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This is the wreck of the Norwegian ship Helvetia that was found wrecked upon the Rhossili beach, Gower in the 1880's.

Ebony, May 1963

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Bushman Farm

The farm of the fifty-one year old Reverend Michael Bushman and his wife Amelia is about three miles south of Gettysburg on the east side of the Emmitsburg Pike. The original portions of the house date to 1808. It was deeded by Sophia Hammer to her daughter, Amelia, who included Michael in the will when they married in 1834. The Reverend Bushman was nationally known as a minister in the German Baptist Brethren Church, known today as the Church of the Brethren. The Bushmans had no children. They added the brick addition with dining room and kitchen in 1860.

Amelia died after the war in 1875. Michael married Louisa Rupp in 1878. When Michael died in 1893 Louisa did not inherit the property, as the original will provided that the house would go to Michael and Amelia’s children when they died. As there were no children, the property was sold in 1894 to the Gettysburg Battlefield Memorial Association. In 1933 it was transferred to the National Park Service.

On July 2nd of 1863 Hood’s division swept across this land on the way to attack Little Round Top and the Devil’s Den. Hood may have been wounded in the Bushman orchard. The Bushman barn was probably used as a temporary field hospital, and eight Confederates were buried beside it. Like many other Gettysburg residents, the Bushmans, who had left before the battle, suffered losses, theft and destruction of property.

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8th Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry Regiment

8th Penna. Cavalry
2nd Brigade 2nd Division Cavalry Corps
Recruited in Phila., Bucks, Lycoming, & Luzerne Counties
Mustered in Aug. – Oct. 1861 Reenlisted Dec. 31st 1863
Mustered out July 24th 1865.

With the Army of the Potomac from Manassas to Appomattox
Participated in
135 Battles and Skirmishes
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This regiment detached with the 2nd Corps, covered the rear of
the army on the march from Virginia. At Frederick rejoined the
Cavalry Corps and with Gregg’s Division moved in the advance to
Gettysburg July 1st, moved hastily to Manchester to protect trains
July 4th joined in pursuit of the enemy participating in the
night attack at Monterey Pass and the many other cavalry
engagements until the enemy retreated into Virginia.

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Army of Northern Virginia Itinerary Tablets

Army of Northern Virginia
June 27, 1863

Headquarters of the Army moved from Greencastle to Chambersburg Penna. Rodes’s and Johnson’s Divisions Ewell’s Corps arrived at Carlisle. Early’s Division marched from Mummasburg via Hunterstown, New Chester and Hampton to Berlin.Gordon’s Brigade Early’s Division reached York. McLaws’s Division Longstreet’s Corps marched from Williamsport via Hagerstown, Middleburg and Greencastle to five miles south of Chambersburg. Hood’s Division reached Chambersburg and Pickett’s Division marched three miles further north. Anderson’s Division Hill’s Corps marched via Chambersburg to Fayetteville Penna. Heth’s and Pender’s Divisions Hill’s Corps to the same place by other routes. Hampton’s, Chambliss’s and Fitz Lee’s Brigades Stuart’s Cavalry Division marched from Wolf Run Shoals on Occoquan River via Fairfax Station, Annandale and Dranesville Virginia and crossed the Potomac into Maryland below Seneca Creek. Robertson’s and Jones’s Brigades Stuart’s Division remained in Virginia to guard the passes of the Blue Ridge.

Army of Northern Virginia
June 26, 1863

Headquarters of the Army with Hood’s Division Longstreet’s Corps crossed the Potomac at Williamsport Md. and marched to Greencastle Penna. McLaw’s Division Longstreet’s Corps crossed the river and encamped near Williamsport. Pickett’s Division Longstreet’s Corps with the Reserve Artillery marched through Hagerstown to Greencastle.

Rodes’s and Johnson’s Division Ewell’s Corps with Jenkins’s Cavalry Brigade were on the road from Chambersburg to Carlisle Penna. Early’s Division Ewell’s Corps with French’s 17th Virginia Cavalry marched from Greenwood via Cashtown to Mummasburg. The Advance Cavalry had a skirmish with the 26th Pennsylvania Militia Infantry. Gordon’s Brigade Early’s Division marched through Gettysburg halting a short time in the town. Anderson’s Division Hill’s Corps marched from Hagerstown and encamped two miles north of Greencastle. Hampton’s Chambliss’s and Fitz Lee’s Brigades Stuart’s Cavalry Division marched from Buckland via Brentsville to near Wolf Run Shoals on the Occoquan River, Virginia.

Robertson’s and Jones’s Brigades of Stuarts’s Cavalry Division guarding gaps in lower Blue Ridge.

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40th New York Infantry Regiment
Mozart Regiment

The 40th New York was commanded at the Battle of Gettysburg by Colonel Thomas W. Egan, a clerk from New York City. He was slightly wounded on July 2nd but remained in the field. The regiment’s name comes from it being formed under the auspices of the Mozart Hall Committee, a New York City political group. It brought 606 men to the field.

Chateau de la Mothe Chandeniers, an abandoned castle in France, showing its historic ruins with a green moat reflecting the architecture

Chateau de la Mothe Chandeniers, a historical ruin, showing ancient architecture and lush nature reclaiming the structure

Chateau de la Mothe Chandeniers, a historical French castle, stands abandoned with overgrown walls and scaffolding for restoration

Memorial Day, originally known as Decoration Day, was first observed on May 30, 1868, to honor Union soldiers who died in the Civil War. General John A. Logan, the national commander of the Grand Army of the Republic, proclaimed the day. The day involved decorating the graves of fallen soldiers with flowers, flags, and other tributes. Initially, local communities held parades and ceremonies to remember the deceased. In 1971, Memorial Day was declared a national holiday by an act of Congress, establishing it as the last Monday in May. This change aimed to provide a three-day weekend for federal employees.