Commemorative era Gettysburg Battlefield

statue of general wells j. otto schweizer.

for payment of gettysburg battlefield memorial association s debts of $1960.46, on february 4, 1896, war department acquired 124 gbma tracts totalling 522 acres (211 ha), including 320 monuments , 17 miles (27 km) of roads. commercial development after tipton park abolished in fall of 1901 included july 1902 hudson park picnic grove north of little round top (including boxing arena). dancing pavilion erected @ round top museum in 1902, , in saddle area between round tops, david weikert operated eating house moved tipton park after seized in 1901 eminent domain. landscape preservation began in 1883 when peach trees planted in peach orchard, , 20,000 battlefield trees planted in 1906 (trees periodically removed battlefield areas had been logged prior battle.)

battlefield visitors through 20th century typically arrived train @ borough s 1884 gettysburg & harrisburg rr station or 1859 gettysburg railroad station , used horse-drawn jitneys tour battlefield. borough licensed automobile taxis first in 1913, , war department expanded battlefield roads throughout commemorative era. 20th century battlefield excursions included hod carriers consolidated union of baltimore , annual topton day autumn foliage tours near berks county, pennsylvania.

veterans reunions included 1888 25th battle anniversary, 1906 ceremony return gen armistead s sword south. , 53,407 civil war veterans attending 1913 gettysburg reunion 50th anniversary. battlefield had 1912 airfield @ camp stuart , wwi tank corps center @ brevet lt. col. dwight d. eisenhower s 1918 camp colt, , excursions round top park brought alcohol , prostitution. 1922 camp harding included marine corps reenactment of pickett s charge observed president warren harding , next-day simulation of same attack modern weapons , tactics.

the battlefield s commemorative era ended in 1927, , use of national park military camps continued under 1896 federal law (29 stat. 120), e.g., 1928 artillery , cavalry camp held @ culp s hill in conjunction president calvin coolidge s memorial day address in cemetery s rostrum.

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