Gettysburg Pa
Battle Summary: Gettysburg, PA
Campaign: Gettysburg Campaign (June-August 1863) ... CWSAC Reference #: PA002 ... National Park Unit: ... [Read More]
Gettysburg National Military Park Home Page
The Battle of Gettysburg was a critical turning point in the American Civil War, a conflict that determined the fate of the United States. The site where these two great armies clashed was first preserved by a small group of patriotic citizens and later by the country as a whole. Since 1933, the National Park Service has cared for Gettysburg National Military Park as a symbol of America's struggle to survive as a nation, and as a lasting memorial to the armies and soldiers who served in that great conflict. Our job is to preserve the park and to provide you, the park visitor, with a fulfilling experience. We are committed in our efforts to save the battlefield park not only for present generations, but those generations to come. ... [Read More]
National Park Guide
HQ in Bushkill PA; the park is along the Delaware River in the states of, NJ,PA ... Gettysburg National Military Park ... HQ in Bushkill PA; the Delaware River forms the boundary between the states of, NJ,PA ... [Read More]
The Gettysburg National Military Park Virtual Tour
Participants, bystanders, and intellectuals all attempted to put the story of this great event into words. For most soldiers, the battle was summed up in letters and diaries written in the hours, days and weeks following the close of the campaign. Civilians, too, shared their stories. Historians and scholars discussed and analyzed army movements and controversies, and as time passed Gettysburg's importance grew. Veterans returned to walk the place where they had faced death on portions of battlefield that had been purchased for preservation by a citizen's group determined to preserve the history of the battle and the scars left on the Pennsylvania countryside. The veterans placed their monuments as silent testimony to the sacrifices of their former units. Gettysburg became a gathering place for these old soldiers, 54,000 in 1913 for the 50th Anniversary of the battle. Confederate and Union veteran told and retold the old stories and walked arm in arm over what was once a killing ground ... [Read More]
Welcome to the Gettysburg National Military Park Library
Office of Museum Services : The Office of Museum Services is responsible for the care and preservation of the park's collection of original historic objects and archival collections associated with the Battle of Gettysburg and the creation of Gettysburg National Military Park. The park's archival collection contains original Civil War manuscripts, such as diaries, letters, and selected unit records, as well as manuscripts, photos, and maps relative to the development and history of Gettysburg National Military Park. The park's historic objects (museum) collection consists of three-dimensional items related to the Civil War, the battle of Gettysburg, and the post-war commemoration of the battle. The Office of Museum Services also has responsibility for the care and maintenance of the park's museum exhibits. ... [Read More]
The Medal of Honor at Gettysburg
Rank and organization: Captain, Company A, 140th Pennsylvania Infantry.Place and date: At Gettysburg, Pa., 2 July 1863; At Reams Station, Va.,25 August 1864. Entered service at: ------. Birth: Green County, Pa. Dateof issue: 5 April 1898. Citation: While a sergeant and retiring with hiscompany before the rapid advance of the enemy at Gettysburg, he and a companionstopped and carried to a place of safety a wounded and helpless comrade;in this act both he and his companion were severely wounded. A year later,at Reams Station, Va., while commanding a skirmish line, voluntarily assistedin checking a flank movement of the enemy, and while so doing was severelywounded, suffering the loss of an arm. ... [Read More]
FCIC: Gettysburg National Military Park
In 1895, the battlefield was established by Act of Congress as Gettysburg National Military Park. In that year, the Gettysburg Battlefield Memorial Association—founded April 30, 1864, to commemorate "the great deeds of valor . . . and the signal events which render these battlegrounds illustrious"—transferred its holdings of 600 acres of land to the Federal Government. In 1933, the park was transferred from the War Department to the Department of the Interior, to be administered by the National Park Service. Today, the park has some 30 miles of paved roads and an area of close to 3,000 acres. More than 1,400 monuments, tablets, and markers have been erected over the years to indicate the positions where infantry, artillery, and cavalry units fought. Hundreds of Federal and Confederate cannon are located on the field in the approximate positions of batteries during the battle. Field exhibits on the field describe important phases of the 3-day struggle. ... [Read More]
Our Documents - Home
Acting under the instruction of the Virginia Convention, Richard Henry Lee on June 7, 1776, introduced a resolution in the Second Continental Congress proposing independence for the colonies. The Lee Resolution contained three parts: a declaration of independence, a call to form foreign alliances, and "a plan for confederation." The document that is included on page 22 is the complete resolution in Richard Henry Lee's handwriting. ... On June 11, 1776, the Congress appointed three concurrent committees in response to the Lee Resolution: one to draft a declaration of independence, a second to draw up a plan "for forming foreign alliances," and a third to "prepare and digest the form of a confederation." ... [Read More]
Gettysburg National Military Park Planning Pages
National Park Service Northeast Regional Director Marie Rust signed the Record of Decision, completing final approval of the "General Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement (GAMIN) for Gettysburg National Military Park" in December, 1999. The Regional Director’s decision clears the way for implementation of the plan that will result in the rehabilitation of the Gettysburg battlefield, and sets forth an operating procedure with clear-cut goals for the National Park Service at Gettysburg. A copy of the General Management Plan is available by writing to: Superintendent, Gettysburg National Military Park, 97 Taneytown Road, Gettysburg, PA 17325 ... [Read More]
TPCB Peer Exchange: Gettysburg, PA October 28-29, 2003 Capacity Building Program Best Practices
One key CCC subcommittee of particular relevance to the interests of the Pennsylvania participants is the West Central Florida Air Quality Coordinating Committee (WCFAQCC; http://www.ccctransportation.org/WCFAQCC.htm ). Subcommittee membership comprises the full range of regional stakeholder interests in air quality compliance and its benefits: air pollution control programs; transit agencies; regional planning entities (MPO and RPOs); State agencies (the Florida Department of Environmental Protection [FDEP] and the Florida Department of Transportation [FDOT]); private-sector firms (electric companies and solid waste disposal companies); non-profit organizations; and educational institutions. ... [Read More]
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