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On Monday morning we had an extensive tour of the Borough of Gettysburg.
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Our guide was Gerald R. Bennett, author of "Days of Uncertainty and Dread: The Ordeal endured by the Citizens of Gettysburg"
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Mr. Bennett started us out on North Washington Street near the College.
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The first house he showed us was the William and Hannah Steinour home on what was then the Mummasburg Rd. just north of the 1863 town limits.
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Mr. Bennett explained that "witness buildings", structures which were present during the battle, are generally marked with a plaque like this. (Although some should have plaques that don't and vice versa.)
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On Nov. 18, 1863 President Abraham Lincoln arrived at this station on his way to dedicate the National Cemetery and deliver the Gettysburg Address.
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Gettysburg Railroad Station circa 1888.
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Carlisle Street looking north from the square. The Federal retreat through here on July 1, 1863 was rapid and disorganized. (Lincoln Diner is on the left opposite the Gettysburg Railroad Station.)
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Alfred R. Waud pencil sketch, ca. July 5, 1863, of Carlisle Street looking north.
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