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 m31242) 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
Army of Northern Virginia Ewell's Corps Artillery Reserve 1st Virginia Artillery Hupp's Battery Salem Virginia Artillery Two 3 inch Rifles - Two Napoleons July 1 The Battery reached the field too late to participate in the engagement of the day. . . . — — Map (db m17992) HM
Founder of the Lutheran Theological Seminary and nearby Gettysburg College, Samuel Simon Schmucker (1799-1873) guided the school through its early years and the tumultuous Civil War period. Intelligent, energetic, well educated, and deeply pious, . . . — — Map (db m66668) HM
1832 Oldest standing building in America for Lutheran Theological Education 1863 Civil War hospital & lookout station 1961 Home of Adams County Historical Society — — Map (db m15304) HM
This 1860 home was the wartime residence of George and Hettie Schriver. The cellar housed Schriver's Saloon and Ten-pin Alley.
At the time of the battle, George was away serving in Cole's cavalry. In the early afternoon of July 1st, Hettie . . . — — Map (db m89163) HM
Army of the Potomac Eleventh Corps Second Brigade Second Brigade Col. Orland Smith 33d. Massachusetts 138th. New York 55th. 73. Ohio Infantry July 1 Arrived 2 p.m. and went into position on Cemetery Hill in line behind stone walls along . . . — — Map (db m16898) HM
Army of the Potomac Eleventh Corps Brig. General Adolph Von Steinwehr First Brigade Col. Charles R. Coster Second Brigade Col. Orlando Smith July 1 Arrived about 2 p.m. and went into position on Cemetery Hill supporting Battery I New York First . . . — — Map (db m16909) HM
Army of the Potomac Artillery Reserve Second Volunteer Brigade Capt. Elijah D. Taft 1st Conn. Heavy Battery B Capt. Albert F. Brooker Not engaged 1st Conn. Heavy Battery M Capt. Franklin A. Pratt Not engaged 2d Conn. Battery Capt. John W. . . . — — Map (db m16924) HM
During the Battle of Gettysburg this house of God became a hospital for wounded soldiers. Within its hallowed walls brave men of North and South foes on the field of battle through weeks of pain were nursed with tender and equal care by the Sisters . . . — — Map (db m65796) HM
(Front):Gettysburg July 1.2.3. 1863 ——— (Back): "It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us - that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they . . . — — Map (db m64853) HM
"Here where they fell, Oft shall the widow's tear be shed, Oft shall fond parents mourn their dead; The orphan here shall kneel and weep…" Hymn by Benjamin B. French Sung at cemetery dedication November 19, 1863
Services conducted here when local militia company, Independent Blues, left in response to Lincoln’s Call in April 1861. Mary Virginia Wade, only civilian killed during the Battle of Gettysburg, confirmed here, April 20, 1862. Church then on this . . . — — Map (db m105373) HM
St. Paul's A.M.E. Zion Church, erected in 1917, is the third church to be used by Gettysburg's oldest African American congregation—founded ca. 1838 in a small frame building on nearby Franklin Street. Members of this congregation have long . . . — — Map (db m130259) HM
The residence hall straight ahead of you is named after Thaddeus Stevens, a trustee of Pennsylvania College (now Gettysburg College) from 1834 to 1868. During the Civil War, Stevens was a powerful abolitionist Congressman. He led efforts to pass the . . . — — Map (db m88727) HM
The stream you are looking at is known as Stevens Run. This 2.2 mile Pennsylvania stream, sometimes dry, is a tributary of Rock Creek and part of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. It originates on the Gettysburg battlefield to the south (your right) . . . — — Map (db m198481) HM
Built by Dr. Theodore Thompson Tate in 1867, this double gable, board and batten cottage is a rare local example of the Carpenter Gothic Style popularized by the noted Landscape Architect Andrew Jackson Downing. Dr. Tate, a prominent local surgeon, . . . — — Map (db m130276) HM
Built by Dr. Theodore Thompson Tate in 1867, this double gable, board and batten cottage is a rare example of the Carpenter Gothic Style popularized by the noted Landscape Architect Andrew Jackson Downing. Dr. Tate, a prominent local surgeon, . . . — — Map (db m130277) HM
The churches of Gettysburg were the first to offer their facilities to serve the needs of wounded soldiers borne from the battlefield on July 1st. Public buildings and many private homes followed the lead in showing care and mercy. As soon as the . . . — — Map (db m122379) HM
Lawyer, congressman, abolitionist, ironmaker, and defender of free public schools in Pennsylvania, lived in a house that stood on this site. He moved from here in 1842. — — Map (db m18114) HM
Gettysburg College - As a state representative, Stevens got $18,000 from the state for the college’s first building, Pennsylvania Hall
Savior of Public Education – Speech in 1835 turned back repeal effort of public education. Also left . . . — — Map (db m199082) HM
This house (#219) belonged to John Hopkins, an African American citizen, from 1851 until his death at age 62 in 1868. His wife Julia continued to live here until she passed away in 1891.
John Hopkins enjoyed a distinguished career of janitor at . . . — — Map (db m130260) HM
As part of a deal to establish Gettysburg as county seat in 1800, James Gettys donated this lot for a county prison. This two story “bastille-like” building with its 16’ foot stone wall enclosing the prison yard was erected in 1851 to replace the . . . — — Map (db m65782) HM
The American Legion prays for peace -- but peace with honor! We pray that mankind will accept as a basis for this peace the trinity of religious, political and social freedom won in the American Revolution, preserved in the Civil War, protected in . . . — — Map (db m16875) HM
The U.S. Signal Corps, soon after came into the College… This created considerable noise and aroused suspicions." - Horatio Watkins, Class of 1864
When completed in the fall of 1837, the Edifice, known today as Pennsylvania Hall, became the . . . — — Map (db m88728) HM
This beautifully restored Gothic Revival house, ca. 1870, was originally the home of the Rev. Luther Sieber family. Paul Sieber became Gettysburg College's first All-American football player. During World War I, the building served as the Officers . . . — — Map (db m32511) HM
In the summer of 1863, over 165,000 soldiers and thousands of draft animals converged on the town of Gettysburg and its surrounding area. Troops on both sides of a critical battle took over homes and businesses, broke down fences, and shot at . . . — — Map (db m130312) HM
"No voice of speaker, student, or stranger was heard in our halls... Instead the voice of prayer, the cry of the wounded, and the groans of the dying." - Dr. Heny L. Baugher, College President, 1850-1868
When Michael Culver, Class of . . . — — Map (db m90615) HM
On the afternoon of July 1, 1863, the exhausted Union regiments faced new attacks by fresh Confederate units arriving from the west and the north. Confederate Major General Henry Heth used superior numbers to outflank and push the 1st Corps back . . . — — Map (db m66695) HM WM
The Coster Avenue Mural depicts the fight between the Union brigade of Col. Charles R. Coster and the Confederate brigades of Brig. Gen. Harry T. Hays and Col. Isaac E. Avery on the afternoon of July 1, 1863. Coster’s three small regiments . . . — — Map (db m64410) HM
The Dobbin House is the oldest building in Gettysburg. It was built by Reverand Alexander Dobbin in 1776. The structure originally served as a home for Mr. Dobbin, his wife, and 19 children, as well as the Reverand’s Classical School, the . . . — — Map (db m65788) HM
From 1834 to 1960 this site was occupied by the Eagle Hotel building. It was Gettysburg's premier hostelry for most of the 19th century. The advent of automobile and cheaper motels were the source of its downfall midway in the 20th century. It was . . . — — Map (db m94505) HM
In 1834 Gettysburg established a "common school" to provide its children with a free elementary education, which over the years evolved into the current Gettysburg Area School System. Following 23 years of classes being held in multiple private . . . — — Map (db m13266) HM
"The College at that day, was but a large family." - Reverend William F. Eyster, Class of 1839
In 1832, Lutheran theologian Samuel Simon Schmucker founded Pennsylvania College (now Gettysburg College). Chartered to provide instruction . . . — — Map (db m87976) HM
By 4:30 p.m. on July 1, 1863, the Union line had been penetrated and broken along Seminary Ridge. A scene of chaos and confusion ensued as Union artillery galloped along the Chambersburg Pike past the fleeing infantry.
Suddenly, South . . . — — Map (db m202946) HM
"We are met on a great battle-field of that war. We are met to dedicate a portion of it as the final resting-place of those who have given their lives that that nation might live." President Abraham Lincoln Gettysburg Address On the . . . — — Map (db m194069) HM
This building, completed in April 1884, served the new Gettysburg and Harrisburg Railroad Company, which sought to take advantage of the growing interest in the Gettysburg Battlefield. From here visitors could continue with a 2 1/2 mile tour across . . . — — Map (db m32373) HM
The Gettysburg Post Office was established on July 1, 1795. At the time of the Battle of Gettysburg, the Post Office was located at 112 Baltimore Street, the home of Postmaster David A. Buehler. When Confederate troops entered the town on . . . — — Map (db m130275) HM
"No one can come to Gettysburg unstirred by thoughts of those who fought here, and of him who spoke here." - President Dwight D. Eisenhower, Gettyburg College Trustee (1961-1969)
Founded in 1832, Gettysburg College (originally . . . — — Map (db m90671) HM
Built in 1803, this hotel served as a popular stopping place, providing lodging and entertainment far and wide. Today, the James Gettys Hotel carried on its historic tradition with suites named after the many domestic and commercial businesses . . . — — Map (db m105491) HM
The house on your left was constructed in 1868 for John Rupp. Described as “one of the finest on Baltimore Street, if not the town,” this Gothic Revival style “cottage” reflected the success of Rupp’s “Valuable Steam . . . — — Map (db m75503) HM
On June 26, 1922, Captain Hamilton and Gunnery Sergeant Martin perished in the crash of their de Havilland DH-4B dive bomber on the property of the William Johns Farm, near the location of this marker, during the U.S. Marines training maneuvers and . . . — — Map (db m116359) HM WM
opened in 1925 as a vaudeville and silent movie theater. It was the site of many important White House Press conferences during the Administration of President Dwight D. Eisenhower, as well as the world premiere of the movie "Gettysburg." The . . . — — Map (db m32435) HM
The first Episcopal services in Gettysburg were held at the courthouse in 1867. The first church building of the parish was built on Stevens St. in 1876. Conceived as a memorial to the dead of both sides in the Civil War, the cornerstone of this . . . — — Map (db m19250) HM
After leaving office in 1961, President Dwight D. Eisenhower retired to his Gettysburg farm and became a Gettysburg College trustee. He wrote his memoirs in an office in the house that stands before you. Gettysburg College founded 1832 (Lower . . . — — Map (db m32422) HM
Hidden by a capstone, this hand dug stone lined well was discovered during renovations in 2011. Mentioned in an 1837 sheriff sale as "the well of water near the door". It is spring fed and 19 feet deep. Bricks from an interior wall were used to . . . — — Map (db m143718) HM
Erected in 1833, the President's House served as the home of Professor Samuel S. Schmucker during his long tenure at the Seminary. Runaway slaves reportedly received aid and temporary shelter in a nearby barn before they continued on their . . . — — Map (db m66669) HM
Beginning in the late 17th century, large waves of European settlers flooded into William Penn's colony in pursuit of opportunity and religious freedom. By the early 19th century, American Lutheran leaders realized that an institution dedicated . . . — — Map (db m66662) HM
Near this spot on the afternoon of July 1, 1863, Lt. Col. George F. McFarland, 151th Pennsylvania Volunteers, fell severely wounded as a deadly Confederate crossfire swept Seminary Ridge. Struck in both legs, he fell instantly. A private hoisted . . . — — Map (db m105521) HM
In July 1863 at the time of the Battle of Gettysburg, two warehouse buildings occupied the site in front of you. The Sheads-Buehler Building was constructed in 1858 by local merchants Robert Sheads and Charles Buehler as a warehouse for their coal, . . . — — Map (db m63925) HM
The 1830s Stevens Log House is a fine, intact example of early 19th century village life with few amenities. From this primitive site, its residents observed the great conflict and Confederate occupation of West Middle Street during the Battle of . . . — — Map (db m75462) HM
During the Battle of Gettysburg this Federal style building, erected in 1817, housed Professor Martin Stoever's family and J.L. Schick's general store. As a result of the battle the building hosted a variety of unusual events. Shortly after the . . . — — Map (db m18127) HM
Severely outnumbered, Union troops purchased time for establishing defense on Cemetery Ridge with lives spent on Seminary Ridge. By 4:00 p.m. on July 1, 1863, the battered survivors of the Union 1st Corps rallied on Seminary Ridge for a final . . . — — Map (db m66685) HM WM
On July 1, 1863, when the Federal 1st and 11th Corps were routed on the fields north and west of Gettysburg, the defeated soldiers hurriedly fled towards the citadel of Cemetery Hill. They passed through the town via Baltimore, Washington and . . . — — Map (db m75506) HM
Erected ca. 1814, this building is the best known in Gettysburg. In 1863 it was the home of David Wills and family. Wills, a local attorney, is traditionally given credit as being the father of the Soldier's National Cemetery, for proposing that . . . — — Map (db m32491) HM
Army of the Potomac Eleventh Corps Third Division Major General Carl Schurz First Brigade Brig. Gen. Alex Schimmelfennig, Col. George von Amsberg Second Brigade Col. W. Krzyzanowski July 1 Arrived about noon and advanced to connect with the . . . — — Map (db m11124) HM
Army of Northern Virginia Ewell's Corps Reserve Artillery Dance's Battalion Smith's Battery Third Richmond Howitzers 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 m17990) HM
They were called "the wharf rats from New Orleans," but in a fight were considered some of the best in Lee's Army- they were called The Louisiana Tigers. Louisiana was the southern state with the highest percentage of criminals, drunkards, and . . . — — Map (db m245514) HM
Congregation formed 1790
First foundation laid 1812
Present church built 1851
Civil War hospital 1863
WW I "Y Hut" Camp Holt 1918 — — Map (db m217053) HM
U.S.A.
This building served as a Union signal station June 30, July 1 & 4, 1863 and as a hospital for the care of both Union and Confederate wounded July 1st and for some weeks thereafter. — — Map (db m90629) HM
During the three-day Battle of Gettysburg, Union and Confederate skirmishers occupied this park area, turning it into a virtual no man’s land. Union forces occupied grounds south of here, toward cemetery hill and Confederate forces held positions to . . . — — Map (db m120537) HM
"Music has done its share, and more than its share, of winning this war"
Union Cavalry General Philip Sheridan
Common Bond
There are many written accounts of how music inspired and united the armies during the civil war. . . . — — Map (db m87834) HM
The Seminary constructed this large Romanesque Revival building in 1894-95 as the Seminary's "Recitation Hall." Architect John Dempwolf designed the structure and its counterpart on the Gettysburg College campus which can be seen to the . . . — — Map (db m66667) HM
Army of Northern Virginia Hill's Corps Artillery Reserve McIntosh's Battalion Wallace's Battery Second Rockbridge Artillery Four 3 inch Rifles July 1 In position near Chambersburg Pike west of Herr's Tavern and actively engaged advancing in the . . . — — Map (db m11841) HM
Army of Northern Virginia Ewell's Corps Artillery Reserve Dance's Battalion Watson's Battery Second Richmond Howitzers Four 10 pounder Parrotts July 1 Reached the field in evening too late to take part in the Battle. July 2 Early in the morning . . . — — Map (db m11874) HM
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