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General Meade’s Head Quarters. : A position of great peril, occupied by the General during the heaviest part of the conflict. It is situated on the west side of the Taneytown road, a short distance south of the National Cemetery

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Title
General Meade’s Head Quarters. : A position of great peril, occupied by the General during the heaviest part of the conflict. It is situated on the west side of the Taneytown road, a short distance south of the National Cemetery
Additional title: Views from the battle field of Gettysburg, July 1st, 2d, and 3d, 1863
Additional title: Lydia Leister Farm: Meade's Headquarters
Names
United States Sanitary Commission (Creator)
Tyson Brothers (Photographer)
Collection

United States Sanitary Commission records. Condensed historical matter

Photographs

Photographs in portfolio

Gettysburg and vicinity

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1861 - 1871
Library locations
Manuscripts and Archives Division
Shelf locator: MssCol 18819
Topics
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Health aspects
Public health -- United States
Gettysburg (Pa.)
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Battlefields
Tyson Brothers. Views from the battle field of Gettysburg, July 1st, 2d, and 3d, 1863
Meade, George Gordon, 1815-1872
Military headquarters
Houses -- Pennsylvania -- Gettysburg
Genres
Photographs
Notes
Content: Alternative title from https://www.nps.gov/places/lydia-leister-farm.htm, retrieved November 9, 2023
Physical Description
Albumen prints
Extent: 1 photograph ; 14 x 22 cm. on mount 22 x 28 cm.
Type of Resource
Text
Still image
Languages
English
Identifiers
MSS Unit ID: 18819
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11660964
Archives EAD ID: 363380
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): b4d6e7a0-5af3-013c-80ac-0242ac110002
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1861: Created (Approximate)
  • 2023: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "General Meade’s Head Quarters. : A position of great peril, occupied by the General during the heaviest part of the conflict. It is situated on the west side of the Taneytown road, a short distance south of the National Cemetery" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1861 - 1871. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47dd-e78b-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "General Meade’s Head Quarters. : A position of great peril, occupied by the General during the heaviest part of the conflict. It is situated on the west side of the Taneytown road, a short distance south of the National Cemetery" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47dd-e78b-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1861 - 1871). General Meade’s Head Quarters. : A position of great peril, occupied by the General during the heaviest part of the conflict. It is situated on the west side of the Taneytown road, a short distance south of the National Cemetery Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47dd-e78b-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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General Meade’s Head Quarters. : A position of great peril, occupied by the General during the heaviest part of the conflict. It is situated on the west side of the Taneytown road, a short distance south of the National Cemetery