Cumberland Township near Gettysburg in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
George Spangler Farm
Civil War Hospital
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, June 7, 2013
1. George Spangler Farm Marker
☽ Eleventh Corps
July – August, 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° 48.068′ N, 77° 13.094′ W. Marker is near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is in Cumberland Township. It is on Blacksmith Shop Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 488 Blacksmith Shop Rd, Gettysburg PA 17325, 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 walking distance of this marker: Armistead and Hancock (here, next to this marker); Field Hospitals - Eleventh Corps (here, next to this marker); The George Spangler Farm Civil War Hospital Site (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); A Farm Transformed by War (about 800 feet away); Armistead Death Site (approx. 0.2 miles away); A Hospital Under Fire (approx. 0.2 miles away); Well, Look What We Found! (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Trademark of Craftsmen (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gettysburg.
Also see . . . George Spangler Farm.
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Photographed by Bill Coughlin, June 7, 2013
2. George Spangler Farm Marker
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, June 7, 2013
3. Marker in Gettysburg
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, June 7, 2013
4. Summer Kitchen at the George Spangler Farm
This building was used as a hospital following the Battle of Gettysburg. Confederate Gen. Lewis Armistead died here on July 5, 1865.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, June 7, 2013
5. Civil War Doctor at the George Spangler Farm
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 7, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,543 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on June 7, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
