George Bushman

1810 - 1893  (83 years)

• Name	George Bushman  [1]
  Born	10 Jan 1810	Cumberland, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA
  Gender	Male
  Newspaper - Stories	24 Sep 1833	NEWSPAPER Republican Banner, Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA   [2]
  		N_1833_09_24_RB_BushmanAndrew Estate Sale for Andrew Bushman, 225 acres with 150 acres cleared, rest well timbered, 2 orchards, 2 story stone house, double bank barn, in Cumberland township, Rock Creek runs through farm. Executors - George Bushman, Andrew Bushman, and William Kreglow
  Newspaper - Stories	24 Sep 1833	NEWSPAPER Republican Compiler, Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA   [3]
  		N_1833_09_24_RC_BushmanAndrew Estate Sale for Andrew Bushman, 225 acres with 150 acres cleared, rest well timbered, 2 orchards, 2 story stone house, double bank barn, in Cumberland township, Rock Creek runs through farm. Executors - George Bushman, Andrew Bushman, and William Kreglow
  Newspaper - Stories	1 Oct 1833	NEWSPAPER Republican Banner, Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA   [2]
  		N_1833_10_01_RB_BushmanAndrew Estate Sale for Andrew Bushman, 225 acres with 150 acres cleared, rest well timbered, 2 orchards, 2 story stone house, double bank barn, in Cumberland township, Rock Creek runs through farm. Executors - George Bushman, Andrew Bushman, and William Kreglow
  Newspaper - Stories	20 May 1834	NEWSPAPER Republican Compiler, Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA   [3]
  		N_1834_05_20_RC_BushmanAndrew Estate of Andrew Bushman
  Newspaper - Stories	4 Oct 1836	NEWSPAPER Republican Compiler, Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA   [3]
  		N_1836_10_04_RC_BushmanGeo Divorce of Mary Seevers (Bushman) from George Seevers; next friend Geo Bushman
  Newspaper - Stories	21 Nov 1836	NEWSPAPER Adams Sentinel, Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA   [4]
  		N_1836_11_21_AS_BushmanGeorge George Bushman, juror
  1840 US Census	1840	Cumberland, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA   [5]
  	Geo Bushman
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  1850 US Census	5 Aug 1850	Cumberland, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA   [6]
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  Newspaper - Stories	24 Aug 1857	NEWSPAPER The Compiler, Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA   [7]
  		N_1857_08_24_TC_BushmanGeorge George Bushman, Candidate for Clerk of the Courts, Democratic, Cumberland Township, dated June 29, 1857
  Newspaper - Stories	21 Sep 1857	NEWSPAPER The Compiler, Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA   [7]
  		N_1857_09_21_TC_BushmanGeorge Thank you to George Bushman of Cumberland Township for jug of capital new cider.
  Newspaper - Stories	13 Sep 1858	NEWSPAPER The Compiler, Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA   [7]
  		N_1858_09_13_TC_BushmanGeorge_Emanuel George Bushman of Cumberland Township - Balsam Apple Emanuel Bushman - Bean Stalk measuring 16 1/2 feet in length
  Newspaper - Stories	9 Apr 1860	NEWSPAPER The Compiler, Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA   [7]
  		N_1860_04_09_TC_BushmanGeorge George Bushman, candidate of Sheriff, Democratic, Cumberland Township, dated March 19, 1860
  1860 US Census	19 Jun 1860	Cumberland, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA   [8]
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  Residence	1863	Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA
  	George Bushman farm - Civil War Hospital Second Corps and Twelfth Corps The Second Corps hospital marker, on Hospital Road, 700 feet southwest from the George Bushman farmhouse. The Twelfth Corps hospital marker, on Hospital Road, 500 feet west of the George Bushman farmhouse. The Hospital Road runs south from Granite Schoolhouse Road, crosses Rock Creek below White Run, becomes Goulden Road. http://www.virtualantietam.com/vgExhibit/monuments/pages/uh002.html - website describes - "Army of the Potomac Medical Decpartment Field Hospitals Second Corps. The division hospitals of the Second Corps were located July 2nd at the Granite Schoolhouse but were soon removed to near Rock Creek west of the creek and six hundred yards southeast of the Bushman House. They remained there until closed August 7th 1863. These hospitals cared for 2200 Union and Confederate wounded. Medical Director 2nd Corps Surgeon A. N. Dougherty US Volunteers 1st Division Surgeon R. C. Stiles US Volunteers 2nd Division Surgeon J. F. Dyer 19th Mass. Infantry 3rd Division Surgeon Isaac Scott 7th West Av. Infantry Medical Offier in charge of the corps hospitals Surgeon Justin Dwinelle 100th Penna. Infantry." http://www.virtualantietam.com/vgExhibit/monuments/pages/uh007.html - website describes - "Army of the Potomac Medical Department Field Hospitals Twelfth Corps. The division hospitals fo the Twelfth Corps were located July 2nd at the Bushman House one hundred and sixty yards east. These hosptials cared for about 1200 wounded and were in operation until about August 5th, 1863. Medical Director 12th Corps Surgeon John McNulty US Volunteers 1st Division Surgeon Artemus Chapel US Volunteers 2nd Division Surgeon John E Herbst US Volunteers Medical Officer in charge of the corps hospitals Surgeon H. Earnest Goodman 28th Penna. Infantry." In the book "History of the Battle of Gettysburg" by Samuel Penniman Bates, on page 204 it states that the Twelfth corps, at the house of George Bushman, contained 125 rebel and 1131 Union. And the Second corps was on the banks of Rock Creek, and contained 1000 rebel and 4500 Union. In the book "The Rebellion Record" edited by Frank Moore and published in 1864, it states on page 128, that the Second corps hospital was situated on the banks of Rock Creek, in tents, about eighty rods north of the house indicated on the map as that of Isaac Schriever. It contained about 4500 wounded, of 1000 were rebels. Dr. Justin Dwinelle was the surgeon in charge. There were 3 divisions consolidated. and the Twelfth corps hospital was under the charge of Dr. Ernest Goodman. Its 3 divisions, under separate organizations, were together around the house of George Bushman. It contained 1132 wounded, including 125 rebels. In the book "Gettysburg Battlefield" by David J Eicher, on page 115 is a photograph refered to as the George Bushman farmhouse - which is on the Gettysburg Battlefield and called the Michael Bushman house, it was leased at the time of the battle to David Essick. (Note - The George Bushman farm hospital was located east of the Michael Bushman house along Rock Creek.) In the book "Gettysburg, Day Three" by Jeffry D Wert, on page 272 it states that the van of the Union column reached the area southwest of Big Round Top about 1:00pm, as the Confederate cannonace on Cemetery Ridge began. Farnsworth brought his regiments into line on the farm of George Bushman, posting most of the troopers in Bushman's woods. (I am not sure if he is referring to the Michael Bushman farm or the George Bushman farm hospital.) In the book "The Military Surgeon" edited by Samuel Cecil Stanton, published in 1913, on page 411 and 413, it states that the 2 divisions of the Twelfth Corps were separate but near each other, around and north of the house of George Bushman, west of Rock Creek, and on a road running south from Powers' Hill to the lower crossing of the creek. It sheltered 1,005 Union and 125 Confederate wounded. On page 412, is a sketch of the George Bushman farm. In the book "New Jersey Troop in the Gettsburg Campaign" by Samuel Toombs, published in 1888, on page 322, it states that the following interesting account of the hospital work of the Twelfth Corps, is from one of the prominent surgeons of the First Division: "The Twelfth Corps Field Hospital was first located in the rear of Power's Hill, but after being shelled out on the afternoon of July second was permanently located (by Surgeon J. McNulty, medical director of the corps, and Surgeon A. Chapel, chief medical officer of the First Division), on a farm owned, I think, by G. Bushman, situated or lying on Rock Creek,near a cross road running from the Baltimore pike to the Taneytown road, some two or two and one-half miles from the town of Gettysburg. The farm house was used as a dining place for the surgeons and attendants, and the female portion of the farmer's family were kept busy in the preparation and serving of food. The large barn was utilized for shelter for as many of the wounded as it would hold, and hospital tents were put up in rows on each side of an imaginary street running up in the field north from the barn. The tents on the west side of the street were alloted to the Second Division, and those on the east side to the First Division.... "During the evening of July second the wounded began to arrive, and all that night and the next day until afternoon late the ambulances were constantly bringing in loads of wounded men. First Lieutenant George M. Hard, Thirteenth New Jersey Volunteers, had charge of the ambulance train of the First Division. My records state that about six hundred wounded were brought to the hospital. They were sheltered, their wounds dressed, all necessary operations performed, and everything fixed up in good condition by Sunday afternoon, July fourth. Then the army having left the vicinity, Surgeon H. E. Goodman with twelve assistant surgeons and the necessary number of hospital stewards and nurses were detailed to take charge of the hospital, and the balance of the surgeons mounting their horses took a hasty gallop over the battlefield and rejoined their respective commands late that night at Littlestown, Pennsylvania. Surgeon Freeman and Hospital Steward Albert Delano, of the Thirteenth New Jersy Volunteers, were among those left behind to assist in caring for the wounded. "The facility and despatch shown by the surgeons of the Twelfth Corps in caring for their wounded at this battle, was the result of a disobedience of or a neglect to obey an order issued by General Meade on July first, reducing the medical transportation and sending all trains, except ammunition wagons and ambulances, to the rear, somewhere between Union Mills and Westminster. The medical department of the Twelfth Corps had its full allowance of supplies on hand ready for use, and was the only corps in the Army of the Potomac that had. "During the memorable cannonade on the afternoon of July third, the surgeons and attendants became so excited that all, for a time, left their work and crowded the top of a knoll in the rear of the hospital, from which a view could be had toward our line of battle. The roar was terrific; the ground under us trembled; all knew that the great crisis in the history of the Army of the Potomac and that of Northern Virginia had come; that one or the other must conquer or be defeated, and all understood what the consequences would be in either event. The bursting shell comes nearer. Look! there falls one in the field across the road from us, The roar increases. The shell rain on that ploughed field, hurling its loose dirt in great masses skyward. The enemy must be driving our troops, or else secured a more favorable position for one of their batteries. See, there! the Second Corps Hospital, between us and Little Round Top, is under fire, and they must move, and that quickly. Men, wounded and otherwise, ambulances, hospital wagons, mules, led horses, servants, surgeons, all come hurring through the fields under that shell fire. How soon will our turn come? The cannonade begins to slacken and die out, and in a little while come the rattle and steady roar of musketry. Which side holds its own? No ambulances come in; no messengers from the front; no stragglers can be seen pouring over the hill, as on the previous afternoon when the Third Corps was fighting its great battle. The minutes seem hours. Presently an orderly is seen hurrying across the fields. We call him to us and eagerly ask what news from the front. 'The Union lines stand firm,' he shouts. Each man breathes a silent prayer of thanks to Gad, and then with three cheers for General Meade and the Army of the Potomac all return to their work." http://www.virtualgettysburg.com/ - website describes - Army of the Potomac Medical Department, commanded by Surgeon Jonathan Letterman - Monument located South side of York Pike near site of former Camp Letterman - "Army of the Potamac Medical Department location of the field hospitals during the Battle of Gettysburg. 1st Corps July 1st at the Lutheran Theological Seminary and in Gettysburg July 2nd near White Church on the Baltimore Pike 2nd Corps July 2nd on east and west side of Rock Creek east of the Bushman House 3rd Corps July 2nd on Taneytown road and soon removed to an angle formed by White Run and Rock Creek 5th Corps July 2nd on Taneytown Road west of Round Top, July 3rd near Two Taverns 6th Corps At the Trostle House east of Rock Creek 11th Corps At the Spangler House southeast of the Granite Schoolhouse 12th Corps At the Bushman House near Rock Creek Cavalry Corps at Presbyterian Churh and other buildings in Gettysburg General Hospital Camp Letterman at the Hospital Woods on the York Pike These hospitals cared for Twenty thousand wounded Union and Confederate Medical Director of the Army of the Potomac Surgeon Jonathan Letterman US Army
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  Newspaper - Stories	29 Mar 1864	NEWSPAPER Adams Sentinel, Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA   [4]
  		N_1864_03_29_AS_BushmanGeorge_Lewis Cumberland - George Bushman, Inspector and Lewis Bushman, School Director
  1870 US Census	3 Aug 1870	Cumberland, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA   [9]
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  1880 US Census	4 Jun 1880	Cumberland, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA   [10]
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  		C_1880_PA_Adams_Cumberland_BushmanGeorge_Althedore
  Newspaper - Stories	7 Oct 1880	NEWSPAPER Gettysburg Compiler, Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA   [11]
  		N_1880_10_07_GC_BushmanLewis_old_p3 Democratic Party Club, President George Bushman, Vice President Lewis A Bushman, Secretary Althedore Bushman
  Newspaper - Stories	17 Feb 1881	NEWSPAPER Gettysburg Compiler, Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA   [11]
  		N_1881_02_17_GC_BushmanGeorge_old_p3 George Bushman, 6 year old cider is perfectly sweet
  Newspaper - Stories	24 Aug 1881	NEWSPAPER Gettysburg Compiler, Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA   [11]
  		N_1881_08_24_GC_Bushman_old_p3 George Bushman and Althedore Bushman, contributed battlefied relics to the Soldiers Memorial Church
  Newspaper - Stories	9 Jun 1891	NEWSPAPER Gettysburg Compiler, Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA   [11]
  		N_1891_06_09_GC_BushmanGeorge George Bushman, Sale of Business residence at Round Top Station, buildings all build within last 5 years. Frame house, Sedgwick Post Office and Store Room, barn chicken house, chopping mill, and out buildings, peach orchard, 4 acres of land and new warehouse at the Round Top railroad station.
  Newspaper - Stories	12 Jan 1892	NEWSPAPER Gettysburg Compiler, Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA   [11]
  		N_1892_01_12_GC_BushmanSadie Story of Sadie Bushman, as a 10 year old nurse at the Bushman farm hospital, during the battle of Gettysburg
  Buried	1893	CEMETERY Evergreen Citizen, Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA   [12]
  	http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=14718646
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  Died	27 Jan 1893	Cumberland, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA
  Newspaper - Stories	27 Jun 1914	NEWSPAPER Adam County News, Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA   [13]
  		N_1914_06_27_ACN_Bushman Civil War Hospital Markers will be placed. The Second Corps on the Hospital Road below the old George Bushman House. The Twelfth corps, near the old George Bushman lane on the Hospital Road. The Fifth corps, on Hospital Road, going east near the old Michael Fiscel place.
  Newspaper - Stories	14 Nov 1914	NEWSPAPER Star And Sentinel, Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA   [14]
  		N_1914_11_14_SAS_BushmanGeorge The Second Corps hospital marker, on the Hospital Road, 700 feet southwest from the George Bushman house. Said road runs south from the Balitmore pike, crossing Rock Creek below White Run, and continuing northeasterly to the Baltimore pike at White Church, and named the Hospital Road. The Twelfth Corps hospital marker, on the Hospital Road, 500 feet west of the George Bushman house. The Fifth corps hospital marker, on the Hospital Road, 1200 feet north of the M. Fiscel house.
  Newspaper - Stories	11 Nov 1935	NEWSPAPER Gettysburg Times, Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA   [15]
  		N_1935_11_11_GT_OOP_BushmanHenry Out Of The Past article, Henry Eutolia, only child of Lewis and Caroline Bushman, age 2 years, died of diphtheria in Straban township. Geo Bushman sold property on the York turnpike, about 29 acres, for $2,000 cash to Mr John Rinehart.
  Newspaper - Stories	26 May 1937	NEWSPAPER Gettysburg Times, Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA   [15]
  		N_1937_05_26_GT_Bushman_Hospital_House Photograph of the historic stone dwelling on the former Bushman farm located three and a half miles southest of Gettysburg, and owned by Charles T Hawbaker, that was damaged by a $4,000 fire. The building was used by the Union forces as a hospital during the battle of Gettysburg.
  Newspaper - Stories	29 May 1937	NEWSPAPER Gettysburg Compiler, Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA   [11]
  		N_1937_05_29_GC_Bushman_House Long article about the Bushman farm house fire. It is believed to have started in a lean to frame wash house on the east end of the dwelling, almost completely destroyed the interior and the roof was burned off the entire structure. The outer walls of the house remained standing with the exxception of a section of the north wall of the easten end of the home which collapsed. A hose line was laid to Rock creek, about 500 feet to the south of the dwelling. The fire was confined to the eastern and central part of the 10 room dwelling. Little damage by fire was done in the four rooms at the west end which were drenched with water. The former Bushman property is located about two miles east of Big Round Top.
  Notes	possibly died 4 or 5 Feb 1893
  Person ID	I17	GulbrandsonHladkyBushman
  Last Modified	23 Dec 2008

  
  

  Father	Andrew Bushman,   b. 26 Aug 1770, Frederick County, Maryland, USA ,   d. 20 Mar 1833, Cumberland, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA  (Age 62 years)
  Mother	Marie Madalena Wible,   b. 1792, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 6 Dec 1850, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA  (Age 58 years)
  Family ID	F10	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Polly Kepner,   b. 1811
  Married	21 Aug 1823	Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA
  Children	1. Lewis Adolphus Bushman,   b. 4 Jul 1833, Cumberland, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 31 Oct 1891, Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, USA  (Age 58 years)
  Last Modified	16 Aug 2008
  Family ID	F7	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Mary Kepner,   d. 13 Sep 1839, Cumberland, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA
  Children	1. Althedore Bushman,   b. 6 Jul 1837, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 14 Dec 1916, Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA  (Age 79 years)   2. Jane Mary Bushman,   b. 1842
  Last Modified	22 Nov 2008
  Family ID	F8	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 3	Anna Wolf,   b. 18 Oct 1811, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 7 Feb 1898, Cumberland, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA  (Age 86 years)
  Married	12 May 1850
  Newspaper - Marriage	6 Oct 1850	NEWSPAPER Republican Compiler, Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA   [3]
  Children	1. Maria F Bushman,   b. 1832   2. Mary Magdalene Bushman
  Last Modified	15 Dec 2008
  Family ID	F9	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 10 Jan 1810 - Cumberland, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA Married - 21 Aug 1823 - Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA 1840 US Census - 1840 - Cumberland, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA 1850 US Census - 5 Aug 1850 - Cumberland, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA 1860 US Census - 19 Jun 1860 - Cumberland, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA Residence - 1863 - Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA 1870 US Census - 3 Aug 1870 - Cumberland, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA 1880 US Census - 4 Jun 1880 - Cumberland, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA Died - 27 Jan 1893 - Cumberland, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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