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, 2,000 . . . — — Map (db m17036) 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 . . . — — Map (db m66442) 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 After severe loss it was withdrawn.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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
July 4
Having withdrawn under orders from its previous positions the Corps formed line about daybreak on this ridge with its right a short distance south of the Hagerstown Road its left near the Mummasburg Road and its center near here. . . . — — Map (db m17901) HM
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 Artillery Reserve Second Volunteer Brigade Fifth New York Light Artillery Six 20 pounder Parrotts Captain Elijah D. Taft commanding July 1 Arrived and halted in park at about 10 a.m. Moved to the Evergreen Cemetery at 3.30 . . . — — Map (db m16919) 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 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 m11089) 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
"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
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
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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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
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
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
"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
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 . . . — — 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
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 m31242) 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
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
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
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