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Touring the Battlefield - NPMaps.com
Touring the BattlefieldThe complete 24-mile auto tour starts at the visitor cen ter and includes the following 16 tour stops, the Barlow Knoll Loop, and the Historic Down-town Gettysburg Tour. The route traces the three-day battle in chron o logi-cal order. It is flexible enough to allow you to include, or skip, cer tain points and/or stops, based on your interest. Allow a minimum of three hours to complete the 1, 1863 McPherson RidgeThe Battle of Gettysburg be gan about 8 to the west beyond the Mc-Pherson barn as Union cavalry confronted Con-fed erate in fantry advanc-ing east along Chambers-burg Pike. Heavy fighting spread north and south along this ridgeline as ad-ditional forces from both sides Light Peace MemorialAt 1 Maj. Gen. Rob ert E. Rodes s Confederates attacked from this hill, threatening Union forces on McPherson and Oak ridges.
Lt. Gen. James Longstreet placed his Confederate troops along Warfield Ridge, anchoring the left of his line in these woods. Warfield Ridge Longstreet’s assaults be-gan here at 4 p.m. They were directed against Union troops occupying Devil’s Den, the Wheat-field, and Peach Orchard, and against Meade’s un-defended left flank at the Round Tops.
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