Battle of Gettysburg, Gettysburg

#17 among attractions in Gettysburg

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On the third day of the Battle of Gettysburg during the disastrous infantry assault nicknamed Pickett's Charge, there were two cavalry battles: one approximately three miles to the east, in the area known today as East Cavalry Field, the other southwest of the Round Top mountain. ()

Coordinates: 39°49'57"N, 77°10'26"W

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Battle of Gettysburg – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Gettysburg National Cemetery, Evergreen Cemetery, Cemetery Hill, Gettysburg Rostrum.

3.2 miW
Cemetery, Historical place
Gettysburg National Cemetery, Gettysburg
82 min walk • Gettysburg National Cemetery is a United States national cemetery created for Union/Federal casualties of the July 1 to 3, 1863 Battle of Gettysburg in the American Civil War.
3.1 miW
Cemetery
Evergreen Cemetery, Gettysburg
80 min walk • Evergreen Cemetery – formerly called Citizen's Cemetery and Ever Green Cemetery – is a historic 29.12 acre rural cemetery located just outside Gettysburg Borough, in Cumberland Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania.
3 miW
Nature, Hill, Cemetery
Cemetery Hill, Gettysburg
77 min walk • Cemetery Hill is a landform on the Gettysburg Battlefield that was the scene of fighting each day of the Battle of Gettysburg. The northernmost part of the Army of the Potomac defensive "fish-hook" line, the hill is gently sloped and provided a site for American Civil War artillery.
3.2 miW
Cemetery
Gettysburg Rostrum, Gettysburg
83 min walk • The Gettysburg Rostrum is a Gettysburg Battlefield venue for historical commemorations which have included addresses by US Presidents Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, Calvin Coolidge, Herbert Hoover, and Franklin D. Roosevelt.
3.2 miW
Nightlife, Restaurant
Dobbin House Tavern, Gettysburg
82 min walk • The Dobbin House Tavern, known also as Dobbin House, on 89 Steinwehr Avenue in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania is a tavern which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It was established in 1776, making it the oldest standing structure in the town limits of Gettysburg.
3.2 miW
Monuments and statues
Soldiers' National Monument, Gettysburg
81 min walk • The Soldiers' National Monument is a Gettysburg Battlefield memorial which is located at the central point of Gettysburg National Cemetery. It honors the battle's soldiers and tells an allegory of "peace and plenty under freedom … following a heroic struggle." In addition to an...
3.1 miSW
Museum, Park, Battlefield
Gettysburg National Military Park, Gettysburg
80 min walk • The Gettysburg Museum and Visitor Center is a Gettysburg National Military Park facility, with a museum about the American Civil War, the 1884 Gettysburg Cyclorama, and the tour center for licensed Battlefield Guides and for buses to see the Gettysburg Battlefield and Eisenhower National Historic Site.
3.2 miW
Monuments and statues
Friend to Friend Masonic Memorial, Gettysburg
81 min walk • The Friend to Friend Masonic Memorial is a Gettysburg Battlefield monument depicting the "Armistead-Bingham incident" after Pickett's Charge in which Union Army Captain Henry H.
3 miW
Cemetery
East Cemetery Hill, Gettysburg
77 min walk • East Cemetery Hill is a Gettysburg Battlefield landform used for the battle of East Cemetery Hill during the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg, Second Day.
3 miW
Cemetery
Evergreen Cemetery gatehouse, Gettysburg
78 min walk • Evergreen Cemetery gatehouse is a historic building located at 799 Baltimore Pike in Adams County, Pennsylvania. During the American Civil War, the gatehouse played an important role in the July 1 to 3, 1863 Battle of Gettysburg. It is a contributing structure in Gettysburg Battlefield Historic District.
3 miW
Museum, Shopping, Art gallery
Gallery 30, Gettysburg
76 min walk • Gallery 30 is an American fine art and craft gallery located in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States. Gallery 30 has occupied two historic buildings in downtown Gettysburg, and its ownership has been active in the local community since the gallery's opening in 1979.