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Panorama of the Great Camp on the Gettysburg Battlefield. The War Department's Great Camp (Gettysburg Encampment, Anniversary Camp, or Veterans Camp) [1]: 40, 71, 87, 91 provided tents and support facilities for the Civil War veterans and extended from both sides of Long Lane on the north to within 500 yd (460 m) of the Bliss House. [22]
The 1938 Gettysburg reunion was an encampment of American Civil War veterans on the Gettysburg Battlefield for the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg. The gathering included approximately 25 veterans of the battle [ 3 ] : 72 with a further 1,359 Federal and 486 Confederate attendees [ 4 ] out of the 8,000 living veterans of the war. [ 5 ]
Camp, US Troops. The War Dept notified the Gettysburg Park Commission that "recruiting stations" would be established at the park. "Camp, United States Troops, Gettysburg, PA" ("Gettysburg Camp" colloq.) was 99 acres (0.40 km 2) on three farms and a "three-cornered field" west of the Emmitsburg Rd/Round Top Branch intersection. [45]
After a hiatus, Civil War reenactors were back for the 159th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg. History buffs, gun enthusiasts, and family history aficionados return to Gettysburg Skip to ...
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Reenactment at the American Museum in Bath, England Reenactor plays the fife at The Angle at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.. American Civil War reenactments have drawn a fairly sizable following of enthusiastic participants, young and old, willing to brave the elements and expend money and resources to duplicate the events down to the smallest recorded detail.
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122nd NY Vol. Regiment Reunion, Aug.28, 1891. From the Leo J. Titus Jr. collection. Augustus Wade Dwight The monument to the 122nd N.Y. Volunteer Infantry at Gettysburg. The 122nd New York Infantry Regiment known as the "Onondagas", was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.