Children Of Gettysburg 1863
Pennsylvania · United States
The Children of Gettysburg 1863 Museum offers an interactive journey into the lives of young residents during the Battle of Gettysburg. This museum is designed for families and children in grades K-5, but visitors of all ages can enjoy engaging exhibits, participate in hands-on activities, and attend special events that bring history to life. Housed in the historic Rupp House, the museum provides a family-friendly experience that combines education with immersive storytelling.
Contents
9 sections · tap a section for its opening lines1Children Of Gettysburg 1863
Welcome to the Children of Gettysburg 1863 museum, a profound and necessary facility operated by the Gettysburg Foundation. I am your guide, and together we will embark on a scholarly and analytical exploration of a perspective…
Listen in the app2The Gathering Storm on Baltimore Street
We stand now in the introductory gallery, representing the familiar thoroughfares of Baltimore Street and Chambersburg Street just before the conflict erupted. For a child in eighteen sixty three, these streets were the center of…
Listen in the app3The Parlor of Innocence Lost
Moving from the public streets into the private domestic sphere, we enter an exhibit meticulously designed to resemble a mid nineteenth century parlor. This space serves as a powerful analytical tool to contrast the strict order…
Listen in the app4The Cellar Refuge and the Sounds of Battle
We now descend into perhaps the most emotionally resonant section of the museum experience, the simulated cellar. When the fighting intensified in the streets and artillery shells began to rain down upon the town, the civilian…
Listen in the app5The Attic Intruders and the Sharpshooters
Emerging from the cellar, we now shift our focus to the highest points of the civilian homes, the attics, or as they were commonly known then, the garrets. While the families cowered below the earth, their homes were frequently…
Listen in the app6The Tragedy of Jenny Wade and the Fragility of Life
As we progress through the museum's narrative, we must address the most sobering and tragic civilian story of the battle, an event that deeply impacted the youth of Gettysburg and demonstrated the absolute fragility of life…
Listen in the app7The Aftermath and the Makeshift Hospitals
The massive military engagements, culminating in the horrific repulse of Pickett's Charge on July third, finally ceased. Heavy rains fell on the fourth of July, and General Robert E Lee began his long retreat back to Virginia. …
Listen in the app8A New Birth of Freedom and the Enduring Legacy
Our final interior exhibit transitions from the immediate horrors of the summer to the crisp autumn months of eighteen sixty three, culminating in an event that would forever define the legacy of this town and its residents.…
Listen in the app9Closing
As we step out of the museum and back into the modern streets of Gettysburg, we invite you to pause and reflect on the extraordinary journey we have just undertaken. We have navigated the chronological and thematic landscape of…
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What is Children Of Gettysburg 1863?
Children Of Gettysburg 1863 is a place in Pennsylvania · United States with 9 story sections on Tellby. You can read the opening of each section on this page; the sound plays in the app.
| Location | Pennsylvania · United States |
|---|---|
| Type | Heritage |
| Story sections | 9 |
| Text language | English |
| Coordinates | 39.8246, -77.2312 |
| Last updated |
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