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To identify and ancestor who was in battle of Gettysburg it will be necessary to determine if your ancestor's regiment was assigned to either the Army of the Potomac or the Army of Northern Virginia. The Gettysburg National Military Park has webpages that will identify the military units that were assigned to theses arimies. Second it will be necessary to determine if your ancestor was with his unit at the time of the battle. Specific references to the battle my be found in service and pension records, unit histories, prisoner of war and medical records, letters written by the soldier to family or friends, casualities lists of the battle. Some soldiers who died in the battle will be found in the Historical Records on Family Search. | To identify and ancestor who was in battle of Gettysburg it will be necessary to determine if your ancestor's regiment was assigned to either the Army of the Potomac or the Army of Northern Virginia. The Gettysburg National Military Park has webpages that will identify the military units that were assigned to theses arimies. Second it will be necessary to determine if your ancestor was with his unit at the time of the battle. Specific references to the battle my be found in service and pension records, unit histories, prisoner of war and medical records, letters written by the soldier to family or friends, casualities lists of the battle. Some soldiers who died in the battle will be found in the Historical Records on Family Search. | ||
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Gettysburg National Military Park (National Park Service)<br> | Gettysburg National Military Park (National Park Service)<br> | ||
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*Finding Your Civil War Ancestor | *Finding Your Civil War Ancestor | ||
*[http://www.nps.gov/gett/index.htm Gettysburg National Park] | *[http://www.nps.gov/gett/index.htm Gettysburg National Park] | ||
*Adams County Historical Society<br> 368 Springs Avenue<br>Gettysburg, Pennsylvania <br>[http://www.achs-pa.org/headquarters/ Battle of Gettysburg Research Center] | *Adams County Historical Society<br> 368 Springs Avenue<br>Gettysburg, Pennsylvania <br>[http://www.achs-pa.org/headquarters/ Battle of Gettysburg Research Center] | ||
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David G. Martin. Confederate Monuments at Gettysburg. Hightstown, New Jersey: Longstreet House,1986. {{FHL|628637}} 974.842/G1 M2m <br> | David G. Martin. Confederate Monuments at Gettysburg. Hightstown, New Jersey: Longstreet House,1986. {{FHL|628637}} 974.842/G1 M2m <br> | ||
Maine Gettysburg Commission. Executive Committee. Maine at Gettysburg; report of the Maine commissioners. Portland, Me.: Lakeside Press, 1898;reprint Gettysburg, Pennsylvania: Stan Clark Military Books, 1994. {{FHL|557618}} 974.1 M2mgr 1994<br> | Maine Gettysburg Commission. Executive Committee. Maine at Gettysburg; report of the Maine commissioners. Portland, Me.: Lakeside Press, 1898;reprint Gettysburg, Pennsylvania: Stan Clark Military Books, 1994. {{FHL|557618}} 974.1 M2mgr 1994<br> | ||
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Charles Albert Earp. The 75th Reunion at Gettysburg; my interviews with the veterans. Linthicum, Maryland: Toomey Press, 2003. FHL 974.842/G1 M2e<br> | Charles Albert Earp. The 75th Reunion at Gettysburg; my interviews with the veterans. Linthicum, Maryland: Toomey Press, 2003. FHL 974.842/G1 M2e<br> | ||
John W. Frazier. Reunion of the Blue and Gray. Philadelphia Brigade and Pickett's Division. July 2,3,4, 1887 and September 15, 16, 17, 1906. (Philadelphia, 1906) Not at FHL <br> | John W. Frazier. Reunion of the Blue and Gray. Philadelphia Brigade and Pickett's Division. July 2,3,4, 1887 and September 15, 16, 17, 1906. (Philadelphia, 1906) Not at FHL<br> | ||
Indiana at the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Battlle... "Names of Veterans Who Visited Gettysburg" pp 110- [http://archive.org/stream/indianaatfiftiet00pick#page/n135/mode/2up Internet Archive ]<br> | |||
Fiftieth Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg; report of the Pennsylvania Commission, presented to His Excellency John K. Tener, governor of Pennsylvania, for transmittal to the General Assembly, Harrisburg, PA., December 31, 1913. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Fiftieth Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg Commission], 1913-1914. FHL 974.842/G1 H5p; film 1697630 item 2<br> | Fiftieth Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg; report of the Pennsylvania Commission, presented to His Excellency John K. Tener, governor of Pennsylvania, for transmittal to the General Assembly, Harrisburg, PA., December 31, 1913. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Fiftieth Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg Commission], 1913-1914. FHL 974.842/G1 H5p; film 1697630 item 2<br> | ||