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This spot is where Gen. Ewell began the final assault on Day 1, pushing the Union troups back through the town and onto Cemetary Ridge visible on the opposite side.
75 years after the war, 1,800 Civil War Veterans helped dedicate this memorial to "Peace Eternal in a Nation United"
Both sides used the white spire of the Lutheran Seminary as an observation post at different times during the battle.
There are memorial markers like this throughout the battlefield, marking the various positions the units were in. They each face the direction of their opponents.
President Lincoln is figured prominently around the town and historical sites. His Gettysburg Address is reproduced on this monument across from the visitors center.
The hill across from the Visitors Center held Union artillery batteries during the battle. Four months later, it was designated a National Cemetary and is where President Lincoln gave his Gettysburg Address.
The building is much larger than it looks from the front. There is another floor below this. The museum covers both floors.