Gettysburg at Arlington Part 36: Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide Rich Kohr
April 4, 2011
Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide Rich Kohr is standing by the grave of Colonel Edward Heyl, who was a lieutenant in the 3rd Pennsyvlania Cavalry at Gettysburg. This image was taken facing north at approximately 3:45 PM on Sunday, February 27, 2011.
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 Edward Heyl of the 3rd Pennsylvania Cavalry, John Whitney Barlow of the Corps of Engineers, and Gettysburg native Hanson Weaver.
This map shows us the locations taken of videos for our Gettysburg at Arlington series. Videos #1-#94 were shown in our previous Arlington posts. Video #95 was taken at the grave of Lieutenant Edward Heyl of the 3rd Pennsylvania Cavalry. Video #96 was taken at the grave of John Barlow of the Corps of Engineers. Video #97 was taken at the grave of Lieutenant Hanson Weaver of the 8th United States Infantry Regiment. This map was created facing north at approximately 3:45 PM on Saturday, April 2, 2011.
A closer view of the monument to Edward Heyl who was promoted through the ranks. He enlisted in August, 1861 in the 3rd Pennsylavnia Cavalry as a Private. This view was taken facing north at approximately 3:45 PM on Sunday, February 27, 2011.
In Video #95 (Videos #1 – #94 were shown in our previous Arlington posts) Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide Rich Kohr shares some information about Edward M. Heyl who fought with the 3rd Pennsylvania Cavalry during the Gettysburg Campaign. This view was taken facing east to north at approximately 3:45 PM on Sunday, February 27, 2011.
The back of the Heyl Monument. This view was taken facing south at approximately 3:45 PM on Sunday, February 27, 2011.
Whoever was responsible for putting up the monument was very thorough in listing Heyl’s military actions and accomplishments. This view was taken facing south at approximately 3:45 PM on Sunday, February 27, 2011.
Licensed Battlefield Guide Rich Kohr is standing by the grave of Brigadier General John Whitney Barlow of the Corps of Engineers. This view was taken facing northeast at approximately 3:45 PM on Sunday, February 27, 2011.
In Video #96 Licensed Battlefield Guide Rich Kohr shares some information about John Whitney Barlow who was a lieutenant in the Corps of Engineers at Gettsyburg. This view was taken facing north at approximately 3:45 PM on Sunday, February 27, 2011.
Rich Kohr is standing by the grave of Gettysburg native Hanson Weaver, who was with the 8th United States Infantry at Taneytown during the Battle of Gettysburg. This view was taken facing north at approximately 3:45 PM on Sunday, February 27, 2011.
In Video #97 Rich Kohr shares some information about Hanson Weaver who became a photographer following the Civil War, and lived for most of his adult life in Washington, D.C. This view was taken facing north at approximately 3:45 PM on Sunday, February 27, 2011.
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