McPherson Barn, Gettysburg NMP, PA
**Gettysburg National Military Park** - National Register of Historic Places Ref # 66000642, date listed 19661015
Gettysburg National Military Park
Gettysburg, PA (Adams County)
Gettysburg National Military Park and the Soldiers' National Cemetery are located in the environs of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The Gettysburg battlefield covered an area of about 22 square miles; the national military park comprises 9 square miles of that total area. The Park is composed of two major battlefield areas located to the north and south of the town of Gettysburg, surrounding, but not including the town itself East Cavalry Field is located 3 miles east of Gettysburg.
In Gettysburg on July 1-3, 1863, the armies of the Confederacy and the Union clashed in a battle that was the bloodiest in the history of the continent and was considered one of the tuming points ofthe American Civil War. Neither General George G. Meade, commanding a force of 97,000 men in the Union Army of the Potomac, nor General Robert E. Lee, commanding the 75,000 men in the Confederate Army of Northem Virginia had planned to fight at Gettysburg. More than 51,000 combined casualties (killed, mortally wounded, wounded, and captured or missing) had been inflicted along the streets and on the farmed fields of the community. (excerpts from pg 27-34) (1)
The Edward McPherson Farm, which lies west of town, was the scene of heavy fighting on the first day of battle, July 1, 1863. While Confederate General Henry Heth’s Division advanced towards Gettysburg against defending Union cavalry commanded by General John Buford, Union reinforcements from General John Reynolds’ First Corps arrived. The fields swarmed with soldiers of opposing forces and the McPherson barn (1811-1820) (3 - Civil War Wiki) quickly became a sanctuary for the wounded. When fighting ceased, the barn and home continued as a hospital, leaving the property uninhabitable for months. (2)
References (1) NRHP Nomination Form s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg...
(2) Gettysburg NPS www.nps.gov/gett/learn/photosmultimedia/then-and-now.htm
(3) Civil War Wiki civilwarwiki.net/wiki/McPherson_Farm_(Gettysburg)
McPherson Barn, Gettysburg NMP, PA
**Gettysburg National Military Park** - National Register of Historic Places Ref # 66000642, date listed 19661015
Gettysburg National Military Park
Gettysburg, PA (Adams County)
Gettysburg National Military Park and the Soldiers' National Cemetery are located in the environs of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The Gettysburg battlefield covered an area of about 22 square miles; the national military park comprises 9 square miles of that total area. The Park is composed of two major battlefield areas located to the north and south of the town of Gettysburg, surrounding, but not including the town itself East Cavalry Field is located 3 miles east of Gettysburg.
In Gettysburg on July 1-3, 1863, the armies of the Confederacy and the Union clashed in a battle that was the bloodiest in the history of the continent and was considered one of the tuming points ofthe American Civil War. Neither General George G. Meade, commanding a force of 97,000 men in the Union Army of the Potomac, nor General Robert E. Lee, commanding the 75,000 men in the Confederate Army of Northem Virginia had planned to fight at Gettysburg. More than 51,000 combined casualties (killed, mortally wounded, wounded, and captured or missing) had been inflicted along the streets and on the farmed fields of the community. (excerpts from pg 27-34) (1)
The Edward McPherson Farm, which lies west of town, was the scene of heavy fighting on the first day of battle, July 1, 1863. While Confederate General Henry Heth’s Division advanced towards Gettysburg against defending Union cavalry commanded by General John Buford, Union reinforcements from General John Reynolds’ First Corps arrived. The fields swarmed with soldiers of opposing forces and the McPherson barn (1811-1820) (3 - Civil War Wiki) quickly became a sanctuary for the wounded. When fighting ceased, the barn and home continued as a hospital, leaving the property uninhabitable for months. (2)
References (1) NRHP Nomination Form s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg...
(2) Gettysburg NPS www.nps.gov/gett/learn/photosmultimedia/then-and-now.htm
(3) Civil War Wiki civilwarwiki.net/wiki/McPherson_Farm_(Gettysburg)