Edward McPherson Farm:
Historical Study

Kathleen R. Georg
Research Historian
Planning & Resource Preservation
Gettysburg National Military Park
October 14, 1977

Table of Contents

Chapter I: Early History of the Farm, 1790s-1846	1
Chapter II: The McPhersons Acquire the Farm	11
Chapter III: The Slentzes as Tenants	18
Chapter IV: War Comes to Gettysburg	21
Chapter V: The Farm and the Battle of Gettysburg	25
Chapter VI: The Farm and the Aftermath of Battle	68
Chapter VII: Remaining Years of Private Ownership	81
Chapter VIII: The Federal Government and the Farm	85
Appendices A-D	95-121
Appendices E-H	121-192
Bibliography	193
Index	200