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Gettysburg Civil War Headquarters of General Lee
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General Lee's Headquarters Museum. Located on Historic Seminary Ridge. Gettysburg, PA 17325. Email General Lee's Headquarters. Open Mid-March through November. 9 am - 5 pm. Regular Admission - Adult. Regular Admission - Youth. Groups of 10 or More. Adams County, PA Residents. Quality Inn at General Lee's Headquarters. Adjacent to General Lee's Headquarters Museum. Free admission to the museum during season. Free Battlefield Tour Pickup. Highest AAA Rating in Gettysburg. Call for Rates and Availability.
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Civil War Headquarters - History of the House and Area
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The House in July of 1863. Page 1 of 4. General Lee's Headquarters Museum. This picturesque house was built in 1834 and at the time of the Civil War was owned by the noted statesman Thaddeus Stevens. It was on July 1, 1863 that General Robert E. Lee established his personal headquarters in this old stone house. An ideal location, it was at the center and rear of his battle lines and it was on the same road that many more of his troops were quickly approaching. Page 1 Page 2.
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Civil War Headquarters - Meet General Lee and His Commanders at Gettysburg
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General Robert Edward Lee. 1807 - 1870, USMA 1829. Commander-in-Chief of the Military and Naval Forces of Virginia. Cheat Mountain, South Atlantic Coast, Seven Days, (succeeded to command of the Army of Northern Virginia after the wounding of J. E. Johnston, as position he held until the surrender at Appomattox), Second Manassas, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Wilderness, Spotsylvania, Cold Harbor, Petersburg, Appomattox - surrendered April 9, 1865. 1816 - 1894, USMA 1837. Comman...
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Civil War Headquarters - History of the House and Area
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Page 2 of 4. We charged the rebel rifle pits time and again on the last Tuesday morning. We were charging their breastworks when a ball struck me on the plate on my waste belt. It bruised me a good deal, but I thank God that it struck there for had it not hit the belt plate I would this day be under the ground. The captain's complete uniform is on display at the museum. Learn one of the most poignant stories from the battle. Page 2 Page 3.
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Page 3 of 4. Alexander Collins poses for the camera late in his life to show off the wounds he received here at Gettysburg. The story behind the Reynolds monument that is near the museum. Page 3 Page 4.
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Civil War Headquarters - History of the House and Area
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Page 4 of 4. Major General John Fulton Reynolds was one of the most capable officers of the Army of the Potomac. He had been offered the command of the army in late June, but declined the offer because Washington could not promise him a free hand with the troops. He remained the commanding officer of the army's First Corps and during the campaign to Gettysburg also commanded the army's left wing comprised of the First, Third and Eleventh Army Corps. Learn more by visiting the museum.
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