Cumberland Township near Gettysburg in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Nathaniel Lightner Farm
Civil War Hospital
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, April 10, 2013
1. Nathaniel Lightner Farm Marker
✚ Sixth & ★ Twelfth 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: Agriculture • Science & Medicine • War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1863.
Location. 39° 48.624′ N, 77° 13.2′ W. Marker is near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is in Cumberland Township. Marker is on Baltimore Pike (Pennsylvania Route 97) north of Colgrove Avenue, on the left when traveling north. 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. 10th Maine Battalion (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); 21st Pennsylvania Cavalry (about 500 feet away); a different marker also named 21st Pennsylvania Cavalry (about 700 feet away); 12th Corps Headquarters (approx. 0.2 miles away); Battery M, 1st New York Light Artillery (approx. ¼ mile away); Artillery Brigade (approx. ¼ mile away); 3rd Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry (approx. ¼ mile away); Battery K, Fifth U.S. Artillery (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gettysburg.
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Photographed By Bill Coughlin, April 10, 2013
2. Nathaniel Lightner Farm Marker
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, April 10, 2013
3. Civil War Hospital and Marker
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 951 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 11, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
