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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Battle Facts
Adams County, PA | July 1, 1863
Result: Union Victory
Estimated Casualties
51,112
Union
23,049
23,049
Confed.
28,063
28,063