Gettysburg at Arlington Part 42: Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide Rich Kohr
February 28, 2012
Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide Rich Kohr is the host for our series on Arlington National Cemetery. He is resting by the grave of Major James B. Coit of the 14th Connecticut Infantry Regiment. This image was taken facing southwest 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 grave of James B. Coit of the 14th Connecticut Infantry Regiment, and where he was wounded on the Gettysburg Battlefield.
This map shows us the locations taken of videos for our Gettysburg at Arlington series. Videos #1-#109 were shown in our previous Arlington posts. Video #110 was taken at the grave of Major James B. Coit. This map was created facing north at approximately 9:00 AM on Friday, February 17, 2012.
This map shows us the locations taken of videos for our Gettysburg at Arlington series. Videos #1-#109 were shown in our previous Arlington posts. Video #110 was taken at the grave of Major James B. Coit in Arlington National Cemetery. Video #111 was taken in the area near the old Cyclorama building where Captain Coit was wounded at Gettysburg on July 2, 1863. This map was created facing north at approximately 9:15 AM on Friday, February 17, 2012.
A closer view of the headstone of Major James B. Coit who was positioned in the area of the old Cyclorama building on Cemetery Ridge on July 2, 1863. This view was taken facing southwest at approximately 12:30 PM on Sunday, January 29, 2012.
In Video #110 (Videos #1 – #109 were shown in our previous Arlington posts) Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide Rich Kohr shares some information about James B. Coit of the 14th Connecticut Infantry Regiment, including the number of times he was wounded during the American Civil War. This view was taken facing southwest at approximately 12:30 PM on Sunday, January 29, 2012.
Licensed Battlefield Guide Rich Kohr is standing on the Gettysburg Battlefield by the Abraham Bryan House (out of sight on the left) and the old Cyclorama Building which is in the background. This view was taken facing east at approximately 11:00 AM on Wednesday, February 8, 2012.
In Video #111 Licensed Battlefield Guide Rich Kohr explains how Captain James B. Coit was wounded at Gettysburg on July 2, 1863. This view was taken facing north to east at approximately 11:00 AM on Wednesday, February 8, 2012.
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