GDG- 45th New York

[cameron2 at optonline.net]

<< I've read Dobke's account with map in hand and am about as confused as 
you, Scott. I have the 45th coming in off of Chambersburg Pike, then 
either heading onto York, then turning at Stratton, then Race Horse 
Alley East OR heading onto Carlisle, turning onto Railroad and then into 
the backyards of the buildings on Race Horse Alley West.

It's the left turns that bother me. If the "street we were to gain" is 
Baltimore, then the street "just left" would be York. But then why turn 
NORTH of Stratton when you should be heading SOUTH, to the right. Then 
turning left again and having an alley that breaks through to "the 
before-mentioned roads," seems almost geographically impossible. Too few 
turns in Dobke's equation. But coming off of Chambersburg, then turning 
left onto Carlisle seems asinine as all of von Amsberg's men (Dobke 
inclusive) would have known that the enemy is up the road they deployed 
upon earlier that afternoon. Then turning left again in two blocks makes 
Railroad street and at least our alley points at an aforemention street 
(Baltimore).

I think I might be missing something here too. Anyone else hazard a 
clarification?

-John Rudy  >>

What throws things off here is that the Seminary referred to is not the Lutheran Seminary, but Gettysburg College, and the regiment isn't coming into town along the Chambersburg Pike, but down Washington Street.  They never get to the York or Stratton Street side of town.  I don't know what specific buildings are referred to, but suspect the action described takes place in the area bounded by Chambersburg St., Baltimore St, and S. Washington St.