Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide Rich Kohr is the host for our Gettysburg at Arlington series. He is standing by the unique grave of artilleryman Wallace Fitz Randolph. This view was taken facing northeast at approximately 4:00 PM on Sunday, May 23, 2010.
Arlington National Cemetery, overlooking Washington, D.C., has many connections to Gettysburg and to the Gettysburg Campaign. There are many more connections than to only Robert E. Lee’s residence, and John F. Kennedy’s grave. Almost every row in the older sections have someone buried there who had a link to Gettysburg.
Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide Rich Kohr shows us the individuals connected to Gettysburg who are buried at Arlington.
In today’s Arlington post, Rich Kohr presents the unique gravesite of artilleryman Wallace Fitz Randolph, and the burial site of Alexander Wetherill, who was killed at San Juan Hill on July 1, 1898.
This map shows us the locations taken of videos for our Gettysburg at Arlington series. Videos #1-#44 were shown in our previous Arlington posts. Video #42 was taken at the grave of Artist/Photographer William Henry Jackson. Video #43 was taken at the grave of Dr. William Henry Forwood. Video #44 was taken at the grave of Brigadier General Benjamin Franklin Kelley. Video #45 was taken at the grave of artilleryman Wallace Fitz Randolph. Video #46 was taken at the grave of Civil War and Spanish American War participant Alexander Wetherill. This map was created facing north at approximately 7:00 PM on Thursday, June 9, 2010.
Artilleryman Wallace Fitz Randolph is buried under an original Napoleon gun tube. This view was taken facing northeast at approximately 4:00 PM on Sunday, May 23, 2010.
In Video #45 (Videos #1 – #44 were shown in our previous Arlington posts) Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide Rich Kohr shows us the grave of artillerist Wallace Fitz Randolph. This view was taken facing northeast to north to northeast to south at approximately 4:00 PM on Sunday, May 23, 2010.
Wallace Fitz Randolph was one of the few people in the United States military to enlist as a private, and to finish his career as a Major General. This view was taken facing southeast at approximately 4:00 PM on Sunday, May 23, 2010.
The plate on the trail of the iron carriage. Randolph shot himself in the head, and his wife found him on the floor of the bathroom at their home on New Hampshire Avenue in Washington, D.C. This view was taken facing south at approximately 4:00 PM on Sunday, May 23, 2010.
His wife and his two daughters are buried with him beneath the cannon. This view was taken facing northeast at approximately 4:00 PM on Sunday, May 23, 2010, 2010.
Licensed Battlefield Guide Rich Kohr is standing by the grave of Alexander Wetherill, who served with the Pennsylvania Emergency Troops during the Gettysburg Campaign. This view was taken facing southeast at approximately 4:00 PM on Sunday, May 23, 2010, 2010.
In Video #46 Licensed Battlefield Guide Rich Kohr shows us the grave of Alexander Wetherill, who as a Captain, was killed during the charge up San Juan Hill. This view was taken facing southeast at approximately 4:00 PM on Sunday, May 23, 2010.