Gettysburg in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Baltimore Street
Lincoln's Procession to the Gettysburg Address
At noon on July 1, 1863, Union troops advanced along Baltimore Street to the fields north of the town. A few hours later they were routed by the Confederates and fled toward Cemetery Hill.
Anna Garlach watched this mob scene from her house nearby, observing, "the crowd was so great that I think I could have walked across the street on the heads of the soldiers."
Following the Union retreat to Cemetery Hill, this section of Baltimore Street became a deadly "no man's land" between hostile skirmishers.
Four months later, on November 19, 1863, Baltimore Street again figured prominently in history when President Abraham Lincoln rode on horseback in the procession on Baltimore Street to dedicate the Soldiers' National Cemetery, where he delivered his immortal Gettysburg Address.
Through the ensuing years, other presidents and distinguished Americans have traveled along Baltimore Street to the National Cemetery to renew Lincoln's dedication to our honored heroes.
[Caption:]
Looking north toward the Lincoln procession on Baltimore Street, November 19, 1863.
Courtesy of the National Archives
Erected 2024
this page online
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Government & Politics • Roads & Vehicles • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #16 Abraham Lincoln series list. A significant historical date for this entry is July 1, 1863.
Location. 39° 49.514′ N, 77° 13.856′ W. Marker is in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is on Baltimore Street (Business U.S. 15) south of Lefever Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 37 Lefever Street, Gettysburg PA 17325, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in South-Central Pennsylvania. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least
Other markers no longer nearby. Baltimore Street: An Historic Corridor (was here, next to this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); The Evolution of Gettysburg's "Common School" (was here, next to this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); "if anyone showed himself…" (was a few steps from this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. This marker has replaced the linked marker.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 13, 2026. It was originally submitted on November 12, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 6 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 12, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
