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What
wonders can we find in this photo? :-) Well, to me, all of Gettysburg is
wondrous, but here goes. From left to right: McPherson’s/Reynolds/Herbst Woods
(take your pick!), South Mountain, and the McPherson barn (used by the Slentz
family at the time of the battle). Nearer the camera is a small building that
is part of the Lutheran Seminary complex; I have no idea of its purpose. Those
desiring a closer peek into this part of the battlefield can do by taking the
relatively new interpretive path (part of which is seen in the foreground)
which takes you on a pleasant walk from the Seminary to the edge of McPherson’s
Ridge.
**HONORED TODAY**
CPT. STEPHEN C.
WHITEHOUSE
Co. K, 16th Maine
Infantry
Born about 1819 --- Died
July 01, 1863 at age 44
Cpt.
Whitehouse enlisted in June 1861. Known children include Wilmot (born abt.
1843) and George (born abt. 1845), signifying that is highly likely both his
children were in the military as well. Cpt. Whitehouse was a caulker by trade
and received a mortal wound on the 1st of July. He was buried at Pine Knoll
Cemetery in Newcastle, Maine.
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