Gettysburg Battlefield Historic District
Gettysburg Battlefield Historic District, Civil War battlefield site in Gettysburg, United States
The Gettysburg Battlefield Historic District includes over 1,000 historic structures and 315 buildings across rolling hills and ridges in Pennsylvania.
The district marks the location of the decisive July 1863 battle where Union forces defeated Confederate troops, resulting in 51,000 casualties.
The Soldiers' National Cemetery contains the location where President Abraham Lincoln delivered his famous Gettysburg Address on November 19, 1863.
Visitors can explore monuments, cannons, historic buildings, and observation towers through 41 miles of roads connecting significant battlefield locations.
The district represents the largest collection of outdoor sculpture in North America, featuring 1,320 monuments and 410 preserved Civil War cannons.
Location: Pennsylvania
Shares border with: Carlisle
GPS coordinates: 39.81639,-77.23028
Latest update: March 10, 2025 15:48
High-water mark of the Confederacy
643 m
Eisenhower National Historic Site
3.8 km
The Angle
620 m
Gettysburg National Military Park Museum and Visitor Center
645 m
The Pennsylvania State Memorial
1 km
Eternal Light Peace Memorial
3.7 km
Gettysburg National Tower
156 m
Soldiers' National Monument
385 m
Evergreen Cemetery
498 m
72nd Pennsylvania Infantry Monument
606 m
McPherson Ridge
3.1 km
Friend to Friend Masonic Memorial
527 m
High Water Mark of the Rebellion Monument
639 m
Virginia Monument
1.7 km
North Carolina Monument
1.5 km
Adams County Courthouse
1.5 km
Evergreen Cemetery gatehouse
498 m
Pennsylvania Hall
2.1 km
11th Mississippi Infantry Monument
1.5 km
Schmucker Hall
2.1 km
Gettysburg National Museum
278 m
Gettysburg Rostrum
218 m
Alabama State Monument
3.9 km
New York State Monument
491 m
Winfield Scott Hancock
1.1 km
Sheads House
2.3 km
Rock Creek-White Run Union Hospital Complex
4 km
David Wills House
1.6 kmReviews
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