Railway cut of the Gettysburg Battlefield
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The railway cut of the Gettysburg Battlefield
was the place of an 1863 military engagement of the Battle of Gettysburg, First Day
, near the Edward McPherson
farmhouse in which railroad tracks had not yet been placed, but which provided a deep entrenchment
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Gettysburg Battlefield
The Gettysburg Battlefield is the area of the July 1–3, 1863, military engagements of the Battle of Gettysburg within and around the borough of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Locations of military engagements extend from the 4 acre site of the first shot & at on the west of the borough, to East...
was the place of an 1863 military engagement of the Battle of Gettysburg, First Day
Battle of Gettysburg, First Day
The First Day of the Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War took place on July 1, 1863, and began as an engagement between isolated units of the Army of Northern Virginia under Confederate General Robert E. Lee and the Army of the Potomac under Union Maj. Gen. George G. Meade...
, near the Edward McPherson
Edward McPherson
Edward McPherson was a prominent Pennsylvania newspaperman, attorney, and United States Congressman. As a director of the Gettysburg Battlefield Memorial Association, he effected efforts to protect portions of the Gettysburg Battlefield.-Early life and career:McPherson was born in Gettysburg,...
farmhouse in which railroad tracks had not yet been placed, but which provided a deep entrenchment
Entrenchment
Entrenchment or Entrenched may refer to:* Military trenches with relation to Trench warfare, especially that of World War I *Entrenchment as a feature of a Constitution, making it more difficult to amend* Entrenched clause within a constitution...
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| 1835 | Pennsylvania Railroad Pennsylvania Railroad The Pennsylvania Railroad was an American Class I railroad, founded in 1846. Commonly referred to as the "Pennsy", the PRR was headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.... |
The railway cut was excavated for a planned railroad Gettysburg Railroad Station -American Civil War:Train service to the depot was stopped when Jubal Early's Confederates burned the Rock Creek trestle on June 27, 1863. The depot's telegrapher, a young daughter of "Mr... , as was a cut through the "Railroad Woods" at Seminary Ridge Seminary Ridge Seminary Ridge is a dendritic ridge which was an area of Battle of Gettysburg engagements during the American Civil War and of military installations during World War II.-Geography:... . |
| 1863-07-01 | Two regiments of Joe "Davis Joseph R. Davis Joseph Robert Davis was a Confederate general during the American Civil War and nephew of Confederate President Jefferson Davis. His troops played an important role in the Battle of Gettysburg.-Early life:... 's troops were trapped ... and took many casualties before retreating" Corporal Francis A. Waller Francis A. Waller Francis Ashbury Wallar or Waller was a corporal in the 6th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment of the Union Army who received the Medal of Honor. On July 1, 1863 while participating in the Battle of Gettysburg, he engaged a Confederate soldier in single combat, killing him and seizing his battle... was awarded an 1864 Medal of Honor Medal of Honor The Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration awarded by the United States government. It is bestowed by the President, in the name of Congress, upon members of the United States Armed Forces who distinguish themselves through "conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his or her... for action near the railway cuthttp://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=8640188 for capturing the 2d Mississippi Infantry Gettysburg Confederate order of battle The following units and commanders fought in the Battle of Gettysburg on the Confederate side. The Gettysburg Union order of battle is shown separately... flag. |
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| Wiedrich's Union artillery brigade at Cemetery Hill fired on Confederates at the railway cut.http://books.google.com/books?id=wcP3h87K35cC&pg=PA74 | ||
| 1884-05http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_VMmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=JgAGAAAAIBAJ&pg=1507,753004&dq=gettysburg+cavalry-shaft&hl=en | Baltimore and Harrisburg Railway Baltimore and Harrisburg Railway The Baltimore and Harrisburg Railway was a railroad that operated in Maryland and Pennsylvania in the 19th and early 20th centuries. The 59 miles main line ran from Emory Grove, Maryland to Orrtanna, Pennsylvania, with a 6 miles branch from Valley Junction, Pennsylvania to Hanover Junction,... |
The railroad from Gettysburg was extended west to Marsh Creek Marsh Creek (Monocacy River) Marsh Creek is a tributary of the Monocacy River in south-central Pennsylvania and north-central Maryland in the United States. Marsh Creek and Rock Creek join below Gettysburg and the Gettysburg Battlefield to form the Monocacy River... (Seven Stars) and in 1885, 7 mi (11.3 km) from Gettysburg Gettysburg, Pennsylvania Gettysburg is a borough that is the county seat, part of the Gettysburg Battlefield, and the eponym for the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg. The town hosts visitors to the Gettysburg National Military Park and has 3 institutions of higher learning: Lutheran Theological Seminary, Gettysburg College, and... "giving rise to the village of Wortzville-Orrtanna Orrtanna, Pennsylvania Orrtanna is a census-designated place in Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 173 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Orrtanna is located at .... ".http://www.gettysburg.com/adams200/tidbits/sept.htm |
| 1958 | Mission 66 Mission 66 Mission 66 was a US National Park Service ten-year program that was intended to dramatically expand Park Service visitor services by 1966, in time for the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the Park Service.... |
The battlefield avenue bridge over the railway cut was replaced for the 1966 National Park Service's 50th anniversary.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_UcmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2v4FAAAAIBAJ&pg=2918,2334330&dq=cyclorama+1958+gettysburg&hl=en |