Gettysburg at Arlington Part 40: Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide Rich Kohr
February 21, 2012
Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide Rich Kohr is the host for our series on Arlington National Cemetery. He is standing by the grave of William Shallenberger of the 140th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment. This image was taken facing northeast at approximately 12:15 PM on Sunday, January 29, 2012.
Arlington National Cemetery, overlooking Washington, D.C., has many connections to Gettysburg and to the Gettysburg Campaign. There are many more connections than to only Robert E. Lee’s residence, and John F. Kennedy’s grave. Almost every row in the older sections have someone buried there who had a link to Gettysburg.
Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide Rich Kohr shows us the individuals connected to Gettysburg who are buried at Arlington.
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Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide Rich Kohr shows us the graves of William Shallenberger of the 140th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, Historian Fairfax Downey, and Daniel M. Keys of an independent company of West Virginia Rangers.
This map shows us the locations taken of videos for our Gettysburg at Arlington series. Videos #1-#104 were shown in our previous Arlington posts. Video #104 was taken at the grave of William Shallenberger. Video #105 was taken at the grave of Fairfax Downey. Video #106 was taken at the grave of Daniel M. Keys. This map was created facing north at approximately 5:15 PM on Saturday, February 11, 2012.
Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide Rich Kohr is standing by the grave of William Shallenberger who fought with 140th Pennsylvania in the Stony Hill/Wheatfield area on July 2, 1863. This view was taken facing west at approximately 12:15 PM on Sunday, January 29, 2012.
In Video #105 (Videos #1 – #104 were shown in our previous Arlington posts) Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide Rich Kohr shares some information about William Shallenberger of the 140th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment. This view was taken facing west at approximately 12:15 PM on Sunday, January 29, 2012.
Licensed Battlefield Guide Rich Kohr is standing by the grave of artilleryman and historian Fairfax Downey. This view was taken facing west at approximately 12:15 PM on Sunday, January 29, 2012.
In Video #106 Licensed Battlefield Guide Rich Kohr shares some information about artilleryman and historian Fairfax Downey. This view was taken facing west at approximately 12:15 PM on Sunday, January 29, 2012.
Rich Kohr is kneeling by the grave of Daniel M. Keys, who served with West Virginia’s Loudon County Rangers during the Gettysburg campaign. This view was taken facing southwest at approximately 12:15 PM on Sunday, January 29, 2012.
In Video #107 Rich Kohr shares some information about Daniel M. Keys, the Loudon County Rangers, and Keys’ unique Arlington marker. This view was taken facing southwest to northeast at approximately 12:15 PM on Sunday, January 29, 2012.
A closer view of the front of Daniel M. Keys’ cast iron stone. This view was taken facing southwest at approximately 12:15 PM on Sunday, January 29, 2012.
A closer view of the back of Daniel M. Keys’ marker. This view was taken facing northeast at approximately 12:15 PM on Sunday, January 29, 2012.
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