidlersburg Road (Pennsylvania Route 234), on the right when traveling north on Old Harrisburg Road. Located on Old U.S. Highway 15. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5005 Old US Rte 15, York Springs PA 17372, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South-Central Pennsylvania. It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Gettysburg Campaign (approx. half a mile away); Rock Chapel (approx. one mile away); Original Studebaker Wagon Shop (approx. 2.1 miles away); Great Conewago Presbyterian Church

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(approx. 4.2 miles away); Civil War Soldiers in the Great Conewago Cemetery (approx. 4.2 miles away); Revolutionary Soldiers in Great Conewago Cemetery (approx. 4.2 miles away); Presbyterian Church Cemetery (approx. 4.3 miles away); Wirt's Tavern (approx. 4½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in York Springs.

Another marker is no longer nearby. John Studebaker (was approx. 0.8 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Craig Swain, July 24, 2008

2. Gettysburg Campaign Marker

Heidlersburg image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, July 24, 2008

3. Heidlersburg

Looking north from the marker location toward the small village of Heidlersburg. According to John Schildt in Roads to Gettysburg, Confederate Generals Ewell, Early, Trimble, and Rodes had a conference just outside of Heidlersburg on June 30, 1863. Ewell, the corps commander, had just received orders from Confederate General Robert E. Lee indicating the far flung army should now consolidate near a town called Gettysburg to the south.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 29, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,212 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 29, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.