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Marker in Downtown Gettysburg
Photographer: Bill Coughlin
Taken: October 9, 2007
Caption: Marker in Downtown Gettysburg
Additional Description: On the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg, the Confederates overran the Union troops north and west of the town. During the retreat through the town to Cemetery Ridge, Gen. Schimmelfennig was force to hide behind this house to avoid being taken prisoner. He remained there until the Confederates evacuated Gettysburg on July 4th.
Submitted: March 13, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
Database Locator Identification Number: p18476
File Size: 2.649 Megabytes

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