Gregory Coco - A Vast Sea of Misery

A Vast Sea of Misery

A History and Guide of the Union and Confederate Field Hospitals at

July 1 - November 20, 1863

Gregory A. Coco

Copyright 1988, 2017 by Gregory A. Coco

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Originally published in 1988 by Thomas Publications

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Coco, Gregory A. (Gregory Ashton), 1946-2009

Title: A Vast Sea of Misery: A History and Guide to the Union and Confederate Field Hospitals at Gettysburg, July 1-November 20, 1863 / by Gregory A. Coco.

Description: First Savas Beatie edition. | El Dorado Hills, California: Savas Beatie, 2017. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2017045754| ISBN 9781611214062 (pbk: alk. paper) | ISBN 9781940669793 (ebk) | ISBN 9781940669793 (mobi)

Subjects: LCSH: Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863. | Military hospitalsPennsylvaniaGettysburgHistory19th century. | United StatesHistoryCivil War, 1861-1865Medical care. | Gettysburg (Pa.)History19th century.

Classification: LCC E475.53 .C696 2017 | DDC 973.7/349--dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2017045754

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Additions and Corrections to the Second Printing, 1992

Captions describing buildings as they appeared in 1863 does not mean they were photographed then. Photos of buildings in Gettysburg were rarely made before the 1880s.

Many of the photographs credited to G.N.M.P. and A.C.H.S. were copied from the Gettysburg Bicentennial Album , and are reproduced courtesy of William A. Frassanito.

, col. 2, line 4 should read: About this time it began to be warm work.

, col. 1, line 20 should read: Washington House Hotel. John Wills correct last name is Will, the son of the owner.

. Lt. William H. Myers, 76th NY, was in charge of the Sheads and Buehler warehouse hospital.

, col. 1, line 14 should read: It was the College Hospital; delete brigade.

. The Presidents House was built in 1860. Baugher and other pastors at his church were all volunteers. In 1832 he became a faculty member of the college and in 1850, became president.

. Ziegler is spelled wrong in the lower caption.

. Mrs. Horner was probably the former Kate Arnold. Mary may have been the daughter of Dr. Horner. One of the wounded cared for in Horners house was Lt. Col. James M. Thomson, 107th PA.

, last paragraph, delete and across the alley.

, col. 2. Professor Jacobs was a teacher in mathematics and natural science.

, col. 1. The Rogers house in the photograph was built after the Civil War. Col. 2: George and Dorothy Rose were from Germantown, PA. His brother, John, managed the farm during the battle. Both house and barn were used by the wounded.

, col. 1. In the caption, the word farmhouse should read barn.

, col. 1. Site 77 should be changed to the John Musser Farm. Musser purchased this place just prior to the battle. The Swisher farm was located east of Mussers house.

. John Howard Werts mother was Catherine Wert. Col. 1, line 1: Eva Schwartz should read Verna A. Schwartz.

. Two other sources place the amputation of General Sickles leg at the J. Bushman farm, southeast of Hokes tollhouse and at the H. Beitler farm, along the Baltimore turnpike.

, col. 2, line 21, Mrs. Spencer mentioned here was Elmina Keeler Spencer born in 1819, and mustered in as a hospital matron of the 147th NY.

. Henry Beitler may have been the Andrew H. Beitler, who claimed a hospital was present on his 33-acre farm for three weeks. And, Site 97, line 6, should read: Sergeant Isaac N. Durboraw.

, col. 1, Worley in the caption is misspelled. Site 100A is possibly the John Bair farm. Bair owned a farm along the Baltimore pike as early as 1829, somewhere near Daniel Sheaffers house.

.

. Jacob Schwartz died about 1860 of smallpox.

, col. 2, line 7, hospital is misspelled.

, top photo credit should read: G.N.M.P.

, col. 2, Site 106, line 1 should read: About four-tenths of a mile west of.

, captions should read: John Trostle.

. The man who operated the store in Hunterstown was Jacob King, the son of Hugh King.

, col. 1. A new source indicates several Confederate wounded were in Culps barn. Also, Colonel Avery is supposedly buried in Hagerstown, MD. Col. 2: Another source lists a small one-and-a-half story log structure on the Benner farm that was used as an aid station during the battle.

. Henry Monforts house was built in 1860, and he died in 1877. According to some records his family never did move to California. Today the house and barn have been repaired and are in good condition.

. The location of this site is totally incorrect. Recently it has been determined that Jacob Kimes farm was located on the west side of the Harrisburg Road, just north of the Josiah Benner farm. The first paragraph in column 1 and the last paragraph in column 2 should be totally ignored.

. Footnotes 14, 15, and 17 are not in the correct order in the text.

. On the map Site 139 at Cashtown is really Site 137.

, col. 1. The Michael Crist house was built in 1806-7 by J.T. Hartzell; the barn was built in 1800 and burned by rebels in 1863. John Crists farmhouse, which stood just northwest, was destroyed in 1979. The barn had burned in 1924. The word Christ in the first line is incorrectly spelled.

, col. 2: Herrs Tavern was purchased in 1860 by Joseph Weible. In 1941, an article in The Gettysburg Times stated that the tavern was used as a Confederate hospital.

. Lohrs original barn burned in 1947. The stone foundation was still visible when this book was written. By 1992, the house was completely demolished.

, col. 2, Mrs. J. Paxton Bighams name in 1863 was Mary Cunningham.

. The Theological Seminary, used as a hospital, was in Mercersburg, PA.

, col. 1, the barracks were dismantled in 1862, by early May.

, col. 1, line 4, should read: The Adams Sentinel.

. Dunn was in the 111th PA.

. Tates middle initial should be T.

. Holt was in the 2nd Miss, and Parramore was in the 50th GA. J.M. Hays first name was John. F.W. Pattersons first name was Frank.

. Pearce was in the 8th SC.

, #2, the correct author is: ONeal, John W.C.

Additional Field Hospitals or Aid Stations

Henry G. Carr Grocery Store-northwest corner of Baltimore and High Streets

John Houck House-adjacent to the Adams County Prison

Nicholas Codori Farm-Emmitsburg Road

John Wentz Farm-Emmitsburg Road

Joseph Sherfy Farm-Emmitsburg Road

Christian Shefferer Farm-north of the Millerstown Road

George Weikert Farm-north of the Millerstown Road

Elizabeth F. Schultz Farm-Fairfield Road