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McPherson Barn Hospital

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 …

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Cavalry Corps, AOP, Field Hospital

Monument Title: Cavalry Corps Hospitals of the Army of the Potomac 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 …

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Twelfth Corps, AOP, Field Hospital

Twelfth Army Corps Hospital 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 …

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Eleventh Corps, AOP, Field Hospital

Monument Title: Eleventh Corps of the Army of the Potomac 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 …

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Sixth Corps, AOP, Field Hospital

Sixth Corps Field Hospital 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 …

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Fifth Corps, AOP, Field Hospital

Monument Title: Fifth Corps of the Army of the Potomac Field Hospitals 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 …

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Third Corps, AOP, Field Hospital

Field Hospitals of the Third Corps, Army of the Potomac 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 …

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Second Corps, AOP, Field Hospital

Monument Title: Second Corps Field Hospitals, Army of the Potomac. 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 …

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First Corps, AOP Field Hospital

Monument Title: First Corps Field Hospital, Army of the Potomac. 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 …

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Field Hospitals of the Army of the Potomac

General Hospitals of the Army of the Potomac 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 …

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