Gettysburg Traditional Cache
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This cache is located just west of the White Trail. It was placed for Cacheapalooza 8. Cache placement approved by park biologist Rob Rossmanith and park manager Mark Nelson. Do not speed. Do not block gates. All wheels off the pavement. Do not cross the railroad except on the park road.
The Battle of Gettysburg was the largest, bloodiest, and most famous battle of the American Civil War. It was fought in Pennsylvania on July 1-3,1863 between the Army of the Potomac under George Meade and the Army of Northern Virginia under Robert E. Lee.
Notable fighting locations include Seminary Ridge, Cemetery Ridge, Cemetery Hill, Culps Hill, Little Round Top, Devils Den, the Wheat Field, the Peach Orchard, The Angle, the Copse of Trees, and East Cavalry Field. The battle climaxed in Pickett's Charge, commonly considered the High Water Mark of the Confederacy.
After the battle, Lee's battered army escaped back to Virginia after a controversially cautious pursuit by Meade. No further major battles would occur in Virginia until May 1864, although Lee's aura of invincibility was gone.
The battle spawned numerous controversies on both sides, probably the most enduring of which pertain to James Longstreet's actions and JEB Stuart's belated arrival from a cavalry raid. While the battle looms large in popular history, its actual impact on the war was probably much less significant than the fall of Vicksburg at the same time
On November 19, 1863, President Lincoln delivered a short speech at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery that has become immortalized as the Gettysburg Address.
Most of the battlefield is now preserved as part of Gettysburg National Military Park, managed by the National Park Service. As of 2009, the park covered more than 3900 acres including the massive Gettysburg Museum and Visitor Center which opened in 2008. Although originally only Union monuments were allowed, numerous Confederate monuments are now part of the battlefield as well. In recent years, efforts have been made by the NPS to restore parts of the battlefield to their 1863 appearance.
Gettysburg has been written about extensively since the battle. Two excellent recent general histories are "Gettysburg" by Stephen Sears and "Gettysburg: A Testing of Courage" by Noah Andre Trudeau. Prospective visitors will find "The Complete Gettysburg Guide" by J. David Petruzzi a useful guidebook.
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