Winter Stomp
December 1999
Town Tour

 

The intrepid group forms up.  In from of the Hotel Gettysburg, Wayne (green coat, back to the camera) and Margaret (brown coat, back to camera) begin the tour.  As you can tell, the cold meant dressing for function, not fashion...

Wayne W. briefing the crew, on Chambersburg St.  The diamond, with the grey Wills House is in the background.

 

In front of the Adams County Courthouse, intersection of Baltimore and Middle Sts.  The road sign highlights that GB is an important crossroads.

 

In front of St. Francis Xavier, the main Catholic Church in GB.  Although much renovated and added onto, it is an 1863 building and served as an important hospital during and after the battle.

The plaque on the front of St. Francis

 
 

Civil War building, intersection of W. High and S. Washington Sts.  This was a busy intersection on July 1, with retreating Union troops being fired upon as they headed South on Washington.

 

The group trooping past the old 1863 school building on W. High St.

 

The old Adams County Prison on E. High St.  This building gave a good view of East Cemetery Hill, making the area another hot spot for sniping and observation.

 
 

Looking south on South Baltimore St., toward Cemetery Hill, in front of the location of the main ANV barricade near High St.  This give an idea of the change in elevation between the town and East Cemetery Hill.  The Confederate skimishers also had a barricade across S. Baltimore at the bottom of the swale.  This is a reverse angle view of the famous picture of the Nov. 1863 procession escorting Lincoln and other dignataries to the National Cemetery for the Dedication.

 

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