Gettysburg in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Freemasonry at Gettysburg
— Gettysburg National Military Park —
Photographed By Karl Stelly, March 15, 2022
1. Freemasonry at Gettysburg Marker
Mortally wounded during Pickett's Charge, Confederate General Lewis Armistead, a Freemason, received aid and comfort from Union Captain Henry Bingham, a fellow Freemason. Their Freemasonry bond of brotherhood transcended battle lines and symbolized their unbreakable ties. This brotherhood laid the cornerstone of the Soldiers' National Monument in 1865. When the cemetery was closed to new burials in the 1960s, the Freemasons donated funds to purchase additional property. In 1993, improvements to the National Cemetery Annex were made possible through generous Freemason funding. Enhancements included a plaza honoring fallen American soldiers and the "Friend to Friend" Memorial, depicting the Bingham and Armistead battlefield encounter. The cemetery is the final resting place for Union soldiers killed in the Battle of Gettysburg and American veterans from the Civil War through Vietnam.
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Mortally-wounded Confederate Brigadier General Lewis Armistead, a Freemason, hands his watch and personal effects to Union Army Captain and Freemason Henry Bingham, to be given to Armistead's good friend, Union General Winfield S. Hancock.
Erected 2022 by National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.
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Location. 39° 49.303′ N, 77° 13.954′ W. Marker is in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. Marker can be reached from the intersection of Steinwehr Avenue (Business U.S. 15) and South Washington Street, on the right when traveling north. Located just inside the National Cemetery Annex gate near the Friend to Friend Masonic Memorial. 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 walking distance of this marker. 55th Ohio Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); Dobbin House (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Gettysburg (about 300 feet away); a different marker also named The Dobbin House (about 300 feet away); Friend to Friend Masonic Memorial (about 400 feet away); July 1, 1863 (about 400 feet away); 73rd Ohio Infantry (about 500 feet away); 75th Pennsylvania Volunteers (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gettysburg.
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. Old Marker At This Location titled "Continuing a Tradition: Freemasonry at Gettysburg.".
Also see . . . Gettysburg National Military Park
Photographed By Karl Stelly, March 15, 2022
2. Freemasonry at Gettysburg Marker
A closer-in view of the left side of the painting
Photographed By Karl Stelly, March 15, 2022
3. Freemasonry at Gettysburg Marker
A closer-in view of the middle part of the painting
Photographed By Karl Stelly, March 15, 2022
4. Freemasonry at Gettysburg Marker
Right side of the painting and the caption for the painting
Photographed By Karl Stelly, March 15, 2022
5. Freemasonry at Gettysburg Marker
Photographed By Larry Gertner, May 10, 2023
6. NPS Gettysburg National Cemetery Annex marker on Steinwehr Avenue
Photographed By Larry Gertner, May 10, 2023
7. Freemasonry at Gettysburg wayside location
Credits. This page was last revised on May 14, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 22, 2022, by Karl Stelly of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 321 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on April 22, 2022, by Karl Stelly of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. 6, 7. submitted on May 14, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
