The Civil War Comes to Gettysburg

The Civil War Comes to Gettysburg (HM2EJO)

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N 39° 49.475', W 77° 13.871'

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In the summer of 1863, over 165,000 soldiers and thousands of draft animals converged on the town of Gettysburg and its surrounding area. Troops on both sides of a critical battle took over homes and businesses, broke down fences, and shot at each other from attics and upper-story windows. Soldiers fought and died in the streets.

John Rupp spent the three days of the battle in the basement of his home. The original Rupp house, shown in front of the tannery smokestack (left), was rebuilt by Mr. Rupp in 1868 on the same foundation (right).

"Our house was under fire from both armies . . ."
—John Rupp
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HM NumberHM2EJO
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Placed ByFriends of the National Parks at Gettysburg
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Date Added Monday, February 25th, 2019 at 1:01pm PST -08:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 309051 N 4410669
Decimal Degrees39.82458333, -77.23118333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 49.475', W 77° 13.871'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 49' 28.5" N, 77° 13' 52.26" W
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