LOCATION FILE
Hummelbaugh House
FOLLOWGettysburg, PA
DIRECTIONS →OVERVIEW
A small farmhouse behind Cemetery Ridge that became a field hospital; Confederate Brig. Gen. William Barksdale, mortally wounded on July 2, 1863, was carried here and died the next morning.
REPORTED ACTIVITY
A long-told story holds that Barksdale's dog kept vigil at his shallow grave until it too died; visitors report a mournful howling and a sense of grief near the house.
VISITING
Part of Gettysburg National Military Park; viewable along the tour roads.
SITE PLAN
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EXTERNAL RESOURCES
Curated references and articles coming soon.
INVESTIGATION RECORD
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