Class Year
2017
Document Type
Blog Post
Publication Date
10-31-2016
Department 1
Civil War Institute
Abstract
On October 28, 2016, the doors of the Mary Thompson house located on Seminary Ridge in Gettysburg opened before a crowd of over one thousand Civil War Trust members and Civil War enthusiasts. In 2013, the Civil War Trust purchased a portion of land on Seminary Ridge, land covered with a motel, a brewery, a restaurant, and the Mary Thompson house, which some know as the headquarters of Confederate General Robert E. Lee. Since purchasing the land the Civil War Trust, in partnership with other organizations, has worked to restore the Thompson property to its 1863 appearance by tearing down numerous contemporary buildings and restoring the house used by Lee during the Battle of Gettysburg. This past Friday, I walked my way up to Seminary Ridge, excited to see the finished project after watching the spot’s restoration for years.
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Recommended Citation
Rose, Savannah, "The Moment We’ve all Been Waiting For: Lee’s Gettysburg Headquarters Opens" (2016). The Gettysburg Compiler: On the Front Lines of History. 178.
https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/compiler/178
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This blog post originally appeared in The Gettysburg Compiler and was created by students at Gettysburg College.