The Maryland Line Event 2015 - Gettysburg Battlefield Preservation

Gettysburg Battlefield Preservation Association
2015
SECOND ISSUE
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IN THIS ISSUE:
The Maryland Line Event
 The Maryland Line
Event
 Civil War Preservation Ball
On May 2nd and 3rd, the
Daniel Lady Farm hosted
The Maryland Line living
history event. The event
commemorates the original
efforts of Confederate Maryland General Bradley Johnson (then a Colonel) to form
Maryland Infantry, Artillery,
and Cavalry under one command together as a combat
unit. During the last days of
June in 1863, Colonel Johnson received permission
from the War Department in
Richmond to gather all Maryland units and raise the Maryland Line. Johnson raced to catch
up with the Army of Northern Virginia, which was advancing north during the Gettysburg
Campaign. Johnson caught up with the Army at Gettysburg on July 2nd, 1863. Colonel
Johnson reported to General Trimble with orders to claim the 1st Maryland Infantry Battal-
 Meet the Advisor
 Coming Events
 Annual Membership
Meeting
 and More!
President’s Message
from Barb Mowery
Summer is around the
corner and the Daniel
Lady Farm is open for
your visit!
I hope that you enjoy
reading about the activities at the Farm and for
the GBPA. We have a
very busy schedule for
the 2015 season and
hope that you will join
us. Please check out the enclosed schedule and check
out periodically the Gettysburg Destination website:
www.gettysburgdestination.
com.
The Farm has become a very
popular camping location
for Boy Scout troops. We
are excited about the troops
coming to Gettysburg and
enjoying the Farm, extending their learning experience while staying with
us. If you would like to
reach us, please contact us
at info@gbpa.org.
Hope to see you
at the
Daniel Lady Farm!
Jake Duda, Organizer and
Director, Maryland Line event
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Civil War Preservation Ball
The 12th Annual Civil War Preservation Ball was
held in the beautiful rotunda of the Pennsylvania
Capitol Building on March 21. It raised $7,000
dollars for the Pennsylvania Gettysburg Monuments Project. This brings the twelve year total to
over $83,000! Guests came from Pennsylvania,
Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York,
Ohio, Virginia, and West Virginia to dance for
preservation.
Special guests included Ed Clark, Superintendent
of Gettysburg National Military Park, Joanne
Hanley, president of the Gettysburg Foundation,
Barbara Mowery, president of the Gettysburg
Battlefield Preservation Association, State Representative Harry Readshaw, founder of the Pennsylvania Gettysburg
Monuments Project, State Representative Dan Moul of Gettysburg, President Abraham Lincoln, in the person of James
Getty, and our own Dave Klinepeter portraying Pennsylvania’s Civil War Governor Andrew Curtin.
Dance instruction was provided by the Victorian Dance Ensemble and music was played by the Philadelphia Brigade
Band. Larry Keener-Farley and Jeff Trace served as dance masters. As guests arrived, they were greeted by the Boy
Scouts of America Venture Crew 1861 Fife and Drum Corps portraying the Civil War Field Music of the 1st Pennsylvania Reserve Volunteer Corps. The Scouts also provided music during the intermission.
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Board Member Spotlight
Cooper Wingert is a South Central Pennsylvania student and author. His writings have been published in numerous journals and
magazines, such as The Gettysburg Magazine. His research has
primarily dealt with the lesser-known aspects of the Gettysburg
campaign, such as the Confederate occupation and skirmishes in
his native Cumberland County, and the greater Harrisburg area. In
2012, his book The Confederate Approach on Harrisburg won the
Dr. James I. Robertson Jr., Literary Prize for Confederate History.
For his research in general, Wingert has also received the General
Joseph F. Knipe Award (2013) and the J. Howard Wert Award for
Civil War Scholarship (2014). His other books include Harrisburg
and the Civil War and Emergency Men!. He is currently researching the social and cultural sides of the Civil War era for an upcoming project.
Wingert is an avid outdoorsman, and a frequent golfer. He is extremely passionate about interpreting and preserving our history
and enjoys leading all sorts of tour groups.
Advisor
Cooper Wingert
Annual Membership Meeting
Save The Date
The annual membership meeting will be held August 15, 2015 at 3:00pm at the Daniel Lady
Farm. It will again be held in conjunction with the Gettysburg: The Aftermath living history
event. A picnic style dinner will be served. Be sure to mark your calendars and plan to attend.
There are lots of updates and improvements to learn about as well as opportunities to help preserve and bring history to life right here on the Farm. Visit the enhanced enlisted hospital in the
Barn and the newly designed Officer’s hospital in the house, where you will see the stark contrast
between civilian life in June, 1863 and early July, 1863. Learn about the Living History programs
scheduled for weekends on the farm. Come and be part of the direction the GBPA is taking the
Daniel Lady Farm including information on another special addition to our Memorial Garden
Watch your mailbox for the opportunity to register for the meeting. We can’t wait to see you!
Pennsylvania Residents – Show your support for Gettysburg Presevation by
obtaining one of the special Gettysburg license plates for your car! The
cost of the plate is $54. Of that figure, $23 will go to a dedicated state fund
to provide grants to nonprofit organizations for Gettysburg National Military Park to clean, repair and restore a specific monument proposed by
the organization.
Forinformation, see
http://www.dmv.state.pa.us/
license_plates/special_fund.shtml (there is a link to the application form).
So far, over $8,000 has been raised for preservation through the sale of this plate.
Gettysburg Battlefield Preservation
Association
The Daniel Lady Family
The GBPA is currently working on a more comprehensive history of Daniel Lady, his farm, and its role in the
Battle of Gettysburg. Through the hard work of volunteers, former and current Board members, and museum
professionals nationwide research is being compiled to
help paint a clearer picture of the history of the Lady
Farm. Updates will follow in future newsletters and on
our website www.gbpa.org
Headquarters
33 York Street
Gettysburg, PA 17325
Daniel Lady Farm
986 Hanover Road (Rt 116)
Gettysburg, PA 17325
GBPA is a registered 501c3 nonprofit organization with the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania Charities Bureau
The Maryland Line Event (cont.)
ion and Maryland Artillery.
General Trimble reported to Confederate 2nd Corps Commander,
General Richard Ewell, who in turn
declined the orders as the Maryland
units were already engaged with the
fighting on Culp’s Hill. 152 years
later, several Confederate Maryland
reenacting/living history groups
banned together to create the event
at the Daniel Lady Farm. It was at
the farm the Maryland Line was
supposed to form in 1863. There
were 65 reenactors in attendance
from the following units: Company
A 2nd Maryland Infantry, Company
D 2nd Maryland Infantry, 1st Maryland Infantry Battalion, 2nd Maryland Artillery, 4th Maryland Artillery, and the ALHES. All groups
gave demonstrations and performed
living history to the visiting public
and tour buses on both days.
On Saturday, the Infantry
element recreated the 1st
Maryland’s advance on
Culp’s Hill. The Infantry
element recreated the advance and assault on Culp's
Hill. Due to modern property
lines, we had to take a modified route from Daniel Lady
Farm up to Benner's Hill and
then cut down to Rock
Creek. Once we crossed
Rock Creek, we reformed and began our
advance up Culp's
Hill to the Maryland
Monument. From the
Monument we reformed line perpendicular to monument
across in Partee Field.
At the double quick
we advanced to the
last marker (the
marker signifying to
farthest point of attack). All I can say
for those of us that
participated, it was
certainly a spiritual
moment and possibly
a once in a lifetime
experience. It gave all
of us a better understanding of the terrain and what our Marylanders had to endure
during their attack on
Culp's Hill. On Sunday, as Marylanders,
we had a wreath laying
ceremony and tribute
to the Confederate
Fallen and those still
buried at the Daniel
Lady Farm. It was a
solemn end to a great
weekend.