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

Great Conewago Presbyterian Church

Civil War Hospital

 
 
Great Conewago Presbyterian Church Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, April 11, 2013
1. Great Conewago Presbyterian Church Marker
Inscription.
Dressing Station and Burial Site
July 2 and 3, 1863

 
Erected 2005 by Historic Gettysburg Adams County, Inc.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial SitesChurches & ReligionScience & MedicineWar, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is July 2, 1863.
 
Location. 39° 53.22′ N, 77° 9.665′ W. Marker is near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is in Straban Township. Marker is at the intersection of Red Bridge Road and Presbyterian Church Road, on the left when traveling north on Red Bridge Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 174 Red Bridge Road, 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. Civil War Soldiers in the Great Conewago Cemetery (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Revolutionary Soldiers in Great Conewago Cemetery (about 400 feet away); Battle of Hunterstown (approx. 0.3 miles away); Brigadier General George Armstrong Custer (approx. 0.3 miles away); Pres. George Washington (approx. 0.3 miles away); Army of the Potomac (approx. 0.3 miles away); Jacob Grass Hotel (approx. 0.3 miles away); Gettysburg Campaign (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gettysburg.
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Great Conewago Presbyterian Church Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, April 11, 2013
2. Great Conewago Presbyterian Church Marker
Civil War Hospital Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, April 11, 2013
3. Civil War Hospital Marker
The Great Conewago Presbyterian Church can be seen behind the marker.
Great Conewago Presbyterian Church image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, April 11, 2013
4. Great Conewago Presbyterian Church
Civil War Building Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, April 11, 2013
5. Civil War Building Marker
The Great Conewago Presbyterian Church dates back to the 18th century. This marker indicates that it was standing during the Battle of Gettysburg.
Great Conewago Presbyterian Church Burial Ground image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, April 11, 2013
6. Great Conewago Presbyterian Church Burial Ground
The burial ground behind the marker contains the remains of veterans of the Revolutionary and Civil Wars.
Grave of a Civil War Soldier image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, April 11, 2013
7. Grave of a Civil War Soldier
Another Civil War Grave image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, April 11, 2013
8. Another Civil War Grave
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 12, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 594 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. submitted on April 12, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.

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