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

The Aftermath

— Gettysburg National Military Park —

Photographed By Karl Stelly, February 28, 2022

1. The Aftermath Marker

Inscription. Approximately 28,603 Confederate and 23,049 Union soldiers were killed, wounded, captured, or missing in the fighting at Gettysburg. Once beautiful farms and woodlots became scenes of carnage and gore. Homes, churches, schools, and barns overflowed with the wounded. Cornelia Hancock described the smell of death that filled the air as, "A sickening, overpowering, awful stench...that nauseating atmosphere which robbed the battlefield of its glory." Hour after hour medical officers, their aprons and arms smeared with blood, cared for the endless sea of wounded. Lack of basic medical supplies and shelter hampered the ability to provide proper care. Dr. Jonathan Letterman, Army of the Potomac Medical Director, said it was like fighting a battle without ammunition.

Erected 2022 by the National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Science & Medicine • War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1863.

Location. 39° 48.802′ N, 77° 14.131′ W. Marker is near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is in Cumberland Township. Marker is on Hancock Avenue, 0.4 miles north of Pleasonton Avenue, on the left when traveling north. Located in front of "The Angle" on Cemetery

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Ridge in Gettysburg National Military Park. 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. Defining Moments (here, next to this marker); Gettysburg Cyclorama (a few steps from this marker); Arnold's Battery (a few steps from this marker); Artillery Brigade (a few steps from this marker); Army of the Potomac (a few steps from this marker); Twenty-Sixth North Carolina Regiment (within shouting distance of this marker); Fourth Volunteer Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); Lt. Alonzo Cushing (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gettysburg.

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. Old Marker At This Location titled "Pettigrew and Trimble's Attack".

Also see . . . Gettysburg National Military Park. National Park Service (Submitted on March 30, 2022.)

Photographed By Karl Stelly, February 28, 2022

2. The Aftermath Marker

Closeup of Cornelia Hancock

Photographed By Karl Stelly, February 28, 2022

3. The Aftermath Marker

Closeup of Minie Ball on marker. It is actually a bronze plate with a bas relief of an unfired minie ball on the left and a fired, distorted minie ball on the right.

Photographed By Karl Stelly, February 28, 2022

4. The Aftermath Marker

This is a group of two new markers in front of "The Angle." The left marker is entitled "The Aftermath." The marker on the right is entitled "Defining Moments."

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 29, 2022, by Karl Stelly of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 140 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 29, 2022, by Karl Stelly of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.