About the Main Monument

When was it dedicated? 1914.

What is it made out of? Bronze plaque, 3’1″x1’8.”

What does it honor? Denotes the location of the hospital at the McPherson Barn.

Description: Denotes the use of the McPherson Barn as a field hospital for both sides during the battle of Gettysburg on July 1, 2, and 3. At some point July 4 appears to have been removed. Placed on North gable wall of the McPherson Barn which was used as a field hospital for the wounded of the Union and Confederate armies.

How is it inscribed? This barn was used as a hospital and sheltered the wounded of the Union and Confederate armies July 1. 2. 3. 1863

When was this photograph taken? November 13, 2009.

Has this monument been moved or changed? This monument has not been changed or materially altered.

About the Main Monument

When was it dedicated? 1914.

What is it made out of? Bronze.

What size is it? Bronze plaque affixed to front of church.

Who made it? Van Amringe Company (granite bases), Albert Russell & Sons Company (bronze tablets). Erected by the Gettysburg National Military Park Commission.

What does it honor? Denotes the location of the field hospitals of the Cavalry Corps for the Union Army of the Potomac.

How is it inscribed? The monument reads,

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 July 1st. The wounded of the cavalry commands were later cared for here and in the hospitals of the infantry divisions.

Medical Director Cavalry Corps Surgeon Geo. L. Pancoast U.S. Volunteers
1st Division Surgeon Abner Hard 8th Illinois Cavalry
2nd Division Surgeon W.W. Phillips 1st N.J. Cavalry
3rd Division Surgeon Henry Capehart 1st West Virginia Cavalry Medical Officer in charge of the corps hospitals Surgeon W.H. Rulison 9th New York Cavalry

When was this photograph taken? September 21, 2009.

Medical Director: Surgeon George Laurie Pancoast (d. 1868). Pennsylvanian.

Where is it located? The Cavalry Corps hospital marker is located in front of the Presbyterian Church, Gettysburg. The Church still stands at the corner of Baltimore Street and High Street. Placed near actual sites of the Cavalry Corps Field Hospitals. Hospital was established June 30 in Presbyterian church and other nearby buildings in Gettysburg. Marker located on entrance wall of Presbyterian Church.

Is this monument located along the NPS Auto Tour route? No.

Has this monument been moved or changed? Originally, this plaque was mounted on a granite monument as the other eight field hospitals. The church is not the original. The monument was altered in approximately 1955.

About the Main Monument

When was it dedicated? 1914.

What is it made out of? Granite and bronze.

What size is it? Rough-hewn monolith, 1’7?x3’6?, 5’6? high. Bronze tablets, 3? square, in shape of a Maltese cross mounted on slanted face of monolith.

Who made it? Van Amringe Company (granite bases), Albert Russell & Sons Company (bronze tablets). Erected by the Gettysburg National Military Park Commission.

What does it honor? The 12th Corps field hospitals were located on the George Bushman Farm. The house still stands, but the barn is modern.

How is it inscribed? The monument reads,

Army of the Potomac
Medical Department
Field Hospitals
Twelfth Corps

The Division Field Hospitals of the Twelfth Corps were located July 2nd at the Bushman House one hundred and sixty yards east. These hospitals cared for about 1200 wounded and were in operation until about August 5th, 1863.

Medical Director 12th Corps Surgeon John McNulty U.S. Volunteers
1st Division Surgeon Artemus Chapel U.S. Volunteers
2nd Division Surgeon John E. Herbst U.S. Volunteers
Medical Officer in charge of 12th Corps Hospitals
Surgeon H. Ernest Goodman, 28th Penna. Infantry.

When was this photograph taken? November 16, 2011.

Medical Director: Dr. John McNulty (ca. 1827-1899). From New York City, New York

Where is it located? The Twelfth Corps hospital marker is located on the Hospital Road, 500 feet west of the George Bushman house. Placed near actual site of 12th US Corps Hospitals. Located on east side of Hospital Road at George Bushman house.

Is this monument located along the NPS Auto Tour route? No.

Has this monument been moved or changed? This monument has not been changed or materially altered.

About the Main Monument

When was it dedicated? 1914.

What is it made out of? Granite and bronze.

What size is it? Rough-hewn monolith, 1’7?x3’6?, 5’6? high. Bronze tablets, 3? square, in shape of a Maltese cross mounted on slanted face of monolith.

Who made it? Van Amringe Company (granite bases), Albert Russell & Sons Company (bronze tablets). Erected by the Gettysburg National Military Park Commission.

What does it honor? The 11th Corps field hospital was located at the George Spangler Farm. This property was recently purchased by the Gettysburg Battlefield and is in the process of being rehabilitated. General Barlow was treated here, and General Armistead, mortally wounded in Pickett’s Charge, eventually died here.

How is it inscribed? The monument reads,

Army of the Potomac
Medical Department
Field Hospitals
Eleventh Corps

The Division Field Hospitals of the Eleventh Corps were established July 1st at the Spangler House two hundred and thirty yards west of this point. Many of the wounded of this Corps were also cared for at the County Almshouse, Pennsylvania College, and in Gettysburg. The Division Hospitals were consolidated into a Corps Hospital about July 6th as were those of all the Corps and the Corps Hospitals continued in operation until the first week of August 1863. These hospitals cared for 1400 wounded.

Medical Director 11th Corps Surgeon George Suckley U.S. Volunteers
1st Division Surgeon Louis G. Meyer 25th Ohio Infantry
2nd Division Surgeon D.G. Brinton U.S. Volunteers
3rd Division Surgeon W.H. Thome U.S. Volunteers
Medical Officer in charge of the Corps Hospitals Surgeon J.A. Armstrong 75th Penna. Infantry

When was this photograph taken? November 16, 2011

Medical Director: Surgeon George Suckley (d. 1869).

Where is it located? The 11th Corps hospital monument is located on the Hospital Road, 700 feet east of the George Spangler house. Placed near actual sites of 11th US Corps Field Hospitals. Hospitals were established July 1. Located on west side of Blacksmith Shop Road at George Spangler Lane.

Is this monument located along the NPS Auto Tour route? No.

Has this monument been moved or changed? This monument was moved in 1933.

About the Main Monument

When was it dedicated? 1914.

What is it made out of? Granite and bronze.

What size is it? Rough-hewn monolith, 1’7?x3’6?, 5’6? high. Bronze tablets, 3? square, in shape of a Maltese cross mounted on slanted face of monolith.

Who made it? Van Amringe Company (granite bases), Albert Russell & Sons Company (bronze tablets). Erected by the Gettysburg National Military Park Commission.

What does it honor? The Sixth Corps Field Hospital was located at the John Trostle Farm. The house and barn still stand.

How is it inscribed? The monument reads,

Army of the Potomac
Medical Department
Field Hospitals
Sixth Corps

The Division Field Hospitals of the Sixth Corps were established July 2nd near the Trostle House east of Rock Creek and two hundred yards southwest of this point. These Hospitals cared for 315 wounded.

Medial Director 6th Corps Surgeon Charles O’Leary U.S. Volunteers
1st Division Surgeon E.F. Taylor 1st N.J. Infantry
2nd Division Surgeon S.J. Allen 4th Vermont Infantry
3rd Division Surgeon S.A. Holman 7th Massachusetts Infantry
Medical Officer in charge of the Corps Hospitals Surgeon C.N. Chamberlain U.S. Volunteers.

When was this photograph taken? May 31, 2009.

Medical Director: Surgeon Charles O’Leary (d. 1897). Native of Providence, Rhode Island.

Where is it located? The Sixth Corps hospital marker is located 600 feet north of the John Trostle house, near the Hospital Road on the portion that today is known as Goulden Road. Placed near actual sites of 6th US Corps Field Hospitals. Hospitals were established July 2, 1863, near Trostle House east of Rock Creek on Goulden Road.

Is this monument located along the NPS Auto Tour route? No.

Has this monument been moved or changed? This monument has not been changed or materially altered.

About the Main Monument

When was it dedicated? 1914.

What is it made out of? Granite and bronze.

What size is it? Rough-hewn monolith, 1’7?x3’6?, 5’6? high. Bronze tablets, 3? square, in shape of a Maltese cross mounted on slanted face of monolith.

Who made it? Van Amringe Company (granite bases), Albert Russell & Sons Company (bronze tablets). Erected by the Gettysburg National Military Park Commission.

What does it honor? The Fifth Corps Field Hospitals were located off the Taneytown Road, including at such sites as the Jacob Weikert Farm (where General Weed died and Lieutenant Hazlett was temporarily buried). The Lewis Bushman Farm became the main hospital site for the Fifth. The barn may be original, the house is not. This is the farm where Colonel Vincent was carried after being mortally wounded in the groin in the battle for Little Round Top. He died here on July 7. Colonel George Willard is also reported to have died here.

How is it inscribed? The monument reads,

Army of the Potomac
Medical Department
Field Hospitals
Fifth Corps

The Division Field Hospitals of the Fifth Corps were established July 2nd at the Weikert House and other houses near Little Round Top and along the Taneytown Road. During the night they were removed across Rock Creek and located as follows: 1st Division south of White Run on the Fiscel Farm. 2nd Division 100 rods south of White Run near the Clapsaddle House. 3rd Division one half mile west of Two Taverns and near the Pike. These Hospitals cared for 1400 wounded and remained in operation until August 2nd 1863.

Medical Director 5th Corps Surgeon John J. Milhau U.S. Army
1st Division Surgeon Edward Shippen U.S. Volunteers
2nd Division Assistant Surgeon Clinton Wagner U.S. Army
3rd Division Surgeon Louis W. Read U.S. Volunteers
Medical Officer in charge of the Corps Hospitals Surgeon A.M. Clark U.S. Volunteers.

When was this photograph taken? May 30, 2009.

Medical Director: Dr. John Jefferson Milhau (d. 1891). Commissioned as a surgeon in the U.S. Regular Army 1851. Promoted to Bvt. Brigadier General in 1866.

Where is it located? The Fifth Corps hospital marker is on the Hospital Road, 1,200 feet north of the M. Fiscel house. This portion of the Hospital Road is today known as the Goulden Road. Placed near actual site of 5th Corps Field Hospital. Hospitals for 5th Corps were housed in a number of buildings from July 2 to August 2, 1863. Located on Goulden Road.

Is this monument located along the NPS Auto Tour route? No.

Has this monument been moved or changed? This monument has not been changed or materially altered.

About the Main Monument

When was it dedicated? 1914.

What is it made out of? Granite and bronze.

What size is it? Rough-hewn monolith, 1’7?x3’6?, 5’6? high. Bronze tablets, 3? square, in shape of a Maltese cross mounted on slanted face of monolith.

Who made it? Van Amringe Company (granite bases), Albert Russell & Sons Company (bronze tablets). Erected by the Gettysburg National Military Park Commission.

What does it honor? The Third Corps Hospital was located on the Jacob Schwartz Farm.

How is it inscribed? The monument reads,

Army of the Potomac
Medical Department
Field Hospitals
Third Corps

The Division Field Hospitals of the Third Corps were located July 2nd in houses and barns along the Taneytown Road from the Schoolhouse Road to the Mill Road. During the night they were removed to the south side of White Run three hundred yards from its junction with Rock Creek. These Hospitals cared for more than 2500 wounded. They were closed about August 6th 1863.

Medical Director 3rd Corps Surgeon Thomas Sim U.S. Volunteers
1st Division Surgeon J.W. Lyman 57th Pennsylvania Infantry
2nd Division Assistant Surgeon J.T. Calhoun U.S. Army
Medical Officer in charge of the Corps Hospitals Surgeon Thaddeus Hildreth 3rd Maine Infantry.

When was this photograph taken? November 16, 2011.

Medical Director: Surgeon Thomas Sim (1809-1879). Born in Scotland. Died in Illinois.

Where is it located? The Third Corps hospital marker is located on the Hospital Road, 1,500 feet northeast from the John Trostle house. (This road is now known as the Goulden Road.) Placed near actual sites of 3rd US Corps Hospitals on Goulden Road. Hospitals were located in houses and barns from July 2 to August 6, 1863.

Is this monument located along the NPS Auto Tour route? No.

Has this monument been moved or changed? This monument has not been changed or materially altered.

About the Main Monument

When was it dedicated? 1914.

What is it made out of? Granite and bronze.

What size is it? Rough-hewn monolith, 1’7?x3’6?, 5’6? high. Bronze tablets, 3? square, in shape of a Maltese cross mounted on slanted face of monolith.

Who made it? Van Amringe Company (granite bases), Albert Russell & Sons Company (bronze tablets). Erected by the Gettysburg National Military Park Commission.

What does it honor? The Second Corps field hospitals were located at the Jacob Schwartz farm. Over 400 soldiers died at this hospital, including many Confederate soldiers. The house is post-war; the 1817 barn was used extensively for surgery and still stands although it is in very poor condition.

How is it inscribed? The monument reads,

Army of the Potomac
Medical Department
Field Hospitals
Second Corps

The Division Hospitals of the Second Corps were located July 2nd at the Granite School House but were soon removed to near Rock Creek west of the creek and six hundred yards southeast of the Bushman House. They remained there until closed August 7th, 1863. These Hospitals cared for 2200 Union and 952 Confederate wounded.

Medial Director 2nd Corps Surgeon A.N. Dougherty U.S. Volunteers
1st Division Surgeon R.C. Stiles U.S. Volunteers
2nd Division Surgeon J.F. Dyer 10th Massachusetts Infantry
3rd Division Surgeon Isaac Scott 7th West Va. Infantry
Medical Officer in charge of the Corps Hospitals Surgeon Justin Dwinelle 106th Pennsylvania.

When was this photograph taken? November 16, 2011

Medical Director: Surgeon Alexander N. Dougherty (1820-1882). Native of Newark, New Jersey.

Where is it located? The Second Corps hospital marker is located on the Hospital Road, 700 feet southwest from the George Bushman house. The Hospital Road runs south from the Baltimore Pike, crossing Rock Creek below White Run, and continuing northeasterly to the Baltimore Pike at White Church. This hospital was established July 2, 1863. Located on east side of Hospital Road, near George Bushman house.

Is this monument located along the NPS Auto Tour route? No.

Has this monument been moved or changed? This monument has not been changed or materially altered.

About the Main Monument

When was it dedicated? 1914.

What is it made out of? Granite and bronze.

What size is it? Rough-hewn monolith, 1’7?x3’6?, 5’6? high. Bronze tablets, 3? square, in shape of a Maltese cross mounted on slanted face of monolith.

Who made it? Van Amringe Company (granite bases), Albert Russell & Sons Company (bronze tablets). Erected by the Gettysburg National Military Park Commission.

What does it honor? The First Corps field hospitals were located near this monument. The First Division hospital was located at Mark’s German Reformed Church. (The church that now stands there was built a few years after the battle). The Second Division used the Isaac Lightner primarily; the house still stands on the property.

How is it inscribed? The monument reads,

Army of the Potomac
Medical Department
Field Hospitals
First Corps

The Division Field Hospitals of the First Corps were located July 1st at the Lutheran Theological Seminary, the Penna. College, the Courthouse, and other churches and buildings in Gettysburg. When these fell into the hands of the Confederates the chief medical officers remained with the wounded.

July 2nd Hospitals were established near White Church on the Baltimore Pike. These Hospitals cared for 2379 wounded.

Medical Director 1st Corps Surgeon J.T. Heard U.S. Volunteers
1st Division Surgeon G.W. New 7th Indiana Infantry
2nd Division Surgeon C.J. Nordquist 83rd N.Y. Infantry
3rd Division Surgeon W.T. Humphrey 149th Penna. Infantry
Medical Officer in charge of the Corps Hospitals Surgeon A.J. Ward 2nd Wisconsin Infantry.

When was this photograph taken? May 30, 2009.

Medical Director: Surgeon John Theodore Heard (ca. 1836-1906), 13th Massachusetts Infantry. Native of Boston.

Where is it located? The First Corps hospital marker is located near White Church near the intersection of the White Church Road and the Baltimore Pike between Gettysburg and the town of Two Taverns. Placed near actual sites of 1st US Corps Hospital, opposite of Mark’s Church on Baltimore Pike. Hospitals for 1st Corps were housed in a number of buildings.

Is this monument located along the NPS Auto Tour route? No.

Has this monument been moved or changed? This monument has not been changed or materially altered.

About the Main Monument

When was it dedicated? 1914. Locations were marked with wooden stakes in 1912; monuments were completed prior to August 1, 1914.

What is it made out of? Granite and bronze.

What size is it? Rough-hewn monolith, 1’7?x3’6?, 5’6? high. Bronze tablets, 3? square, in shape of a Maltese cross mounted on slanted face of monolith.

Who made it? Van Amringe Company (granite bases), Albert Russell & Sons Company (bronze tablets). Erected by the Gettysburg National Military Park Commission.

What does it honor? Denotes the location of the field hospitals of the Army of the Potomac.

How is it inscribed? The monument reads,

Army of the Potomac
Medical Department
Location of the Field Hospitals
During the Battle of Gettysburg

1st Corps – July 1st at the Lutheran Theological Seminary and in Gettysburg
July 2nd near White Church on Baltimore Pike

2nd Corps – July 2nd on east and west side of Rock Creek east of the Bushman House

3rd Corps – July 2nd on Taneytown Road and soon removed to an angle formed by White Run and Rock Creek

5th Corps – July 2nd on Taneytown Road west of Round Top
July 3rd near Two Taverns

6th Corps – At the Trostle House east of Rock Creek

11th Corps – At the Spangler House southeast of the Granite Schoolhouse

12th Corps – At the Bushman House near Rock Creek

Cavalry Corps – At Presbyterian Church and other buildings in Gettysburg

General Hospital Camp Letterman at the Hospital Woods on the York Pike. These hospitals cared for twenty thousand wounded Union and Confederate.

Medical director of the Army of the Potomac Surgeon Jonathan Letterman, U.S. Army.

When was this photograph taken? September 20, 2009.

Medical Director: Maj. Jonathan K. Letterman. After Action Report of Dr. Jonathan Letterman, Medical Director of the Army of the Potomac.

Where is it located? Located Gettysburg National Military Park, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325. Located on south side of York Pike. The site chosen for the hospital camp after the battle of Gettysburg was the George Wolf Farm, roughly one and one-half miles east of Gettysburg on the York Pike. This area has now been almost totally commercially developed.

Is this monument located along the NPS Auto Tour route? No.

Has this monument been moved or changed? This monument has not been changed or materially altered.