author
Frederick Tilberg
b. 1896
Best known for bringing Gettysburg's story to general readers, this mid-20th-century historian wrote clear, accessible guides for the National Park Service. His work helped generations of visitors understand one of the Civil War's most studied battlefields.
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Antietam National Battlefield, Maryland
by Frederick Tilberg
Gettysburg National Military Park, Pennsylvania
by Frederick Tilberg
About the author
Frederick Tilberg was an American historian closely associated with Gettysburg National Military Park. Records tied to his publications identify him as born in 1896, and National Park Service materials credit him as the author of the official Gettysburg handbook in the Historical Handbook series.
His writing focused on explaining the Gettysburg battlefield and its history in a way that ordinary visitors could follow. Other surviving records also show him working on historical and preservation-related projects for the National Park Service, including studies connected with battlefield sites and historic structures.
Some biographical details are harder to confirm cleanly from readily available public sources, so it is safest to remember him mainly through the work itself: practical, readable history that helped shape how many people first encountered Gettysburg.