Gettysburg in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Schriver's Saloon and Ten-Pin Alley
This 1860 home was the wartime residence of George and Hettie Schriver. The cellar housed Schriver's Saloon and Ten-pin Alley.
At the time of the battle, George was away serving in Cole's cavalry. In the early afternoon of July 1st, Hettie took her daughters, Sadie and Mollie, along with neighbor Tillie Pierce, to seek refuge at her family's farm by Little Round Top.
Confederate soldiers commandeered her home and set up a sharpshooter's position. For the next two days they exchanged rifle shots with their Union adversaries on Cemetery Hill, firing from makeshift portholes knocked through the south attic wall. Their deadly game was not played without a cost. John Rupp, a neighbor, noted in a post-battle letter that Union snipers "…killed two up in Mr. Schriver's house…"
Bloody fighting conducted from their home would not be the last of the war's cruel fate to touch the Schriver family. On January 1, 1864, Sergeant George W. Schriver was captured during a skirmish with Mosby's Rangers in Virginia and imprisoned in Andersonville, Georgia.
Erected by Main Street Gettysburg, Inc.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is July 1, 1863.
Location. This marker has been replaced by another marker nearby. It was located near 39° 49.592′ N, 77° 13.871′ W. Marker was in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. Marker was on Baltimore Street (Business U.S. 15) south of Breckenridge Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 309 Baltimore St, Gettysburg PA 17325, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this location. Caught In The Crossfire (here, next to this marker); “I can see them yet…” (a few steps from this marker); Annoying “…the enemy very seriously ” (a few steps from this marker); A Union General Escapes Capture (within shouting distance of this marker); 267 Baltimore St. (within shouting distance of this marker); Baltimore Street Facade (within shouting distance of this marker); Tigers in the Homan House (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Historic Farnsworth House Inn (Est. 1972) (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gettysburg.
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. New Marker At This Location titled "Civilians Caught in the Crossfire"
Also see . . . Schriver House Museum. (Submitted on September 29, 2015.)
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 22, 2019
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 22, 2019
Credits. This page was last revised on July 9, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 28, 2015, by Bill Donovan of Maplewood, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 568 times since then and 69 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on September 28, 2015, by Bill Donovan of Maplewood, New Jersey. 2. submitted on October 26, 2015, by Bill Donovan of Maplewood, New Jersey. 3, 4. submitted on February 24, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.