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Lee Hill, Fredericksburg
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Sep
21
Old Simon
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Old Simon, the massive forty-four foot seven inch, 250-ton center statue in the Antietam National Cemetery, honors the individual soldiers who died during this dreadful conflict. Dedicated September 17, 1880, this monument officially bears the name “The Private Soldier”. He forever stands watch over the 4,776 Union soldiers buried on these grounds while he faces North, towards home.
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Sep
21
The War Correspondents Arch
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Sep
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The Cashtown Inn
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According to the current Cashtown Inn website, this witness to the events of 1863 was “Built circa 1797. The Cashtown Inn served as the first stagecoach stop west of Gettysburg.
During the Gettysburg campaign of 1863, the Inn served as Confederate headquarters for General A.P. Hill.”
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