North Carolina

[2ndDEboy]

Who knows of the field hospital used by NC troops near marsh creek and black horse tavern road foot bridge in Gettysburg

 

[Tom Elmore]

Actually, I am unaware of any designated North Carolina hospital on Black Horse Tavern road along the stretch where it closely parallels Marsh Creek.

But if you can be more specific about the location of the "foot bridge" in relation to Black Horse Tavern road, some possibilities might come to mind. I suppose some wounded soldiers from the brigades of Lane and Pettigrew (Marshall) on July 3 might have returned to that general area.

 

[121st PA Vols]

Tough one! Black Horse Tavern Road parallels Marsh Creek in the area immediately west of the first day's battle between the Fairfield Road and Chambersburg Pike before connecting with Knoxlyn Road.

Member of the 26th NC Band mentioned the wounded of the 26th NC Regt (Burgwyn-Pettigrew-Heth-Hill) being treated at the campsite on Marsh Creek and the band tasked with taking care of them. Thin, but a possible connection to the Tavern area.

Go to the fourth paragraph:

From Playing Music to Healing the Wounded: The 26th North Carolina Infantry Band’s Role in the Battle of Gettysburg

Click on the arrow to hear the musicMusic was important to the military life of the Civil War, as it bolstered spirits, broadcasted commands, kept a marching beat, and accompanied military ceremoni…

gettysburgcompiler.org

 

[2ndDEboy]

Actually, I am unaware of any designated North Carolina hospital on Black Horse Tavern road along the stretch where it closely parallels Marsh Creek.

But if you can be more specific about the location of the "foot bridge" in relation to Black Horse Tavern road, some possibilities might come to mind. I suppose some wounded soldiers from the brigades of Lane and Pettigrew (Marshall) on July 3 might have returned to that general area.

I'm not sure if the footbridge myself