On June 14th, the Gettysburg Foundation will be hosting a special evening program at the George Spangler Farm & Field Hospital. The event, titled “Remembering the Benevolence of Dedicated Women During the American Civil War”, will be hosted by living historians with the Patriot Daughters of Lancaster.
The program will focus on the history of the Patriot Daughters of Lancaster, a soldiers’ aid society composed of women from Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The organization was founded after the firing on Fort Sumter in 1861, and they dedicated themselves to providing money, food, clothing, bandages, and supplies for soldiers serving in local companies of Pennsylvania regiments. During the Battle of Gettysburg, the women of the Patriot Daughters of Lancaster played a crucial role in caring for the wounded soldiers at Christ Lutheran Church and the Lutheran Seminary in Gettysburg. They also held sanitary fairs and bazaars to raise money for the war effort.
In addition to learning about the important role that the Patriot Daughters of Lancaster played during the Civil War, attendees will be able to explore the historic barn and the unique glimpse back into the past that the 80-acre George Spangler Farm & Field Hospital provides.
Tickets are required and available online through the Gettysburg Foundation website.
Source: Gettysburg Foundation