Army of the Potomac Medical Department Field Hospitals Cavalry Corps The Hospitals of the First Division Cavalry Corps were located June 30th in this church and other nearby buildings and fell into the hands of the Confederates on the evening of . . . — — Map (db m17939) HM
Army of the Potomac Artillery Reserve Second Volunteer Brigade Fifth New York Light Artillery Six 20 pounder Parrotts Captain Elijah D. Taft Commanding July 2 Arrived and halted in park about 10.30 a.m. Moved to the Cemetery at 3.30 p.m. and . . . — — Map (db m9896) HM
Army of the Potomac Eleventh Corps - Second Division First Brigade Col. Charles R. Coster 134th. 154th. New York 27th. 73d. Pennsylvania Infantry July 1 Arrived about 2 p.m. and went into position on Cemetery Hill supporting Battery I 1st New . . . — — Map (db m11037) HM
Army of the Potomac Second Corps Third Division First Brigade Col. Samuel S. Carroll 14th. Indiana 4th. 8th. Ohio 7th. West Virginia Infantry July 2 Took position in the morning on right of Corps on Cemetery Ridge between the Cemetery and . . . — — Map (db m17035) HM
Army of the Potomac Eleventh Corps - Third Division First Brigade Brig. Gen. Alex. Schimmelfennig 82d Illinois, 45th. 157th. New York 61st. Ohio, 74th Pennsylvania Infantry July 1 Arrived about 1 p.m. and advanced to connect with the right of . . . — — Map (db m256643) HM
Built 1813-1814 For Gettysburg Academy Lutheran Theological Seminary 1826-1832 Gettysburg College 1832-1837 Plaque erected 1982 by Gettysburg College — — Map (db m12004) HM
In memory of Our Brother
First Lieutenant Stephen Holden Doane '70
Company B, 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division
Phi Kappa Psi Pledge Class of 1966
Medal of Honor
"For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in . . . — — Map (db m130282) HM
"Some eighteen wounded of the 1st Corps were carried to the splendid mansion of the Professor [Baugher]. Day and night the family were unremitting in their attention to the wants of the sufferers." — David Weaver, 90th . . . — — Map (db m130279) HM
On this corner stood the only building built for the sole purpose of educating the Colored children of the Borough of Gettysburg. In 1834 Pennsylvania mandated public education. On September 19, 1934, citizens of Gettysburg met and chose six . . . — — Map (db m75467) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m196111) HM
(Front and Back):Friend to Friend A Brotherhood Undivided (Left):Friend to Friend Masonic Memorial This monument is presented by the Right Worshipful Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of Pennsylvania and dedicated as a . . . — — Map (db m16908) HM
On or near this spot, Pvt. George Nixon 73rd Ohio Infty Great Grandfather of former President Richard Nixon was mortally wounded on July 2, 1863. He died on July 10, 1863 and is buried in the National Cemetery — — Map (db m218470) HM WM
The original German Reformed Church (now Trinity United Church of Christ) located here beginning in 1814 served as a “Union brick church” with the town’s Lutheran congregation until 1848. The core of the present building (greatly altered since . . . — — Map (db m308755) HM
Here the Shippensburg-Baltimore and the Philadelphia-Pittsburgh Roads crossed. Near the crossroads, stood the tavern of Samuel Gettys. In 1775, troops gathered here for Continental service. — — Map (db m17045) HM
Near this site stood Samuel Gettys’ tavern, at which on June 24, 1775 most of Captain Michael Doudel’s company of riflemen was enlisted, from the Marsh Creek settlement, in prompt response to the call of the Continental Congress for volunteers.
The . . . — — Map (db m105372) HM
Nearby, Nov. 19, 1863, in dedicating the National Cemetery, Abraham Lincoln gave the address which he had written in Washington and revised after his arrival at Gettysburg the evening of November 18. — — Map (db m15129) HM
The Gettysburg Address
"Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.
Now we are engaged in a great civil . . . — — Map (db m75631) HM WM
After stunning victories at Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville, Virginia early in May 1863, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee carried the war through Maryland, across the Mason-Dixon Line and into Pennsylvania. His infantry marched north through . . . — — Map (db m192367) HM
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Gettysburg College is a . . . — — Map (db m217043) HM
Founded in 1832 by leaders including the Rev Samuel Simon Schmucker and Thaddeus Stevens, abolitionist and drafter of the 14th Amendment. Gettysburg Office stood in the path of the Union retreat on July 1, 1863, and Pennsylvania Hall served as a . . . — — Map (db m11049) HM
Text on Left Panel
Dedicated to all Gettysburg College veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces, who have served, or are serving their Nation in peace and war. We honor their valor, dedication to duty, personal sacrifice, and service to our . . . — — Map (db m76000) WM
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The Majestic Theater has . . . — — Map (db m217046) HM
Abraham Brian Farm
This small, whitewashed house and barn belonged to the family of Abraham Brian, a free African American. He fled with his wife and family when the Confederate Army approached for fear of being taken into slavery. They . . . — — Map (db m300719) HM
Built in 1858 in the fashionable Italianate Villa style, this R.R. depot and its attendant telegraph line afforded Gettysburg with modern day transportation and communication. The Battle of Gettysburg expanded its use for unanticipated purposes. On . . . — — Map (db m32429) HM
The Lutheran Theological Seminary is the oldest continuing graduate and professional school of the Lutheran tradition in the Americas. Its campus has long been a crossroads of history. We invite you to walk the steps of the soldiers who fought . . . — — Map (db m91301) HM
The Lutheran Theological Seminary is the oldest continuing graduate and professional school of the Lutheran tradition in the Americas. Its campus has long been a crossroads of history. We invite you to walk the steps of the soldiers who fought . . . — — Map (db m192368) HM
Constructed in 1832 under the leadership of the Reverend Samuel Simon Schmucker, the brick federal-style building was an impressive home for the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg. In July 1863, as war engulfed Gettysburg, the building . . . — — Map (db m66762) HM WM
This well and a nearby spring were the first sources of municipal water service provided to the town of Gettysburg.
In 1822 the Gettysburg Water Company acquired this property along with the well and spring, and channeled the water to their . . . — — Map (db m130289) HM
In honor of the American Gold Star Mothers for their Sacrifice, Service, and Patriotism
A Mother's tears were shed today
For a battle long ago.
Her precious gift to a warrior son
Whose fate.....she'll never know. . . . — — Map (db m67422) WM
By the Sons of Goodwill, a society of black men for the burial of the colored citizens of Gettysburg.
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Interred in this burial ground are 30 "United States Colored Troops" (USCT), Veterans of the Civil War, who were denied burial in the . . . — — Map (db m69156) HM WM
C.S.A. Army of Northern Virginia Ewell's Corps Early's Division Gordon's Brigade 13th. 26th. 31st. 38th. 60th. 61st. Georgia Infantry July 2 After participating in the operations of July 1st at Barlow Knoll and elsewhere it took position in the . . . — — Map (db m13513) HM
This structure, built in 1822, served as the Methodist Church for nearly 50 years and still retains a portion of the original burial ground at the rear. After the battle, wounded were cared for here by the Catholic Sisters of Charity from nearby . . . — — Map (db m17461) HM
Erected by the members of Corporal Skelly Post No. 1 Dep't. PA. G.A.R.
To the memory of their fallen comrades of Adams Co. PA from 1861 to 65 — — Map (db m217055) WM
Army of Northern Virginia Ewell's Corps Artillery Reserve Dance's Battalion Griffin's Battery The Salem Artillery Two 3 inch Rifles, Two Napoleons July 1 Reached the field too late to take part in the battle. July 2 Remained in reserve on this . . . — — Map (db m11878) HM
There is a beautiful and diverse natural habitat on Seminary Ridge. At 560 feet above sea level, the ridge is a threshold to the Blue Ridge and Appalachian Mountains to the west. The high ground that was of strategic importance in the Battle of . . . — — Map (db m66708) HM
C.S.A. Army of Northern Virginia Ewell's Corps Early's Division Hays's Brigade 5th. 6th. 7th. 8th. 9th. Louisiana Infantry July 1 Advanced at 3 p.m. with Hoke's Brigade flanked Eleventh Corps aided in taking guns pursued retreating Union troops . . . — — Map (db m13508) HM
General Robert E. Lee and his staff planned one of America's greatest battles at this site. Almost a century later the site began offering overnight accommodations to travelers coming to pay homage to their heroes. Gutted by fire in 1896, the . . . — — Map (db m94496) HM
Historic Farnsworth House (Sweney) was saved from demolition in 1972 by the Shultz's - who began restoration of the house and grounds, restoring it to its original 1863 appearance. Four families have occupied the house and grounds over the past two . . . — — Map (db m245447) HM WM
Celebrating our 50th year of honoring all the brave soldiers that fought and died here, that our nation, under God, has had a new birth of freedom & that our government of the people, by the people, & for the people, has not perished from the . . . — — Map (db m245492) HM WM
"The Fire of Patriotism was Burning Me Up...My Mind Was Made Up and I was Bound to Enlist"
George T. Ulmer - 8th Maine Volunteers
America's First Music
Music has always been a significant part of the American military . . . — — Map (db m87818) HM
C.S.A. Army of Northern Virginia Ewell's Corps Early's Division Hoke's Brigade 6th. 21st. 57th. North Carolina Infantry July 1 Advanced at 3 p.m. with Hays's Brigade flanked Eleventh Corps aided in taking two guns repulsed First Brigade Second . . . — — Map (db m202865) HM
At 4:00pm on July 2, the 209 men of the 8th Ohio were ordered to advance and hold this position. For 24 hours the regiment was constantly engaged in “murderous” skirmishes, losing 40 men. During the bombardment on July 3, the “missiles of both . . . — — Map (db m198087) HM
The building before you, Gettysburg's iconic train station, played a key role in both misery and grandeur associated with the Battle of Gettysburg.
On June 30, 1863, even before vicious fighting began, Union cavalry Gen. John Buford established . . . — — Map (db m227770) HM
Army of Northern Virginia Hill's Corps Artillery Reserve McIntosh's Battalion Hurt's Battery Hardaway Alabama Artillery Two Whitworths and Two 3 inch Rifles July 1 The Whitworths were in position near Chambersburg Pike west of Herr's Tavern and . . . — — Map (db m11843) HM
A gift to Gettysburg College in 1990 from George W. Olinger and Mac E. Olinger, life long residents of Gettysburg, zestful supporters of local history, common sense preservationists and quiet, humanitarians. Their gift of these historic buildings . . . — — Map (db m29799) HM
Tanneries processed animal hides into leather which was vital for making shoes, saddles and harnesses. This prosperous tannery had a 2 story tan shop, bark sheds, a finishing and drying shop and a bark mill.
By the 1840's the Southern (sic) . . . — — Map (db m258364) HM
In this modest weatherboard house, constructed ca. 1820, Mary Virginia “Jennie” Wade was born on May 21, 1843. Wade, the second of six children of James and Mary Filby Wade, spent her childhood here, attending local schools and helping with her . . . — — Map (db m8169) HM
Army of Northern Virginia Hill's Corps Artillery Reserve McIntosh's Battalion Johnson's Virginia Battery Two Napoleons and Two 3 inch Rifles July 2 In position here and actively engaged under the heavy fire of Union Sharpshooters and artillery. . . . — — Map (db m11871) HM
Army of Northern Virginia Hill's Corps Artillery Reserve McIntosh's Battalion Johnson's Virginia Battery Two Napoleons and Two 3 inch Rifles July 1 In position on hill near Fairfield Road west of Willoughby Run. Not engaged though under fire and . . . — — Map (db m11873) HM
"On every side the passion, rage and frenzy of fearless men or reckless boys devoted to slaughter or doomed to death! The same sun that a day before had been shining to cure the wheat-sheaves of the harvest of peace, now glared to . . . — — Map (db m99768) HM
"Three more acres or less on which are erected a one and a half story stone dwelling house and frame stable … directed and sold and struck off the same unto Thaddeus Stevens, trustee of Mary Thompson, for the sum of sixteen . . . — — Map (db m99848) HM
"There was no use in fighting any longer. The enemy had deployed and we were trapped. The town was before us, the enemy on either side, and behind us."
—Col. John Musser, 143rd Pennsylvania Infantry
"This house was within the Rebel lines. Occupying an elevated position from which the Federal lines could be seen with a field glass, and being at a safe distance from our guns, it was selected by General Lee and his staff as his . . . — — Map (db m100012) HM
In mid-July 1863, Mathew Brady and his crew set up a stereoscopic, wet-plate camera here and recorded what is arguably the most iconic of all Civil War photographs. The photo had been widely reproduced for more than a century when historian William . . . — — Map (db m105962) HM
The foundation in front of you is all that remains of Casper Henry Dustman’s antebellum barn, a building that stood here during the Battle of Gettysburg. Typical of barns in this area, the wood-framed section was larger than the foundation, which . . . — — Map (db m118902) HM
In the summer of 1863, Alexander Riggs and his family lived in a house that stood before you, directly across the Chambersburg Pike from Mary Thompson’s. Like most of Gettysburg’s dwellings, the Riggs house was caught up in the whirlwind of battle, . . . — — Map (db m118903) HM
Army of Northern Virginia Hill's Corps Heth's Division Garnett's Battalion Lewis's Battery The Lewis Artillery Two 3 inch Rifles and Two Napoleons July 1 One of the rifles at 3.30 p.m. relieved one of Pegram's guns on the ridge west of Herr's . . . — — Map (db m11880) HM
Army of Northern Virginia 2nd Corps Headquarters Lieut. General Richard S. Ewell ——— Divisions Major Genl. Jubal A. Early Major Genl. Edward Johnson Major Genl. R.E. Rodes July 1,2,3,4,5, 1863 — — Map (db m10876) HM
The Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg held its inaugural session in 1826 with one professor, eight students, a small collection of books, and less than $1700. Seminarians adhered to a rigid schedule. The day started with a 5:00 a.m. . . . — — Map (db m66663) HM
Established in 1867 by the Sons of Good Will for the proper burial of Gettysburg’s African American citizens and Civil War veterans. Some thirty members of the US Colored Troops are buried here, having been denied burial in the National Cemetery . . . — — Map (db m31189) HM
Four months after the Battle of Gettysburg, President Abraham Lincoln spoke at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery. His Gettysburg Address, perhaps the single most famous speech in American history, described a "new birth of freedom" . . . — — Map (db m264978) HM
Since the founding of Gettysburg this has been the site of successive inns -- Scott's Tavern, The Indian Queen, The Franklin House and the McClellan House, which Col. John McClellan and his family operated prior, during and after the battle. The . . . — — Map (db m28689) HM
(Front):Born - February-14-1824 Died - February-9-1886 Major-General Winfield Scott Hancock United States Army (Back): Cadet U.S.M.A. July 1, 1840. Brevet Second Lieut. 6th U.S. Infantry July 1, 1844. Second Lieut. June 18, 1846. . . . — — Map (db m16972) HM
This site was part of the Manor of Maske warranted by John, Richard, and Thomas Penn Proprietors of Pennsylvania June 18, 1741 Surveyed January 17-30, 1766 Containing 43,500 acres (Around the edges are the survey annotations): North 3842 . . . — — Map (db m15305) HM
A heroine of the Battle of Gettysburg was born in this house
---------------------- May 21, 1843 This tablet was unveiled by her sister Georgia Wade McClellan May 21, 1922
Middle Plaque:
Historic Gettysburg Birthplace Jenny Wade 1820 . . . — — Map (db m8166) HM
Jennie Wade Aged 20 yrs. 2 mos killed July 3, 1863 while making bread for the Union soldiers. < Right of Monument: > What soever God willeth must be though a Nation mourn. < Left of Monument: > With a courage born of loyalty, she hath done . . . — — Map (db m37949) HM
Army of Northern Virginia Hill's Corps Heth's Division Garnett's Battalion Maurin's Battery The Donaldsville Artillery One 10 pounder Parrott, Two 3 inch Rifles July 1 About 3.30 p.m. relieved some of Pegram's guns whose ammunition was exhausted . . . — — Map (db m11879) HM
C.S.A. Army of Northern Virginia Hill's Corps Artillery Reserve McIntosh's Battalion Johnson's, Rice's, Hurt's, and Wallace's Batteries Six Napoleons, Two Whitworths, Eight 3 inch Rifles July 1 - 4 The Battalion was actively engaged on each of . . . — — Map (db m11853) HM
1. The 30th day of May, 1868, is designated for the purpose of strewing with flowers or otherwise decorating the graves of comrades who died in defense of their country during the late rebellion, and those bodies now lie in this . . . — — Map (db m241702) HM WM
Miller Hall
1882
The First Chapter House
erected by the
Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity,
and the first college fraternity house
in the
State of Pennsylvania — — Map (db m130281) HM
About the Art
Monumental Stories is a dedication to the History, Heritage, and Honor of the African American community of Gettysburg, PA, and the United States Colored Troops (USCT).
The art is designed to communicate an everlasting . . . — — Map (db m67395) HM WM
(Front):To the officers and soldiers of the State of New York who fell in the Battle of Gettysburg, July 1, 2, 3, 1863, many of whom are here buried, this monument is erected by a grateful commonwealth. Official return of casualties in . . . — — Map (db m204281) HM
First courthouse for Adams County stood in old Center Square from 1804 to 1859. The land for the Square was given by James Gettys. — — Map (db m32472) HM
Family home of Dr. Lawrence Hill 1851 – 1957. July – 1863 Supply depot of Northern Army for temporary hospital in Christ Lutheran Church. — — Map (db m67675) HM
Buried in this historic cemetery
are some of the pioneer organizers
of Methodism in Adams County.
To these and others known only to God,
the Congregation of the Gettysburg
United Methodist Church
dedicate this monument
October 1990 . . . — — Map (db m96250) HM
This is the 1863 site of the COMPILER newspaper office, Gettysburg's weekly "voice" of the Democratic party, and the home of its outspoken publisher Henry Stahle. During the Battle of Gettysburg Stahle took into his home a badly . . . — — Map (db m18056) HM
[Front]
President Abraham Lincoln Signing the
Emancipation Proclamation
January 1, 1863
[Back]
"The one victory we can ever call complete will be that one which proclaims that there is not a slave on the face of . . . — — Map (db m130278) HM
(top):
Abraham Lincoln attended services at this church on November 19, 1863, the day he dedicated the National Cemetery and delivered his Gettysburg Address. The pew he occupied has been retained in the sanctuary.
(lower): . . . — — Map (db m19248) HM
Commissioned by the Lincoln Fellowship of Pennsylvania, J. Seward Johnson, Jr.'s Return Visit is the most true-to-life statue of Abraham Lincoln ever created. An 1865 cast of Lincoln's face by Clark Mills, and an 1860 cast of Lincoln's . . . — — Map (db m32493) HM
In Memoriam. Rev. Horation S. Howell Chaplain. 90th Penn'a Vols, was cruelly shot dead on these church steps on the afternoon of July 1st 1863. "He delivereth me from mine enemies; Yea, thou liftest me up above those that rise up against me." 18th . . . — — Map (db m17962) HM
Army of Northern Virginia Hill's Corps Artillery Reserve McIntosh's Battalion Rice's Battery Danville Virginia Artillery Four Napoleons July 1 In position near Chambersburg Pike west of Herr's Tavern and firing when Union forces were visible. . . . — — Map (db m11854) HM
Army of Northern Virginia Hill's Corps Artillery Reserve McIntosh's Battalion Rice's Battery Danville Virginia Artillery Four Napoleons July 2 Two guns took position here and were actively engaged under the heavy fire of Union Sharpshooters and . . . — — Map (db m11857) HM
(Front):Ricketts' Battery 1st Penna. Light Artillery Penna. Reserve Corps (Back):Present at Gettysburg Consolidated Battery F & G 3 officers & 141 men Killed & died of wounds 7 men Wounded 1 officer & 13 men Captured or missing 3 men . . . — — Map (db m17206) HM
Dedicated to the memory of
William A. Beales • Horace M. Bushman
Who made the Supreme Sacrifice in World War II and in Honor of our Fellow Firemen who served in the Armed Forces of their Country
World War I
William B. Eckenrode . . . — — Map (db m76465) WM
You are standing where the Round Top spur of the Gettysburg & Harrisburg Railroad (GHRR) passed by on the way to Little Round Top. The spur, shown on the map as a green line, was constructed between April and June 1884. From where you are standing, . . . — — Map (db m132802) HM
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