A Tree that Witnessed Gettysburg: Cemetery Ridge

What if the tree could see?

A Witness Tree is a living tree that existed during the time of a historical event. Garry Adelman details the famous tree on Cemetery Ridge at Gettysburg that lived through the events of Day 2 and Day 3 of the battle. The coordinates for the tree are 39.810021, -77.236115.

Adelman is the Chief Historian at the American Battlefield Trust.

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Result: Union Victory
Estimated Casualties
51,112
Union
23,049
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