GDG- Re: post-battle Gettysburg tours

[Biggsk at aol.com]

David Smith writes:

>>>>Regarding actual organized tours of the battlefield for  tourists from 
farther away, Jim Weeks' book (Gettysburg:  Memory, Market  and an American 
Shrine) might have useful information.  Gettysburg was on  a railroad spur until, 
I think 1868 - after a direct connection was created  the tourist industry 
grew even  more.>>>>



David,
 
Thanks for getting back to me.  I am sure that the local populace came  to 
the field as there were cities and towns of decent size not that far  off.  
Shiloh was then, and still is, pretty remote - you had to WANT to go  there!
 
I would assume then, that the railroad might have run in their schedule ads  
things like "trains to the big battle at Gettysburg" to help boost their  
business as the steamboat owner in Indiana did?  GB certainly had the  advantage 
of the road net and the trains to get folks there.  Shiloh had  only the river 
and very poor roads.  Same with Ft. Donelson, which did have  a railhead some 
20 miles away (as did Shiloh actually).
 
Greg Biggs