The Henry Spangler Farm figured prominently on July 3 in Pickett’s Charge, marking the site where Armistead’s Brigade stepped off from. The farm is located approximately two miles south of Gettysburg, and 300 yards west of the Emmitsburg Road. The farm house was originally a rectangular log structure with a stone summer kitchen directly behind it. Built ca. 1820 by George Plank, the farm was sold to Henry Spangler in 1862. During the Battle of Gettysburg in July 1863, the farm was used by Confederate troops as a staging area for attacking Union positions to the east. At 156 acres, it was one of the larger battlefield and one of several Spangler Farms in the area. Henry was renting the property to tenant Jacob Eckenrode in 1863. The property was purchased from the Spangler Family by the Federal government on March 28, 1955 and became a part of Gettysburg National Military Park.
