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From: "don derner" <>
Subject: Re: [PAGENWEB] Camp Letterman Field Hospital site inGettysburgThreatened
Date: Thu, 3 Jan 2008 10:23:18 -0500
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i signed tge petition and now i would like some one to do some research for
me in my fischer line in wny , my ancestor william g fisc her was born in
1832 and he and his wife charlotte live in newstead ny and died in fillmore
cemetery ny and if you contact the clarnece center county clerks office, or
david pohl or nancy metzger in clarence you will find many fischer in wny ny
or clarnence, wny they emigrated from prussia to the usa, there if you
have the time or know some one in the wny area that can do research for me
on the fischer line i would like to hear from you ann derner 365 stoney
bottom rd front royal va, 22630 or snail mail me at
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From: "Marianne Fisher" <>
To: <>
Sent: Tuesday, January 01, 2008 9:55 AM
Subject: [PAGENWEB] Camp Letterman Field Hospital site in
GettysburgThreatened


> As more and more of our states history and heritage sites are disappearing
> due to neglect and demolition ,to create more urban and rural sprawl,I
> wonder if anyone is considering grabbing a big chunk out of Arlington
> National Cemetery to make room for a condo or another shopping center.
> Please read on and check the historic web links to this site in
> Gettysburg,Pa.
> Please sign the petition to stop this senseless destruction of our nations
> and Pennsylvania history.
> Marianne in Jefferson county,Pennsylvania
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> The site of the Camp Letterman General Hospital in Gettysburg,
> Pennsylvania,
> is under the current threat of being developed. Named after then-Medical
> Director for the Army of the Potomac, Dr. Jonathan Letterman, Camp
> Letterman
> treated thousands of wounded Union and Confederate soldiers, including
> soldiers from all states, North and South, from mid-July through November,
> 1863. It was the first General Hospital of its kind.
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> To learn more about the Camp Letterman General Hospital and its historical
> significance please visit the following National Park Service link:
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> http://www.nps.gov/archive/gett/getttour/sidebar/letterman.htm
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> An online petition has been started in an effort to preserve the site of
> Camp Letterman. If this is a cause you would consider supporting, please
> click on the petition link below and sign. One person can truly make a
> difference. http://www.petitiononline.com/camp1863/petition.html
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> With Sincere Thanks,
> Shannon Leonard Skaluba & Ira Sharp Dennis
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