Pitzer Woods is a Gettysburg Battlefield site used for Gettysburg Battlefield camps after the American Civil War such as the 1933–37 Camp Renaissance Civilian Conservation Corps camp.
| Pitzer Woods | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Pennsylvania, United States |
| Coordinates | 39°48.279′N 77°15.375′W / 39.804650°N 77.256250°W |
| Ecology | |
| Ecosystem(s) | Gettysburg-Newark Lowlands |
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 Pitzer Woods (NPS.gov) | |
| Pitzer Farm (WorldFlicks.org) |
History
editPitzer Woods was the site of July 1st & 2nd fighting during the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg.[1] After the CCC camp closed, Fort Indiantown Gap used Pitzer Woods in 1941 and conducted aerial reconnaissance training using the battlefield.[2] During 1943-4, Camp Sharpe used the Pitzer Woods camp ("in a muddy hollow at the bottom of a slanting road")[3] to train soldiers for psychological operations in the European Theater of Operations. In 1946, agricultural laborers from the Bahamas (July 16)[2] and Jamaica were housed on Seminary Ridge. The Pitzer Woods amphitheater was constructed in the 1960s,[4] and the July 3, 1998 James Longstreet memorial was erected at the Pitzer Woods site that had been dedicated in 1941.[5]
References
edit- ^ Pfanz, Harry W (1987). Gettysburg-The Second Day. University of North Carolina Press. p. 114. ISBN 0-8078-1749-X.
Rogers…moved his men back to the shoulder of Big Round Top
- ^ "Indiantown Units Invade Gettysburg" (Google News Archive). Gettysburg Times. Times and News Publishing Company. May 22, 1941. Retrieved 2010-05-26.
- ^ Edel, Leon. The visitable past: a wartime memoir. p. 22. Retrieved 2010-01-31.
- ^ "Pitzer Woods". Virtual Tour - Day Two. National Park Service. Retrieved 2010-02-04.
- ^ "Longstreet Memorial Site Dedication set for July 2" (Google News Archive). March 14, 1941. Retrieved 2010-02-01. (Fort Story troops conducted the parade.)[1]