Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide Hope Coates is our host for this series on Westminster. She is standing south of the Church of the Ascension, an Episcopal Church in Westminster, Maryland. This view was taken facing northeast at approximately[...]
Captain Charles Corbit commanded Company C of the 1st Delaware Cavalry Regiment. He was wounded while leading a mounted charge on the south side of Westminster on June 29, 1863. Some witnesses said his men displayed “an almost suicidal brave[...]
Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide Hope Coates is a native of Westminster, Maryland. She is standing on College Hill (known as “the Commons” in 1863). The town of Westminster is behind her. In the background, we are looking down Mai[...]