In honor of the 150^th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg, Onondaga Historical Association (OHA), on February 6, will open a new exhibit in the museum’s first floor studio gallery entitled “Onondaga County at Gettysburg: A Sesquicentennial Remembrance.” The focus will be on paintings, photos, artifacts, diary entries and quotes that illustrate the experience of ten veterans who served at Gettysburg in one of the following locally-based regiments: the 3^rd Onondaga (122^nd  NY Infantry), the 4^th Onondaga (the 149^th NY Infantry), and Battery B of the 1^st NY Light Artillery.

On display will be the staff of the 149^th that was damaged at the battle and repaired by Sergeant William Lilly, an event depicted on the Soldiers and Sailors monument in Clinton Square as well as on a bronze relief on Culp’s Hill at the Gettysburg Battlefield. Also included in the exhibit is a three-part framed battlefield map that shows the military maneuvering that took place over the course of three days of fighting, July 1 – 3, 1863.

The exhibit is free and open to the public at OHA from February 6 to July 28.

The OHA Museum and administrative offices are located along the Civic Strip of the Connective Corridor at 321 Montgomery St., Syracuse, NY, 13202. Museum and gift gallery hours are Wednesday to Friday, 10-4, Saturday and Sunday, 11-4. There is no charge for the museum, but a $3 per person donation is requested. Research center hours are Wednesday to Friday, 10-2, Saturday 11-3:30. Office hours are Monday through Friday, 8-5. For information, go to cnyhistory.org, or call (315) 428-1864, ext. 312.

Henry A. Barnum, commissioned as Colonel in the 149^th NY Vol. Infantry (4^th Onondaga), and who served at Gettysburg, standing with the regiment’s colors that his troops carried during the war. This flag staff will be on display at the “Onondaga at Gettysburg” exhibit at OHA.