GDG- East Cemetery Hill

[Jim Lamason]

Folks, 

For the very first time this past weekend. 

Jim Lamason 

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From: gettysburg-bounces at arthes.com [mailto:gettysburg-bounces at arthes.com]
On Behalf Of Kevin Murphy
Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2007 9:44 PM
To: GDG
Subject: Re: GDG- East Cemetery Hill

Esteemed GDG Member Contributes:


I, for one, have been there with Blake Chambers (guide).

Kevin

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gettysburg Engineering" <gettyeng at earthlink.net>
To: "GDG" <gettysburg at arthes.com>
Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2007 4:58 PM
Subject: Re: GDG- East Cemetery Hill


> Esteemed GDG Member Contributes:
>
>
> The wall where the 107 OH and part of the 25 OH were behind started on
> Wainwright Ave near the 25-75 OH monument and went toward the Holiday Inn.
> It was on the north side (town side) of the present day, large municipal
> water tank.  If you park behind the Holiday Inn and follow the chain link
> fence, which is around the municipal property, you will come to the flank
> markers.  They are at the edge of someone's yard.  The stone fence has 
> been
> destroyed.  Many people do not realize the Ohio boys were that close to 
> town
> but believe they were behind the stone fence on East Cemetery Hill, which
> borders the tour center parking lot.  How many of you have seen these 
> flank
> markers?
>
> Regards
>
> Dean Shultz
>
>
>> Esteemed GDG Member Contributes:
>>
>>
>> I believe the remains of the wall are where the 25/75th Ohio monument is
>> located. Brickyard Lane actually lies a little further east than present
>> Wainwright Ave . One source I read suggests that part of the retaining
> wall
>> for the present day Wainwright Ave  was built from the wall where the 
>> 17th
>> Conn. was located, see "The Hour Was One of Horror" by Jon M. Archer.
>>
>>
>>
>> Chuck Schmitz
>>
>>
>>
>>
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