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The monuments of the Gettysburg Battlefield commemorate the Battle of Gettysburg, which took place on July 1-3, 1863, during the American Civil War. Most are located within Gettysburg National Military Park; others are on private land at battle sites in and around Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Together, they represent "one of the largest ...
The Pennsylvania State Memorial [2] is a monument in Gettysburg National Military Park that commemorates the 34,530 Pennsylvania soldiers who fought in the July 1 to 3, 1863 Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War. The memorial stands along Cemetery Ridge, the Union battle line on July 2, 1863. [3]
The North Carolina Monument is a North Carolina memorial of the American Civil War commemorating the 32 Carolina regiments in action at the Battle of Gettysburg. [1] The monument is a public artwork by American sculptor Gutzon Borglum located on Seminary Ridge, West Confederate Avenue, [2] in the Gettysburg National Military Park.
The Brian Farm [3] [6] is an American Civil War area of the Gettysburg Battlefield used during the Pickett's Charge. On January 23, 2004, the farm's buildings, Boundary Stone Wall, and ID tablet were designated historic district contributing structures [7] after the tract was used for the 1918 Camp Colt [8] and other postwar camps.
The Gettysburg Battlefield Historic District is a district of contributing properties and over 1000 historic contributing structures and 315 historic buildings, located in Adams County, Pennsylvania. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 19, 1975. [ 7 ]
The Gettysburg Battlefield is the area of the July 1–3, 1863, military engagements of the Battle of Gettysburg in and around Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Locations of military engagements extend from the 4-acre (1.6 ha) site of the first shot [ G 1 ] at Knoxlyn Ridge [ 1 ] on the west of the borough, to East Cavalry Field on the east.
The lodge at the Baltimore Pike entrance was dismantled [82] (teacher Ruth Hamilton at the High Street School had lived at the lodge). [83] 1906 ۩ $6000 was appropriated for a new lodge for the superintendent [84] (Wm. H. Johns was the contractor). [85] 1908 First placement of memorial flags on graves. [86] 1912-01-24
Gettysburg Battlefield observation decks may refer to the towers which are historic district contributing structures or other buildings used as observation platforms in the postbellum battlefield eras and during the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg: Adams County Courthouse (Pennsylvania), with cupola used by the Army of Northern Virginia during the battle