Gettysburg Campaign - Waynesboro, PA
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N 39° 45.090 W 077° 34.220
18S E 279790 N 4403336
A few days before the Battle of Gettysburg, Confederate troops moved through this area.
Waymark Code: WM5GZD
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 01/05/2009
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Marker text is as follows:
Gen. Jubal Early's Confederate troops occupied Waynesboro June 23, 1863. Next day they marched by Mont Alto to Greenwood, or Black Gap, where, June 25, they were ordered by Gen. Ewell to march to York.
Marker Name: Gettysburg Campaign
County: Franklin
Date Dedicated: 11/02/1964
Marker Type: Roadside
Location: PA 16 at Roadside Ave., E of square in Waynesboro
Category: Civil War
Website: [Web Link]
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