Vermont looks to preserve Gettysburg war site from development

A group of soldiers, some in uniform and some with crutches, pose in front of the woods at the hospital at Camp Letterman in Gettysburg. Library of Congress photo
Vermont is taking a leadership role in a new battle to preserve a CivIl War historic site, this one on the spot where a Waterbury doctor ran a tent hospital to care for the wounded at Gettysburg.
Dr. Henry Janes is connected to two historic sites: His 19th century home; which now is the Waterbury municipal building; and Camp Letterman,