A Tree that Witnessed Gettysburg: Confederate Avenue
What if the tree could see?
A Witness Tree is a living tree that existed during the time of a historical event. Today, Dr. Daryl Black details the witness tree on Confederate Avenue at Gettysburg. For those interested in visiting, it is located on the left side of W Confederate Ave, just past the "Youth Group Campground Entrance." Here are the coordinates: 39°49'14.2"N 77°14'46.9"W
Dr. Black is currently the Copie Hill Civil War Fellow at the American Battlefield Trust.
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Adams County, PA | July 1, 1863
Result: Union Victory
Estimated Casualties
51,112
Union
23,049
23,049
Confed.
28,063
28,063