Campfire Program

Park Event · Gettysburg National Military Park · Oct 24, 2026 · 6:30 PM–7:30 PM

• Program Title: Life and Death at Camp Letterman
• Presenter: Ranger Christopher Gwinn
• Location: Pitzer Woods Amphitheater, West Confederate Avenue

Description

Between July 20 and November 19, 1863, over four thousand wounded Union and Confederate soldiers were treated at Gettysburg’s Camp Letterman, the largest field hospital established following the Battle of Gettysburg. Discover what life was like for the patients and medical staff, who suffered, toiled, and sacrificed at this now vanished location.

Source: National Park Service (public domain).