Gettysburg at Arlington Part 41: Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide Rich Kohr
February 22, 2012
Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide Rich Kohr is the host for our series on Arlington National Cemetery. He is standing by the grave of Captain Bernard P. Mimmick of the 12th United States Infantry Regiment. This image was taken facing northeast at approximately 12:30 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 Bernard P. Mimmick of the 12th United States Infantry Regiment, and John R. Lewis of the 5th Vermont Infantry Regiment.
This map shows us the locations taken of videos for our Gettysburg at Arlington series. Videos #1-#107 were shown in our previous Arlington posts. Video #108 was taken at the grave of Bernard P. Mimmick. Video #109 was taken at the grave of John R. Lewis. This map was created facing north at approximately 5:30 PM on Sunday, February 12, 2012.
A closer view of the grave of Captain Bernard P. Mimmack who fought in the Wheatfield area on July 2, 1863. This view was taken facing northeast at approximately 12:30 PM on Sunday, January 29, 2012.
In Video #108 (Videos #1 – #107 were shown in our previous Arlington posts) Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide Rich Kohr shares some information about Bernard P. Mimmack of the 12th United States Infantry Regiment who had a controversial end to his military career. This view was taken facing northeast at approximately 12:30 PM on Sunday, January 29, 2012.
In Video #109 Licensed Battlefield Guide Rich Kohr shares some information about Lieutenant Colonel and dentist John R. Lewis. This view was taken facing east at approximately 12:30 PM on Sunday, January 29, 2012.
A closer view of the grave of John R. Lewis who commanded the 5th Vermont Infantry Regiment during the Gettysburg Campaign. This view was taken facing southwest at approximately 12:30 PM on Sunday, January 29, 2012.
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