This was taken at “The Soldiers National Museum” which was the original site
of “The National Soldiers Orphan’s Homestead”.
Orphan’s Motto: “God Bless Our Home 1866-1877”
The following excerpt taken from a flyer from the Soldiers National Museum:
"One of the end results of the Civil War was the loss of 675,000 soldiers
who left families behind.
There was a need to house, clothe, educate and care for thousands of
orphaned children and the tragic story of the National Soldiers Orphans Homestead
at Gettysburg has its roots from that war."