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Cannon restored to location
Photographer: Craig Swain
Taken: December 29, 2016
Caption: Cannon restored to location
Additional Description: In 2016, following restoration of the Thompson House/Lee's Headquarters, two 12-pdr Napoleons returned to the position, representing the battery at this location. Around mid-day on July 1, 1863, one section of three guns directly under Stewart was deployed on the north side of the railroad line. A second section, also of three guns, under Lt. Davison, was posted "just west of Ms. Thompson's dooryard." This section extended from the Chambersburg Pike to about where the monument is today. From that position, the 12-pdr Napoleons fired on Confederate troops to their front, in and around the railroad cut. Later in the afternoon, Davison's section wheeled forward to the left, fronting the Pike (left side of photo) to fire upon Confederate infantry attacking towards Seminary Ridge. Under pressure, the section withdrew through Gettysburg and reformed.
Submitted: January 25, 2017, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
Database Locator Identification Number: p374050
File Size: 3.824 Megabytes

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