Gettysburg 1863
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5 stops across Pennsylvania. 1863
Five markers across the battlefield and the town, from the first day’s fighting west of Gettysburg to the cemetery where Lincoln spoke, each turned to a battlefield survey drawn within twenty years of the fighting.
Turn the pages to see each stop on a map from its own era. Pins mark where each marker stands, sometimes a few miles from the ground it describes.
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The dashed line connects the stops in visiting order. It isn't a road route or the path anyone marched. Google Maps handles the driving, starting from wherever you are.
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Gettysburg Campaign
The Battle of Gettysburg began here the morning of July 1, 1863, when Union cavalry scouts under Gen. Buford met Gen. Hill's army advancing from the west. Arrival of Gen. Ewell's army that afternoon drove Union troops to south of the town.
1876 map · Battle Field of Gettysburg, First Day's Battle (Bachelder, 1876) · Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division · Sheet chosen by TreeAlive
1873 map · Battle Field of Gettysburg, Topographic Survey (Warren, 1868-69, rev. 1873) · Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division
1871 map · Plate H. South Central Pennsylvania. · David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
1876 map · Battle Field of Gettysburg, Second Day's Battle (Bachelder, 1876) · Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division
1876 map · Battle Field of Gettysburg, Third Day's Battle (Bachelder, 1876) · Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division
Gettysburg Campaign
A major cavalry engagement took place July 3, 1863, about one mile southeast of here. A succession of mounted charges by Gen. David McM. Gregg's Union force prevented Gen. J.E.B. Stuart's cavalry from reaching the Union rear and drove the Confederates from the field.
1880 map · Gregg's (Union) & Stuart's (Confederate) Cavalry at the Battle of Gettysburg, 2 - 5 p.m., July 3, 1863. · David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries · Sheet chosen by TreeAlive
1871 map · Plate H. South Central Pennsylvania. · David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
1895 map · Route, Gettysburg campaign. · David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
1880 map · Gregg's (Union) & Stuart's (Confederate) Cavalry at the Battle of Gettysburg, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m., July 3, 1863. · David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
1848 map · Pennsylvania. · David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
Gettysburg Campaign
On July 4, 1863, the Confederate Army began an orderly retreat by the Fairfield Road to the Potomac. They began crossing the river on the night of July 13, after a delay caused by high water.
1876 map · Battle Field of Gettysburg, Third Day's Battle (Bachelder, 1876) · Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division · Sheet chosen by TreeAlive
1871 map · Plate H. South Central Pennsylvania. · David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
1873 map · Battle Field of Gettysburg, Topographic Survey (Warren, 1868-69, rev. 1873) · Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division
1876 map · Battle Field of Gettysburg, First Day's Battle (Bachelder, 1876) · Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division
1876 map · Battle Field of Gettysburg, Second Day's Battle (Bachelder, 1876) · Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division
Wills House
Abraham Lincoln was a guest of David Wills in this house, Nov. 18 and 19, 1863. Here he met Governor Curtin and others, greeted the public, and completed his Gettysburg Address.
1873 map · Battle Field of Gettysburg, Topographic Survey (Warren, 1868-69, rev. 1873) · Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division · Sheet chosen by TreeAlive
1876 map · Battle Field of Gettysburg, First Day's Battle (Bachelder, 1876) · Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division
1876 map · Battle Field of Gettysburg, Second Day's Battle (Bachelder, 1876) · Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division
1876 map · Battle Field of Gettysburg, Third Day's Battle (Bachelder, 1876) · Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division
1871 map · Plate H. South Central Pennsylvania. · David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
Gettysburg Address
Here, on Nov. 19, 1863, in dedicating the National Cemetery, Abraham Lincoln gave the address which he had written in Washington and revised after his arrival at Gettysburg the evening of November 18.
1873 map · Battle Field of Gettysburg, Topographic Survey (Warren, 1868-69, rev. 1873) · Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division · Sheet chosen by TreeAlive
1876 map · Battle Field of Gettysburg, First Day's Battle (Bachelder, 1876) · Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division
1876 map · Battle Field of Gettysburg, Second Day's Battle (Bachelder, 1876) · Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division
1876 map · Battle Field of Gettysburg, Third Day's Battle (Bachelder, 1876) · Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division
1871 map · Plate H. South Central Pennsylvania. · David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
Gettysburg 1863
5 stops across Pennsylvania, in trail order.
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- 1Gettysburg CampaignAdams County · US 30 at W approach to Gettysburg
- 2Gettysburg CampaignAdams County · Rt. 30 & Calvary Field Rd., east of Gettysburg
- 3Gettysburg CampaignAdams County · Fairfield Rd. (PA 116), near western junction with Breams Hill Rd., W of Gettysburg
- 4Wills HouseAdams County · SE section of Square, York St. (Rt. 30) & Baltimore/Carlisle St. (Rt. 116), Gettysburg
- 5Gettysburg AddressAdams County · Baltimore St. (old US 140) & PA 134 at entrance to National Cemetery
Gettysburg 1863
You visited every stop: 5 in all. A TreeAlive curated trail.
- Gettysburg CampaignAdams County · US 30 at W approach to Gettysburg
- Gettysburg CampaignAdams County · Rt. 30 & Calvary Field Rd., east of Gettysburg
- Gettysburg CampaignAdams County · Fairfield Rd. (PA 116), near western junction with Breams Hill Rd., W of Gettysburg
- Wills HouseAdams County · SE section of Square, York St. (Rt. 30) & Baltimore/Carlisle St. (Rt. 116), Gettysburg
- Gettysburg AddressAdams County · Baltimore St. (old US 140) & PA 134 at entrance to National Cemetery
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