Turmoil At Robert E Lee's Gettysburg HQ | Retracing History #58

Did Robert E Lee really stay in the home of a widow while the Battle of Gettysburg raged around him? In this edition of Retracing History, we explore the scene of a remarkable feat of historical preservation. This is the tumultuous story of the Mary Thompson House.
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Works Cited:
1- American Battlefield Trust. (n.d.). Mary Thompson. Retrieved January 31, 2024, from https://www.battlefields.org/learn/bi...

2- American Battlefield Trust. (n.d.). Mary Thompson. Retrieved January 31, 2024, from https://www.battlefields.org/learn/bi...

3- American Battlefield Trust. (n.d.). Mary Thompson. Retrieved January 31, 2024, from https://www.battlefields.org/learn/bi...

4- Barnett, B. (2011). “If Ever Men Stayed By Their Guns” Leadership in the 1st and 11th Corps Artillery on the First Day of the Battle of Gettysburg. National Park Service. http://npshistory.com/series/symposia...

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6- Barnett, B. (2011). “If Ever Men Stayed By Their Guns” Leadership in the 1st and 11th Corps Artillery on the First Day of the Battle of Gettysburg. National Park Service. http://npshistory.com/series/symposia...

7- Adams County Historical Society at Gettysburg. (2022, October 22). The Meeting Between Lee & Stuart - July 2nd, 1863 [Video]. YouTube.

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8- American Battlefield Trust. (2023, May 12). 10 facts: Lee's headquarters at Gettysburg. Retrieved January 31, 2024, from https://www.battlefields.org/learn/ar...

9- American Battlefield Trust. (2023, May 12). 10 facts: Lee's headquarters at Gettysburg. Retrieved January 31, 2024, from https://www.battlefields.org/learn/ar...

10- Murdoch, D. A. (1995). Catherine Mary White Foster's Eyewitness of the Battle of Gettysburg, with Background on the Foster Family Union Soldiers. https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/cgi/vie...