| Camp Gettysburg | |
|---|---|
| Type | PA National Guard encampment |
| Location | Gettysburg Battlefield, Pennsylvania |
| Date | August 1884 |
After the American Civil War, Camp Gettysburg was the Pennsylvania National Guard encampment that extending from Seminary Ridge. The new Round Top Branch was used to outfit the camp (e.g., lumber for tent floors was shipped from New Oxford on July 22.) The new reservoir at Marsh Creek supplied the camp's water, and military drills included rifle matches at 200, 300, and 500 yards.
References
- "Gettysburg Compiler - Google News Archive Search".
- ^ "Camp Gettysburg" (Google News Archives). Gettysburg Compiler. July 29, 1884. Retrieved 2010-01-24.
- "Excursions & At the Camp". July 22, 1884.
...from Seminary Ridge to the avenue in the rear and east of the First Brigade Headquarters, and from a line on the extreme south side of the First Brigade to a line on the extreme north side of the Third Brigade.
- "Gettysburg Compiler - Google News Archive Search".
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