Gettysburg Campaign
Inscription
Gen. Rodes' Confederate troops, returning from Carlisle to join Lee's army, camped here the night of June 30. The next morning, July 1, they marched west toward Biglerville, then known as Middletown.
Location
AddressSR 3001 (old Rt. 15), just north of Heidlersburg
CountyAdams
StatePennsylvania
Coordinates39.953670, -77.144076
Sources
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