Evergreen Cemetery gatehouse
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The Evergreen Cemetery gatehouse was the Battle of Gettysburg
headquarters of General Oliver Howard and was damaged by nearby military engagements on East Cemetery Hill
(the Gettysburg Railroad Station
's telegraph was moved to near the gatehouse). The gatehouse's 2 brick towers support a memorial arch
, and the structure was repaired in 1885 when an attached lodge was built.
Battle of Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg , was fought July 1–3, 1863, in and around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The battle with the largest number of casualties in the American Civil War, it is often described as the war's turning point. Union Maj. Gen. George Gordon Meade's Army of the Potomac...
headquarters of General Oliver Howard and was damaged by nearby military engagements on East Cemetery Hill
Cemetery Hill
Cemetery Hill is a Gettysburg Battlefield landform which had 1863 military engagements each day of the July 1–3 Battle of Gettysburg. The northernmost part of the Army of the Potomac defensive "fish-hook" line, the hill is gently sloped and provided a site for American Civil War artillery...
(the Gettysburg Railroad Station
Gettysburg Railroad Station
-American Civil War:Train service to the depot was stopped when Jubal Early's Confederates burned the Rock Creek trestle on June 27, 1863. The depot's telegrapher, a young daughter of "Mr...
's telegraph was moved to near the gatehouse). The gatehouse's 2 brick towers support a memorial arch
Memorial gates and arches
Memorial gates and arches are architectural monuments in the form of gates and arches or other entrances, constructed as a memorial, often dedicated to a particular war though some are dedicated to individuals...
, and the structure was repaired in 1885 when an attached lodge was built.