Gettysburg Campaign
Posted by: Mocadeki
N 40° 14.395 W 076° 55.941
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Farthest advance of a body..
Waymark Code: WM73D
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 02/04/2006
Views: 19
Farthest advance of a body of Confederate troops toward Harrisburg. Southern units under General A.G. Jenkins of Ewell's Corps reached Oyster Point on June 28, 1863. On the next day defending militia faced them here in a skirmish in which both sides suffered casualties.
Marker Name: Gettysburg Campaign
County: Cumberland
Date Dedicated: 06/28/1963
Marker Type: Roadside
Location: 3025 Market St., Camp Hill
Category: Military, Civil War
Website: Not listed
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