Straban Township near Gettysburg in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Camp Letterman

Photographed By Karl Stelly, May 2, 2019

1. Camp Letterman Marker

Inscription.
On this site from July 22 to November 20, 1863, was constructed the largest hospital in the Western Hemisphere named after Major Jonathan Letterman, MD, USMS of the Army of the Potomac, caring for 21,000 Union and Confederate casualties.

Erected to mark the 150th anniversary, July 5th, 2013 by The Confederation of Union Generals

Erected 2013 by The Confederation of Union Generals.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Science & Medicine • War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is July 22, 1863.

Location. 39° 50.396′ N, 77° 12.422′ W. Marker is near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is in Straban Township. Marker can be reached from York Road (U.S. 30) east of Natural Spring Road, on the right when traveling east. On the grounds of the Hilton Garden Inn Gettysburg, facing Lincoln Highway. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1061 York Road, Gettysburg PA 17325, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. "The sight of blood never again affected me" (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); "His recovery … is yet considered doubtful" (about 300 feet away); Location of Field Hospitals (approx. 0.2 miles away); W.H. Monfort Farm

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(approx. half a mile away); a different marker also named Camp Letterman (approx. half a mile away); Manor of Maske (approx. 0.6 miles away); Massie's Battery - Nelson's Battalion (approx. 0.7 miles away); Kirkpatrick's Battery - Nelson's Battalion (approx. ¾ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gettysburg.

Photographed By Karl Stelly, May 2, 2019

2. Camp Letterman Marker

This view shows its overall location out in front of the Hilton Garden Inn.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 24, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 380 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 3, 2019, by Karl Stelly of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.