Cemetery / Command Officer’s Quarters

The two mounds of stones inside the square formed by the granite posts, were thought to be the camp cemetery. Accordingly, a memorial marker was erected to mark the site in 1902.

Archaeology work has proven this site to be ...

Earthworks Over River Batteries

These earthworks protected the river batteries from attack by land. It is likely that these works were constructed by the Confederates during 1861 or 1862, although there is some evidence that they were constructed by Union forces during 1863.

Marker can ...

Union Artillery 10 Pound Parrotts

Several days before the battle the Union brought two 10 pound Parrotts to Fort Pillow. These pieces were placed outside the fort at the beginning of the battle, but were soon moved inside the fort where wooden platforms were hastily ...

Officers Quarters / Magazine

This structure was reconstructed in 1890 on the foundations of the original 1778 building. Long thought to be an officer’s barracks, recent information is now leading archaeologists to believe that it was actually the camp magazine which held the kegs ...

Officers Quarters

The chimney remains mark the site of a company officer’s hut. The hut was a replica built in 1890 on the original site.

The company-level officer’s huts were located behind the enlisted hut line. There are several other firebacks of ...

Union Artillery 6 Pound James Rifles

At the right of the Battery of Fort Pillow these two middle embrasures or openings in the parapet were fortified with two 6 pounder rifles. These were manned by members of Battery D, 2nd U.S. Light Artillery (colored). During the ...

Dirck Swart House

Headquarters Aug. 3 – 14, 1777,

of Gen. Philip Schuyler.

Arnold marched from here to

relief of Fort Stanwix.

Marker is on Hudson Avenue (U.S. 4), on the left when traveling south.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Battery I, First Ohio Artillery

Eleventh Corps

Army of the Potomac

Eleventh Corps

Battery I First Ohio Artillery

Six 12 pounders

Captain Hubert Dilger commanding

July 1 Arrived at Gettysburg before noon and went into position west of the Carlisle Road. Engaged with two Confederate batteries. A Confederate rifled battery having ...

Battery G, Fourth U.S. Artillery

Artillery Brigade - Eleventh Corps

Army of the Potomac

Eleventh Corps

Artillery Brigade

Battery G Fourth U.S. Artillery

Six 12 pounders

Lieut. Eugene A. Bancroft Commanding

July 1 Arrived at Gettysburg about 11 a.m. Advanced and took position two sections on Barlow's Knoll the left section detached ...

Fort Ancient Prehistoric Indian Earthworks

You are standing inside an earthworks built by prehistoric Hopewell Indians nearly 2000 years ago. Early settlers in this area thought these walls were constructed as a fort. Today, archaeologists believe the site was used primarily as a religious and ...