ASSOCIATION OF LICENSED BATTLEFIELD GUIDESGETTYSBURG, PA

Battlefield DispatchVol. 34 No. 4 December 2016

Association of Licensed Battlefield Guides717•337•1709The ALBG was founded in 1916 as

the official organization to represent and promote licensed guiding at Gettysburg.Interested individuals who do not hold guide li-censes may join the ALBG as Associate members by submitting annual dues of $25. Membership includes a subscription to the Battlefield Dispatch and covers the fiscal year July 1– June 30.

OFFICERSPresident ............................... Steve SlaughterVice President ...................... Larry KorczykSecretary ............................... Les FowlerTreasurer ............................... Jim CookeParliamentarian .................... Dave Hamacher

EXECUTIVE COUNCILRob Abbott • John BaniszewskiChuck Burkell • Stu Dempsey

Joe Mieczkowski • Deb NovotnyJim Pangburn

ETHICS COUNCILPaul Bauserman • Doug Boden

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“Our Civil War was a blot on our history, but not as great a blot as the buying and selling of Negro souls.”– quoted by Clara Clemens Gabrilowitsch in a letter

to the New York Herald Tribune, Nov. 19, 1941

iN this issue

Staff Report ...................................................... 1Engagement: December ALBG meeting ........ 1 Membership Notes ........................................... 2New Exhibit at the NCWM ........................... 2Eisenhower NHS news .................................... 2GNMP Statistics .............................................. 3GNMP 2017 Calendar of Events.................... 3GNMP 2017 Calendar of Events (con’t.) ...... 4Talkin’ Tombstones ........................................ 4Wagon Hotel .................................................... 6“Not while I have my sword arm left!” .......... 7Rehab of Cemetery Hill – Project Update .... 7

STAFF REPORT

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On behalf of the Associa-tion of Licensed Battle-

field Guides, President Steve Slaughter, Vice President Larry Korczyk, Treasurer Jim Cooke, Secretary Les Fowler, and all of the members of the Executive Council of the ALBG, would like to wish everyone a very merry Christmas, a happy New Year, and a most joyous holi-day season.

Many thanks again, to all who participated and sup-ported ALBG programs and events throughout the year. Your support and service to the ALBG is paramount to the future and success of this organization. Many thanks too, to all of those that attended the end of the year celebration party held in November at the Appa-lachian Brewing Company in Gettysburg. Over fifty people attended the event, with good times, many door prizes, food, and drink being enjoyed by all.

As the cold, gray days of winter begin to descend upon the Battlefield, perhaps this is a good time to catch up on some reading, com-plete some projects around the house, do some research on a battlefield project, or just to gather around the fireplace for some reflection and thanks, and keep warm with some loved ones.

The staff of the ALBG looks forward to the up-

coming year 2017, and helping to guide this great organization forward through programs and events and keeping the spirit of the ALBG alive and strong.

Congratulations to the newly elected ALBG staff: President Steve Slaughter, Vice President Larry Kor-

czyk, Treasurer Jim Cooke, and Secretary Therese Orr.

Executive Council: Rob Abbott, Chuck Burkell, John Baniszewski, Deb Novotny, Fred Hawthorne, Les Fowler.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS EVERYONE!

Steve Slaughter

Engagement -January 17ALBG MEETING

The next General Business Meeting of the ALBG will take place on January 17, 2017 at the GAR Hall on East Middle Street beginning at 6:30 PM. After the general busi-ness meeting, as part of the continuing education program series, there will be a presentation made by John Miller on the Battle of Monterey Pass during the retreat of General Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia. John will also speak about his organization continuing efforts to preserve and interpret the battlefield at Monterey Pass.

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membership@gettysburgtourguides.org

Submitted by

Larry Korcyzk

Currently, there are 156 licensed battlefield

guides of which 123 are members of the Associa-tion of Licensed Battlefield guides. The newest mem-bers of the ALBG are our newly licensed guides Fran Feyock, Eric Lindblade, Rick Schroeder, Chris Bagley, Tom Clark, Therese Orr, Timothy Pierce, Mary Turk-Meena, Jasan Hille-man, Howard Wallace, Lewis Trott, and Traci Baer.

The ALBG welcome all of these recently added guides to the guide force to the ALBG. Say Hello! Get to know them.

The associate membership has risen to 236 members.

MONTHLY LUNCHEON. From LBG Phil Lechak...Now that Thanksgiving is behind us and Guiding Winter Schedule has arrived, it is time to gather once again at the HOSS Restaurant in Gettysburg for our monthly meal. We meet at 11:00 AM, in the room to the right rear of the building, and just have a time of food and fun. There is no formal

program and there is no need to sign up ahead of time – you just show up on the Second Friday of the month at 11:00 AM. January’s meeting is on the 13th and in February we will gather on the 10th. We are usually done by noon.

About six years ago LBG Kurt Anschuetz started the tradition that we meet monthly for a luncheon, just to get together during the winter. We have been meeting on the second Friday of December, January, and February since that time. Guides, Rangers, Foundation employees, associate members, and Gettysburg friends have carried on this tradi-tion ever since.

I hope you can make it!

THE NATIONAL

M U S E U M®

in association with the Smithsonian Institution

Our Newest Exhibit – Reconstruction: The Unfinished War at The NCWMThe National Civil War Museum announces the opening of Reconstruction: The Unfinished War, the newest in our ongo-ing series of temporary exhibits highlighting specific topics of the American Civil War. Reconstruction: The Unfinished War will be open to the public January 19, 2017 – December 31, 2017 and is included in the cost of regular admission to the Museum. The ex-hibit will discuss the unfinished issue of equality among the races in the reunited states. The fighting came to an end in the spring of 1865, but the bitterness remained, leaving many in the southern states unable to accept that the Confederacy was gone. Former slaves were now able to hold political office and demand equality under the law as citizens of the United States. The reconstruction of a fractured nation would be a long and difficult road to travel, a journey that continues to this day.

There will be an exhibit opening reception on January 18, 2017 5:30-7:30 with a presentation by historian Dr. William Blair, who will present The Violent Side of Reconstruction and refreshments. The cost of the reception is $10.00pp and Free to Museum members.

For a complete listing of other events at the Museum, please visit the Museum website: www.nationalcivilwarmuseum.org or call 717.260.1861.

Winter Hours at the Eisenhower Site – Visitors in Jan. and Feb. may drive directly to the site

The National Park Service has announced winter hours for Eisenhower National Historic Site, now and extending to March 2, 2017.

From December 5 to December 22, house tours will be daily, serving the shuttle buses at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. On December 10, the public is invited to a holiday open house, with access by shuttle buses hourly from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. From December 23 to December 31, house tours will be daily, serving the shuttle buses at 10 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 2 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. From January 2 to March 2, the public may drive to site. From Friday through Monday, house tours will be offered at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. The grounds will be avail-able daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. for self-guided tours.

Throughout January and February, visitors may drive their personal vehicles to the site. At all other times of the year, ac-cess is by shuttle bus only from the Visitor Center.

The site will be closed on Christmas Day, and New Year’s Day.

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GETTYSBURG NATIONAL MILITARY PARK

STATISTICS – JUN. 2016 – OCT. 2016NOTE: The NPS is now using a reporting year June – May

contributed by LBG John Fuss

Visitor Center CountCar and van tours .................... 10,367 ....................... - 518 ....................... - 4.7%Bus tours ................................. 3,591 ....................... + 233 ....................... + 6.9%Cemetery Walks, etc. ............... – ....................... – ....................... —

Total tours .............................. 13,958 ........................ - 285 ........................ - 2.0%.

See CALENDAR OF EVENTS continued on page 4

JANUARY

7 & 8, 14 & 15 & 21, 22, 28 & 29 ..............Winter Lecture Series: Controversies, Myths, and Misconceptions – Refighting the Civil War. Saturday and Sunday, 1 PM at the Visitor Center. For more information go to www.nps.gov/gett

7, 14, 21, 28 ....................................................Gettysburg Battlefield Book Series: Featuring the Killer Angels by Michael Shaara and Sickles at Gettysburg by Jim Hessler. Read and discuss every Saturday at 11 AM at the Visitor Center. For more information go to www.nps.gov/gett

7, 14, 21, 28 ....................................................Winter Reading Adventures! For children ages 5 to 10 and their families. Join a Park Edu-cator and read along with a collection of Civil War themed picture books. Saturday at 11 AM at the Visitor Center. For more information go to www.nps.gov/gett

16 .....................................................................Martin Luther King Jr. Day/Adams County Community Appreciation Day at the GNMP Museum and Visitor Center. For more information go to www.gettysburgfoundation.org

19 & 20 ..........................................................Gettysburg National Military Park Homeschool Days: At the GNMP Museum and Visitor Center. For details and to register online go to www.nps.gov/gett

FEBRUARY

4 & 5, 11 & 12, 18 &19, 25 & 26................Winter Lecture Series: Controversies, Myths, and Misconceptions – Refighting the Civil War. Saturday and Sunday, 1 PM at the Visitor Center. For more information go to www.nps.gov/gett

4, 11, 18, 25 ....................................................Gettysburg Battlefield Book Series: Featuring the Killer Angels by Michael Shaara and Sickles at Gettysburg by Jim Hessler. Read and discuss every Saturday at 11 AM at the Visitor Center. For more information go to www.nps.gov/gett

Feb. 4, 11, 18, 25 ............................................Winter Reading Adventures! For children ages 5 to 10 and their families. Join a Park Edu-cator and read along with a collection of Civil War themed picture books. Saturday at 11 AM at the Visitor Center. For more information go to www.nps.gov/gett

18 .....................................................................Great Backyard Bird Count at the Visitor Center. From 12:30 - 3:30 PM. For more infor-mation go to www.nps.gov/gett

Feb. 20 .............................................................Presidents’ Day/Adams County Community Appreciation Day at the GNMP Museum and Visitor Center. For more information go to www.gettysburgfoundation.org

MARCH

2 .................................................................Gettysburg’s “Spotlight Exhibit” opens: Highlights from the collection of the Civil War Museum of Philadelphia at the GNMP Museum and Visitor Center. For more information go to www.gettysburgfoundation.org

GNMPNEWSGNMPNEWS2017 CALENDAR OF EVENTS

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Tales of a Civil War Grave Hunter

Contributed by LBG Bob Gale

Talkin’Tombstones

See TALKIN’ TOMBSTONES cont. on the next pg

Grave marker of Sgt. George Henry Dore, Co. D, 126th NY.

GNMPNEWSGNMPNEWS2017 CALENDAR OF EVENTS continued

MARCH

4 & 5, 11 ...................................................Winter Lecture Series: Controversies, Myths, and Misconceptions – Refighting the Civil War. Saturday and Sunday, 1 PM at the Visitor Center. For more information go to www.nps.gov/gett

4, 11 ...........................................................Gettysburg Battlefield Book Series: Featuring the Killer Angels by Michael Shaara and Sickles at Gettysburg by Jim Hessler. Read and discuss every Saturday at 11 AM at the Visi-tor Center. For more information go to www.nps.gov/gett

4, 11 ...........................................................Winter Reading Adventures! For children ages 5 to 10 and their families. Join a Park Educator and read along with a collection of Civil War themed picture books. Saturday at 11 AM at the Visitor Center. For more information go to www.nps.gov/gett

12, 18 & 19, 25 & 26 ...............................The Farms of Gettysburg: Join a National Park Ranger for an examination of the many farms on the battlefield. At 1 PM at the Visitor Center. For more information go to www.nps.gov/gett

LBG Jerry Hahn finally got his wish and we are going to visit some of the graves of George Willard’s boys in upstate New York. Any questions or comments concerning

this column can be directed to my Special Assistant/PR Rep, LBG Jim Roubal.

First, let us take a look at the small Rural Cemetery in Hornell, New York. One of the stones is Sergeant George Henry Dore (6/24/45-2/8/27) of Company D, 126th New York. Dore was born on the Isle of Wright in England on June 24, 1845. He enlisted in the 126th New York from West Bloomfield, New York, on August 22, 1862. Dore was captured at Harpers Ferry on September 15, 1862, but was eventually paroled. At Gettysburg, on July 3, 1863, Dore would be awarded the Medal of Honor after rescuing the colors after they were struck down by an enemy shell. After Gettysburg, Dore was

wounded in action on October 14, 1863, at Auburn Ford, Virginia. Dore was promoted to Corporal in December 1863 and Sergeant in June 1864. He mustered out with his regiment

on June 3, 1865. Dore was one of three men in his regiment that were awarded the Medal of Honor at Gettysburg. Dore lived a long life after the war passing away on February 8, 1927.

Our next stop in is the town of Geneva where we will take a look at the grave of Colonel Eliakim Sherrill of the 126th New York. Sherrill is buried in the Washington Street Cemetery. Sherrill was born on Febru-ary 16, 1813 in Greenville, New York, where he attended the public schools. He married Emily Eldridge and moved to Shandaken, New York in 1838. He entered local politics and served as a major in the State Militia. In 1860 he moved to Geneva, where he had a farm. In August, 1862, Sherrill organized the 126th New York and became its first Colonel. During the fighting on Maryland Heights during the fighting at Harpers Ferry, he was severely wounded by a gunshot through his lower jaw. Sherrill was eventually captured and paroled. After a long recuperation from his wound, Sherrill returned to duty on January 27, 1863. At Gettysburg, Sherrill took over the Third Brigade, third Division, Second Corps, after the death of Colonel George Wil-lard. Winfield Hancock had Sherrill arrested on July 2, 1863, for withdrawing the brigade after Willard’s death. On the morning of July 3, Alexander Hays and Colonel Alexander MacDougall went to Hancock and asked his to reconsider the arrest of Sherrill. Hancock relented and Sherrill resumed command of the brigade

Grave marker of Col. Eliakim Sherrill, 126th NY.

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during Pickett’s Charge. During the afternoon attack on July 3, Sherrill was near the 39th New York when he was struck in the bowels by a musket ball. The wound was mortal with Sherrill dying the next day. His body was shipped to Baltimore for embalming then transported to Geneva where 10,000 locals attended his funeral.

From Geneva, let’s head over to Palmyra, New York and take a look at two burials in the Palmyra Cemetery. Our first one is Private Edwin Lewis Jessup of the 111th New York. Jessup enlisted on July 28, 1862 in Palmyra. At Gettysburg, on

July 2nd, Jessup was shot in the hip. His wound was mortal and he passed away on July 24, 1863. He was 17 years old. His body was recovered by his family and returned to Palmyra for burial.

Another interesting burial in Palmyra is Captain Aaron See-ley (?-1920) of the 111th New York. Seeley enlisted on Au-gust 20, 1862. At Gettysburg, Seeley was Captain of Com-pany A. After July 2nd, he was in command of the 111th since all of the field officers were out of action. During the Battle of the Wilderness in May, 1864, Seeley suffered a leg wound

which would end his service with the 111th when he resigned because of physical disability from wounds on August 11, 1864. A review of Seeley’s pension request in 1906 stated that Seeley was examined in May 1905, age 73. Seeley was rated by a board of surgeons $6.00 for the wound and $12.00 for diarrhea and resulting dis-ease of the rectum. The review of the doctors stated “We find the claimant somewhat emaci-ated and poorly nourished; liver quite sensitive to percussion; stom-ach distended with gas; bowels sensitive over the whole of the abdomen; several internal pile tumors very sensitive to the touch; one external pile tumor; two fissures which bleed readily.”

From Palmyra, let’s head over to Mound Cemetery in Mora-via, New York, and the grave of Colonel William H. Baird (8/19/31-6/16/64) of the 126th New York. Baird was a carriage maker before the war. On June 3, 1861he enlisted in the 38th New York as Captain of Company H. On January 11, 1862, He was promoted Major of the 38th. In August of 1862 he became the Major of the 126th New York. During the engagement at Harpers Ferry on September 15, 1862, he was captured and then paroled on September 16th. On November 8, 1862, he was dismissed for “bad conduct” at Harpers Ferry. Baird appears

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Grave marker of Pvt. Edwin Lewis Jessup, 111th NY.

to of had the dismissal re-versed in June 1863 when he is back as major of the 126th. On November 5, 1863, he was promoted Lt. Colonel of the regiment and promoted Colonel on April 4, 1864. During the beginning of the fight for Petersburg, Virginia, on June 16, 1864, Baird took a gunshot wound in his right side which passed through both lungs. The wound was mortal and Baird died the same day. His body was re-turned to Moravia for burial.

From Moravia, let’s head over to Canandaigua and Pio-neer Cemetery and the grave of Lt. Col. James Bull (1825-7/25/67) of the 126th New York. Before the war, Bull was a lawyer in Canandaigua. Bull enlisted on August 15, 1862 as Lt. Colonel of the 126th. On July 3, 1863, Bull was promoted Colonel after the mortal wounding of Colonel Sherrill. On April 18, 1864, Bull was discharged due to lumbago accompanied with gen-eral nervous irritability. After finding Lt. Colonel Bull I was walking down the street in Canandaigua when a person came up to me and asked what I was doing in town. The person mentioned that he saw my guide hat on and I mentioned to him that I was looking for dead Union soldiers. He mentioned to me that if I could follow directions, he would tell me where a dead union soldier was buried that was killed at Gettysburg. After telling him that I was interested and that my wife was better at following directions he told us where the soldier was buried. Before we left, the man asked us to wait as he ran into his house to get something. He came back out with a flag and mentioned that if we found the grave, the soldier needed a

new flag. We took the flag and were on our way. It did not take long to find the grave which was located out in the middle of a large farm field. The soldier was Hosea Lewis (10/9/39-7/6/63) of the 126th New York. Lewis enlisted on August 6, 1862 at age 22 with his occupation listed as a farmer. Lewis was captured at Harpers Ferry and was then paroled. Lewis was mortally wounded at Gettysburg on July 2, 1863. He died on July 6 with his body being returned to Canandaigua. He did get a new flag that day.

Grave marker of Capt. Aaron Seeley, 111th NY.

Grave marker of Col. William H. Baird, 126th NY.

Grave marker of Lt. Col. James Bull, 126th NY.

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Wagon HotelResearched and written by LBG John Winkelman, on the taverns and hotels in Adams County and surrounding area.

An advertisement in the Gettysburg Compiler on May 23, 182l would read “John Espy has opened a Public House

of Entertainment at the south end of the Borough of Gettys-burg in the fork of the Baltimore Pike and Emmitsburg Road where wagoners and others may be conveniently accommo-dated on moderate terms.’’ This is the Wagon Hotel and was built especially to cater to the wagoners and teamsters.

The hotel was a two-and-a-half story brick structure that stood in the angle of the two roads. The hotel’s left side was along the Emmitsburg Road and there was a large yard on the Baltimore Pike side used for parking the large freight wagons. This yard is quite apparent on the Warren Map*.

John Espy will only run the hotel for two years, selling it in 1823 to Abraham Fisher. The hotel will have several owners over the next fourteen years until 1837, when Con-rad Snyder buys the establishment. Snyder owned the hotel until his death in 1860, sometimes operating it himself, and sometimes leasing it to other proprietors. After his death, ownership passed to his widow, Catherine. His son-in-law, David Blubaugh was the proprietor from 1862 to 1865.

On the afternoon of July 1, 1863, after Union forces had fallen back through the town and taken up a new line on Cemetery Hill, the Wagon Hotel, because of it’s size and location, became a strong point at the base of the hill. Mem-bers of the 73rd Pennsylvania Infantry took positions around the building, and Company B will occupy the hotel until the morning of the 2nd. These men occupied the windows and punched holes in the roof so they could fire at Confederate soldiers in the town.

On the 2nd, the 73rd was relieved by another unit of Coster’s Brigade and these men were heavily engaged with Confederate snipers for the next two days. On the morn-ing of July 3rd, just across the street on the other side of the Baltimore Pike, Jennie Wade was killed by an errant sniper shot. Also on July 3rd, the hotel was struck by three solid shots.

After the battle, David Blubaugh tallied up the damages and submitted a claim for 38 gallons of whiskey, five gal-lons of brandy, eight gallons of gin, four gallons of applejack, twelve gallons of wine, eighteen gallons of cherry brandy, seventeen gallons of ginger brandy, and two gallons of bitters. Also all of the linen, bedclothes, and silverware were miss-ing.

Besides damages to the hotel, the Snyder family had other worries during the war. Conrad Snyder’s two sons served in the Union Army and both were captured. One would be sent to Libby Prison and the other to Andersonville, luckily both would survive and return to Gettysburg.

After the war, the old hotel will be expanded and re-named the Battlefield Hotel. From 1878 to 1883 Peter Thorn, the husband of Elizabeth Thorn, will be the propri-etor and run the hotel. The old hotel was destroyed by fire in 1894 but the owner, Elsie Braunreuter, immediately built a new Battlefield Hotel on the same site. That hotel would operate for many years until it was demolished to make way for a garage.

Today, a mini mart marks the spot where Union soldiers traded fire with Confederate sharpshooters during the Battle of Gettysburg.

* This map is based on Gouverneur K. Warren’s map of the Gettysburg battlefield, but with the addition of hachures. Names of land owners are overprinted in red. Troop positions are not noted. The map is in the collection of the Library of Congress.

Photos courtesy Adams County Historical Society.

The Wagon Hotel as it appeared in 1865.

The Wagon Hotel looking north toward Baltimore Street.

The expanded and renovated Battlefield Hotel in 1900.

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Rehab of Cemetery Ridge – Project Update

On Cemetery Ridge at Gettysburg National Military Park, the National Cemetery parking lot is open. The connecting roadway between Taneytown Road and Steinwehr Avenue is open. Detours have ended. A few pedestrian walkways remain partly closed while work continues on stone walls. Contractors will be putting down grass seed and meadow mix soon.

In the springtime additional work will include: placing bronze eagles and plaques on the Hancock Avenue gate, moving historic monuments back into original positions, planting trees, and adding chipseal to walkways.

Funding for this project was provided by the Gettysburg Foundation and National Park Service Centennial funds.

“Not while I have my sword arm left.”The fighting near Cemetery Ridge during the Battle

of Gettysburg’s second day took a terrible toil on the 59th New York Infantry. Afterword, only one of the regiment’s staff officers, First Lieutenant and Adjutant William Henry Pohlman was left standing. A relative newcomer to the 59th, Pohlman had left Rutgers College and served stints in the 1st New York Infantry and U.S. Signal Corps before joining the New Yorkers the previous December. His leadership abilities quickly gained him the respect of his peers and the trust of the enlisted men—and served him well at Gettysburg. According to one account, “Young Pohlman was everywhere cheering and inciting his men by his own example to deeds of noble daring.”

On the battle’s third and final day, Pohlman and his surviving comrades joined other Union forces in the de-fense against Pickett’s Charge. At some point during the assault, and artillery shell struck near Pohlman and frac-tured his left shoulder. According to a newspaper report, his men “entreated him to withdraw to the camp, but he answered, ‘Not while I have my sword arm left.’” An hour later, Pohlman’s sword arm was disabled by a shot through the wrist, which severed one of the arteries. Faint and bleeding, “he was reluctantly compelled to retire from the field.”

The following day, July 4, 1863, Pohlman mustered the strength to scrawl a note to his sister, “I bear honorable wounds in my country’s cause,” he wrote, “I shall soon write again concerning my whereabouts. Until then, fare-well!” Pohlman’s wounds proved fatal and he succumbed to his injuries on July 21. He was 21 years old.

Article reprinted with permission, Military Images magazine.Photo courtesy of the Rick Carlile Collection.