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:
Dr. Black is currently the Copie Hill Civil War Fellow at the 91ÇÑ×Ó.
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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
