This home was built in 1834 by George Heck. It was originally a "large, two story brick home, 1 room deep, with a framed kitchen and dirt basement" (most likely a four room house with lean-to kitchen on the back). The original 2" x 16" oak flooring . . . — — Map (db m75565) HM
(Left Side):26th Pennsylvania Emergency Infantry Organized at Harrisburg and volunteered for the emergency Mustered into United States service June 22 1863 Mustered out July 30 1863 Co. A recruited from Pennsylvania College and Gettysburg . . . — — Map (db m15147) HM
(Front):July 1, 1863. The Regiment moved with the Brigade in the afternoon to N.E. side of Gettysburg where it became actively engaged covering the retreat of the Corps. It then withdrew to this position where after dark of the 2nd it . . . — — Map (db m17144) HM
(Front):45th N.Y. Infantry 1st Brig. 3rd Div. 11th Corps. July 1, 1863 (Left):The regiment went into action about 11.30 a.m. July 1st, 1863, by deploying four companies as skirmishers under Captain Irsch about one hundred yards to the . . . — — Map (db m11113) HM
(Front):4th Ohio Infantry. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 2nd Corps. Carroll's Brigade. Ohio's Tribute. (Left):On the evening of July 2, 1863. Carroll's Brigade was sent from its position with the 2nd Corps to re-enforce this position of . . . — — Map (db m16945) HM
(Front):55th Ohio Infantry 2d Brig. 2d Div. 11th Corps. Erected by the State of Ohio. (Left):55th Ohio Infantry Arrived at 2:20 pm. July 1, in this position, which it held throughout the battle. With severe loss, its skirmishers . . . — — Map (db m12191) HM
(Front):The 61st Ohio Infantry ———On arriving from Emmittsburg about one o'clock p.m., July 1st 1863, was deployed as skirmish line in advance of its Brigade and moved towards Oak Hill. Later it supported as section of . . . — — Map (db m11132) HM
(Front):73rd Penna Infantry July 2nd in the morning took position in the cemetery. At dusk moved hastily to this position and in a severe contest assisted in repulsing a desperate assault on these batteries. (Left):11th Corps. . . . — — Map (db m17254) HM
(Front):74th Penna Infantry German Regiment 1st Brig. 3d Div. 11th Corps. July 1st fought here from 2 p.m. until the Corps fell back. July 2 & 3 in line with Division in front of cemetery. (Back):Recruited at Pittsburgh and . . . — — Map (db m11130) HM
(Front):Sons of the Mountains 7th W Va Veteran Romney to Appomattox 1st Brigade Carroll 3rd Division 2nd Corps. At dusk July 2nd Carroll's Brigade was ordered by General Hancock to this point. On arriving there we found the Battery about to . . . — — Map (db m17255) HM
(Front):1st. Brigade. 3rd. Division. 11th Corps. First Line of Battle, July 1, 1863. (Right):Moved in retreat to Cemetery Hill. July 1, 1863. (Left):Occupied the crest of Cemetery Hill. July 2 & 3. 1863. . . . — — Map (db m11157) HM
On November 19, 1863, four and a half months after the Battle of Gettysburg, President Abraham Lincoln attended the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery. Edward Everett, the principal speaker and one of the greatest orators of his time, . . . — — Map (db m165776) HM
"There was no one among us who had the smallest comprehension of all that an invasion of our soil could mean." - Henry Eyster Jacobs, Class of 1862
When the Confederate army advanced into Pennsylvania in June 1863, no person or place went . . . — — Map (db m76071) HM WM
Members of the beaten Union 11th Corps fled pursuing Confederates along this portion of Stratton Street in the late afternoon of July 1, 1863, seeking the protection of friendly lines on Cemetery Hill, a quarter mile beyond the crest in the . . . — — Map (db m255448) HM
On July 2, 1863, Confederate General James Longstreet’s 1st Corps formed on this ridge to attack the high ground to your front. Late in the afternoon, Confederate artillery pummeled Union soldiers near the Peach Orchard before the Southerners . . . — — Map (db m292551) HM
In 1863 one of Gettysburg's earliest weatherboarded buildings stood at this corner, the home of Judge Samuel Russell.
After the battle the body of an unidentified soldier was found in the side yard to its left clutching a photograph of three . . . — — Map (db m307698) HM
When Abraham Lincoln prophetically spoke of a "house divided", he might well have referenced the sons of Easias Jesse and Margaret Sutherland Culp. Both boys, William E. "William", (b. 1831) and John W. "Wesley", (b. 1839), grew up in Gettysburg and . . . — — Map (db m66431) HM
In 1863, this building to your right, was the home and cabinetmaker’s shop of Henry Garlach and family. Cut off during the Union retreat to Cemetery Hill, General Alexander Schimmelfennig was able to avoid capture by the Confederates, when he hid . . . — — Map (db m6176) HM
Formed January 22, 1800 out of York County. The name honors President John Adams. Important center of fruit growing industry. County seat of Gettysburg, incorporated 1806, was site in 1863 of key Civil War battle and President Abraham Lincoln's . . . — — Map (db m19252) HM
This Memorial In Honor of the Boys of Adams County who Made the Supreme Sacrifice in the World War Bernard E. Althoff, John W. Batterman, Albert D. Bell, George E. Black, Charles Bower, Ralph E. Brame, Walter S. Bream, Charles C. Bucher, . . . — — Map (db m26469) HM
On this site stood the agricultural and horticultural hall, built between 1867 and 1868 as part of the Adams County Agricultural Society's fairgrounds. For some nineteen years, the hall also served as the town's civic center where public lectures, . . . — — Map (db m43314) HM
Near this spot on July 1, 1863 a Union soldier fell mortally wounded. When a local resident found the unidentified body, he also discovered a photograph of three children. News of this poignant find was soon widely covered by the press, and copies . . . — — Map (db m17964) HM
Stretching from the distant South Mountain Range, on your right, is Pennsylvania’s Conewego Valley. Before the Civil War, networks of safe houses across this valley sheltered freedom seekers escaping slavery via the underground Railroad. In 183, the . . . — — Map (db m292550) HM
Confederate sharpshooters in this area built a barricade across Baltimore Street at the intersection with Breckenridge Street to gain an open field of fire towards the Federal troops on Cemetery Hill. From behind this barricade and from windows of . . . — — Map (db m65779) HM
Headquarters of the Army moved from Greencastle to Chambersburg Penna. Rodes's and Johnson's Divisions Ewell's Corps arrived at Carlisle. Early's Division marched from Mummasburg via Hunterstown, New Chester and Hampton to Berlin. Gordon's Brigade . . . — — Map (db m11823) HM
Rodes's and Johnson's Division Ewell's Corps were at Carlisle. Jenkins's Cavalry Brigade was sent to reconnoitre the defenses of Harrisburg. Early's Division Ewell's Corps marched from Berlin by way of Weiglestown to York. Gordon's Brigade Early's . . . — — Map (db m11824) HM
Heth's Division Hill's Corps at Cashtown. Pettigrew's Brigade Heth's Division marched nearly to Gettysburg but was recalled. Pender's Division Hill's Corps marched from Fayetteville to Cashtown. Anderson's Division Hill's Corps remained at . . . — — Map (db m11827) HM
McLaws's and Hood's Divisions Longstreet's Corps marched from Marsh Creek to the field at Gettysburg. Law's Brigade Hood's Division marched from New Guilford to Gettysburg arriving about noon. Pickett's Division Longstreet's Corps marched from . . . — — Map (db m11830) HM
Pickett's Division Longstreet's Corps arrived on the field early in the morning. Robertson's and Jones's Brigades Stuart's Cavalry Division marched from Chambersburg via Cashtown and Fairfield to a position on the right flank of the Confederate . . . — — Map (db m11831) HM
Ewell's Corps marched before dawn from the base of Culp's Hill and the streets of Gettysburg to Seminary Ridge and the Army remained in position on that Ridge throughout the day. Soon after dark Hill's Corps withdrew and began the march via . . . — — Map (db m11832) HM
Heth's and Pender's Divisions Hill's Corps marched from Cashtown to Gettysburg. Anderson's Division Hill's Corps marched from Fayetteville via Cashtown to near Gettysburg. Rodes's Division Ewell's Corps marched from Heidlersburg via Middletown to . . . — — Map (db m168019) HM
Headquarters of the Army with Hood's Division Longstreet's Corps crossed the Potomac at Williamsport Md. and marched to Greencastle Penna. McLaw's Division Longstreet's Corps crossed the river and encamped near Williamsport. Pickett's Division . . . — — Map (db m202868) HM
The Army on the march to the Potomac. Hill's Corps had the advance. Longstreet's the centre. Ewell's the rear. Hood's Division Longstreet's Corps started after sunrise. Early's Division Ewell's Corps started near noon and formed the rear guard. . . . — — Map (db m253542) HM
Heth's Division Hill's Corps marched from Fayetteville to Cashtown. Pender's and Anderson's Divisions remaining at Fayetteville. Johnson's Division Ewell's Corps countermarched from Carlisle to Greenville Penna. Rodes's Division Ewell's Corps . . . — — Map (db m255141) HM
Headquarters of the Army moved from Gettysburg to Frederick. First Corps marched from Emmitsburg to Hamburg. Second Corps from Two Taverns to Taneytown. Third Corps from Gettysburg via Emmitsburg to Mechanicstown. Fifth Corps from Moritz's . . . — — Map (db m15548) HM
First Corps marched from Gettysburg to Emmitsburg. Fifth Corps from Marsh Creek to Moritz's Cross-Roads. Sixth Corps from Fairfield to Emmitsburg except the Third Brigade Second Division which in conjunction with the First Brigade Second Cavalry . . . — — Map (db m15549) HM
Second Corps marched from Gettysburg to Two Taverns. Fifth Corps to Marsh Creek. Sixth Corps to Fairfield. Eleventh to Rock Creek. Twelfth Corps to Littlsetown. First Brigade Second Cavalry Division to Emmitsburg and the Artillery Reserve to . . . — — Map (db m15551) HM
First and Second Brigades First Cavalry Division marched from Westminster. The Reserve Brigade First Cavalry Division from Gettysburg en route to Frederick. Second Brigade Second Cavalry Division from Westminster via Emmitsburg to Monterey. The . . . — — Map (db m15552) HM
First and Second Brigades First Cavalry Division marched from Taneytown to Westminster. The Reserve Brigade First Cavalry Division from Emmitsburg to the field of Gettysburg and the Second Brigade Second Cavalry Division from Manchester to . . . — — Map (db m15553) HM
Headquarters of the Army moved to Gettysburg. Second, Fifth and Sixth Corps, Lockwood's Brigade from the Middle Department, First and Third Brigades Second Cavalry Division, Third Cavalry Division and the Artillery Reserve reached the field. First . . . — — Map (db m15554) HM
Headquarters of the Army at Taneytown. First Corps marched from Marsh Creek to Gettysburg. Eleventh Corps from Emmitsburg to Gettysburg. Second Corps from Uniontown via Taneytown to near Gettysburg. Third Corps from Bridgeport via Emmitsburg to the . . . — — Map (db m15555) HM
Headquarters of the Army moved from Middleburg to Taneytown. First Corps marched from Emmitsburg to Marsh Creek. Third Corps from Taneytown to Bridgeport. Fifth Corps from Liberty via Johnsville, Union Bridge and Union to Union Milles. Sixth . . . — — Map (db m15556) HM
Headquarters of the Army moved from Frederick to Middleburg. First and Eleventh Corps marched from Frederick to Emmitsburg. Second Corps from Monocacy Junction via Liberty and Johnsville to Uniontown. Third Corps from near Woodsborough to Taneytown. . . . — — Map (db m15557) HM
Army of the Potomac Eleventh Corps Artillery Brigade Major Thomas W. Osborn 1st New York Battery I Six 3 inch rifles Capt. Michael Wiedrich New York 13th Battery Four 3 inch rifles Lieut. William Wheeler 1st Ohio Battery I Six 12 pounders Capt. . . . — — Map (db m11140) HM
Army of the Potomac First Corps Artillery Brigade Col. Charles S. Wainwright Maine 2d Battery B Six 3 inch Rifles Capt. James A. Hall Maine 5th Battery E Six 12 pounders Captain Greenleaf T. Stevens, Lieut. Edward K. Whittier 1st New York . . . — — Map (db m204712) HM
This hill was occupied by Union forces at noon July 1 and provided a rallying point that afternoon for Union soldiers retreating to it from beyond the town.
On the evening of July 2, coordinated with the attack on Culp's Hill to your right, . . . — — Map (db m255589) HM
341 Baltimore well represents the evolutionary style of many Gettysburg buildings. This three story front building, built in the 1890’s, replaced the original one story wooden structure that stood during the battle and dates back to the 1820’s. . . . — — Map (db m75640) HM
At noon on July 1, 1863, Union troops advanced along Baltimore Street to the fields north of the town. A few hours later they were routed by the Confederates, and fled toward Cemetery Hill.
One half block north of this point, Anna Garlach . . . — — Map (db m288283) HM
In the days after the Confederate Army retreated from the North in July 1863, civilians labored to bury the thousands of soldiers lying dead in towns and hillsides across south-central Pennsylvania. It was an enormous task, and most of the bodies . . . — — Map (db m31235) HM
Army of the Potomac First Corps Artillery Brigade Battery B Forth U.S. Artillery Six 12 pounders Lieut. James Stewart commanding July 1 In position about 200 yards south of the Seminary until 3 p.m. when ordered to the support of Brig. General . . . — — Map (db m16911) HM
Army of the Potomac Eleventh Corps Artillery Brigade Battery G Fourth U.S. Artillery Six 12 pounders Lieut. Eugene A. Bancroft Commanding July 1 Arrived at Gettysburg about 11 a.m. Advanced and took position two sections on Barlow's Knoll the . . . — — Map (db m16870) HM
Army of the Potomac Eleventh Corps Battery I First Ohio Artillery Six 12 pounders Captain Hubert Dilger commanding July 1 Arrived at Gettysburg before noon and went into position west of the Carlisle Road. Engaged with two Confederate batteries. . . . — — Map (db m16873) HM
(Front):Battery I, First Ohio Light Artillery Artillery Brigade Eleventh Corps Capt. Hubert Dilger July 1,2 & 3, 1863. Eidus Et Audax Erected by the State of Ohio (Right): This Battery Captain Huber Dilger Commanding marched with the . . . — — Map (db m11135) HM
(Front):Arriving about noon July 1, 1863, this battery Capt. Lewis Heckman Commanding went into position here in reserve when the 11th Corps began to retire, it engaged the enemy with great gallantry. After severe loss it was withdrawn. . . . — — Map (db m11040) HM
This hallowed ground witnessed a furious struggle in a climactic moment on July 2, 1863, during the Battle of Gettysburg. Confederate forces attacked and briefly broke the Union line here. After a fierce struggle, the Confederates were forced to . . . — — Map (db m105076) HM
On the afternoon of July 1, 1863, the Union Army retreated from positions behind you to Cemetery Hill, the high ground in front of you. By early evening Union pickets along this area of the Emmitsburg Road were being harassed by Confederate fire. On . . . — — Map (db m19062) HM
Built circa 1842, this house, the last remaining building of the C.W. HOFFMAN carriage-making complex, is linked to one of the most famous anecdotes of the Battle. For here worked Wesley Culp, a native of Gettysburg who moved south as a Confederate . . . — — Map (db m105493) HM
Camp Colt, established during World War I, was named after the 1800s weapon designer, Samuel Colt. It was the first US post to train soldiers for the newly established Tank Corps. The 192-acre training camp stretched across the fields in front of . . . — — Map (db m198103) HM
In memory of
Captain James A. Thompson '40
former Consul of Theta Chapter
Died in India Nov. 9, 1944
in the service of his country — — Map (db m147276) WM
After the first day of the battle, Rebel soldiers occupied most of Gettysburg, including the Rupp tannery and the home's backyard. Union sharpshooters fired at the enemy from the front porch. John Rupp and his family were literally caught between . . . — — Map (db m130311) HM
Imagine having to flee your home because the largest battle of the Civil War roared onto your doorstep. That is exactly what happened to Hettie Shriver and daughters, Sadie (5) and Mollie (3). George and Hettie Shriver moved into this new home in . . . — — Map (db m227901) HM
On July 1, 1863, Gettysburg's center square was the eye in the storm of panic and confusion that swirled in the town's streets and alleys as the routed Union 1st and 11th Corps fled toward the safety of Cemetery Hill.
Some Union soldiers . . . — — Map (db m280374) HM
The above photo of Chambersburg Pike (Courtesy of Special Collections/Musselman Library, Gettysburg College) was taken in 1863 near where you are standing (white star), looking west. On July 1, 1863, soldiers from the Army of . . . — — Map (db m130273) HM
The American Civil War (1861-65) began several months after George and Hettie Shriver and their two daughters, Sadie and Mollie, settled into their new home (left). Shortly thereafter George mustered into Co. C Cole’s Cavalry of the Union Army in . . . — — Map (db m225454) HM
Curious townspeople gathered near the Seminary on the morning of July 1, "all eager to witness a brush with the Confederates and not dreaming of the terrible conflict that was to occur on that day." As soon as the fighting began in earnest, . . . — — Map (db m66722) HM WM
Co. D. 149th Pa. Vol. 2. Brig. 3. Div. I.Army Corps Headquarters Guards Erected and presented to the company by George W. Baldwin in memory of his brother Joseph H. Baldwin who was killed here July 1, 1863, and Alex M. Stuart mortally . . . — — Map (db m11840) HM
"I don't believe we can have an army without music"
General Robert E. Lee, 1864
During the American Civil War, field music provided invaluable communication in camps and on the battlefields. In camp, musicians were always placed . . . — — Map (db m87819) HM
(Center Main Plaque):Company K First Pennsylvania Reserves (Thirteenth Regiment) First (McCandless') Brigade Third (Crawford's) Division Fifth (Sykes') Corps Army of the Potomac Mustered into Pennsylvania service June 8, 1861 Mustered into . . . — — Map (db m17965) HM
Mathew Brady's photograph of three Southern prisoners posing on Seminary Ridge is among the most famous images of Confederate soldiers taken during the Civil War. The stone wall in front of you occupies the ground where the breastworks depicted . . . — — Map (db m66719) HM WM
In the afternoon of July 1st, 1863, after Union troops retreated south to Cemetery Hill, this 2½ story brick house was occupied by Confederate sharpshooters. Catherine Sweney and daughter, Lizzie, residents of the house, fled to safety. The . . . — — Map (db m6174) HM
The Right Worshipful Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of Pennsylvania laid and dedicated the cornerstone of the first battlefield monument on July 4, 1865. That Soldier's National Monument is located on the grounds of the Soldiers' . . . — — Map (db m16907) HM
Originally the Seminary's main building (1832), Schmucker Hall now serves as the Seminary Ridge Museum presenting Civil War exhibits on the first day of the battle, care of the wounded, the religious conflict over slavery, and the experience of . . . — — Map (db m66681) HM WM
Army of Northern Virginia Ewell's Corps Artillery Reserve Dance's Battalion Cunningham's Battery The Powhatan Artillery Four 3 inch Rifles July 1 Reached the field in evening too late to take part in the Battle. July 2 Early in the morning took . . . — — Map (db m15308) HM
C.S.A. Army of Northern Virginia Ewell's Corps Artillery Reserve Dance's Battalion First Virginia Artillery Cunningham's, Smith's, Watson's, Griffin's and Graham's Batteries Four 20 pounder Parrotts, Four 10 pounder Parrotts Ten 3 inch Rifles, . . . — — Map (db m15306) HM
Born a free African-American. He taught the Colored people at this college, 1837, while a student at the Lutheran Seminary. A historian, he was elected bishop of the A.M.E. Church, 1852, and was president of Wilberforce University, 1863-76. — — Map (db m40951) HM
Daniel A. Payne was born a free person of color in Charleston, South Carolina and came to Gettysburg Seminary in 1835 to study theology after a law prohibiting the education of slaves forced him to close his school and abandon teaching. With his . . . — — Map (db m66679) HM
Dedicated to the
Memory of
James A. Getty
For his untiring
efforts to inculcate
the youth of America
by his portrayal
of Abraham Lincoln
And for his service
as a member of
the Confederation
of Union Generals.
Robert E. . . . — — Map (db m241988) HM
Built in 1776 by the Rev. Alexander Dobbin. In use for some 25 years as one of the first classical schools west of the Susquehanna River. It is now a museum refurnished in keeping with the early period. — — Map (db m122380) HM
Rufus Benjamin Weaver, a native of Gettysburg, was a college student at the time of the battle in 1863. His father Samuel Weaver, a local photographer, supervised the collection and reburial of the Federal troops in the National Cemetery. Because . . . — — Map (db m77608) HM
The future President of the U.S., General of the Army, and Supreme Commander in Europe in WW II lived in this house with his wife Mamie and infant son Icky in the spring and summer of 1918. An Army captain, he was then commanding Camp Colt at . . . — — Map (db m6179) HM
After leaving the White House in 1961, former President and Commanding General Dwight David Eisenhower retired to his permanent Gettysburg home. The adjacent building, located on the campus of Gettysburg College at 300 Carlisle Street, was used by . . . — — Map (db m87973) HM
C.S.A. Army of Northern Virginia Second Army Corps Early's Division Maj. Gen. Jubal A. Early Hays's Brigade Brig. Gen. Harry T. Hays Smith's Brigade Brig. Gen. William Smith Hoke's Brigade Col. Isaac E. Avery, Col. A.C. Godwin Gordon's Brigade . . . — — Map (db m167960) HM
Baseball great. One of the most dominant pitchers of the twentieth century. "Gettysburg Eddie" compiled a record of 326-194 throughout his career (1901-17), mostly with the Philadelphia Athletics. He won 20 Games or more eight times and helped the . . . — — Map (db m8651) HM
Army of the Potomac Eleventh Corps Major General Oliver O. Howard First Division Brigadier General Francis C. Barlow Brigadier General Adelbert Ames Second Division Brigadier General Adolph Von Steinwehr Third Division Major General Carl . . . — — Map (db m11165) HM
Elizabeth Masser and Peter Thorn emigrated from Germany and were married on September 1, 1855; coincidentally, the same day the cornerstone was laid for the Evergreen Cemetery Gatehouse. The Thorns became the first family to live in the Gatehouse . . . — — Map (db m275622) HM
Born at Schuylkill Haven, Pennsylvania, Elsie Singmaster came to Gettysburg in 1901 where her father taught and served as president of the Seminary. A prolific writer for almost 50 years, Elsie Singmaster authored more than 300 short stories and . . . — — Map (db m66711) HM
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