Contents

The Situation, Spring 1863

The Plan of Campaign

The First Day THE TWO ARMIES CONVERGE ON GETTYSBURG.

The Second Day PRELIMINARY MOVEMENTS AND PLANS.

The Third Day CANNONADE AT DAWN: CULP'S HILL AND SPANGLER'S SPRING.

End of Invasion

Lincoln and Gettysburg ESTABLISHMENT OF A BURIAL GROUND.

Guide Tour of the Park (See map on page 52 .)

The Park

Anniversary Reunions of the Civil War Veterans

How to Reach the Park

Administration

Related Areas

Visitor Facilities

Transcriber's Notes

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Stewart L. Udall, Secretary

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
Conrad L. Wirth, Director

HISTORICAL HANDBOOK NUMBER NINE

This publication is one of a series of handbooks describing the historical and archeological areas in the National Park System, administered by the National Park Service of the United States Department of the Interior. It is printed by the Government Printing Office and may be purchased from the Superintendent of Documents, Washington 25, D. C. Price 25 cents

GETTYSBURG
NATIONAL MILITARY PARK
Pennsylvania

by Frederick Tilberg

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE HISTORICAL HANDBOOK SERIES No. 9
WASHINGTON, D. C., 1954
(Reprint 1961)

The National Park System, of which Gettysburg National Military Park is a unit, is dedicated to conserving the scenic, scientific, and historic heritage of the United States for the benefit and inspiration of its people.