2 hours (approx.)
Daily Tour
15 people
English
Go beyond the traditional topics of the Battle of Gettysburg and learn about the women who contributed to the battle during this half-day walking tour. Stroll through Gettysburg with your guide while they discuss the feats that ordinary women performed during the Civil War, such as burying the dead, caring for the wounded, and protecting local families. You’ll see a variety of statues, monuments, and houses honoring these women throughout the tour.
See if you can spot the reason this home was a coveted sniper’s nest during the Battle of Gettysburg.
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Tillie Pierce was a young 15 years old during the Battle of Gettysburg and would go on to write her memoirs of the battle 25 years later.
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Discover the experience of Mary McAllister during the Battle of Gettysburg.
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Salome “Sally” Myers nursed the wounded in this church during and after the battle. During this time, she made a connection to one soldier that ended in romance after the war.
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This home was turned into a makeshift hospital during the battle, where Tillie Pierce and Harriet Shriver did their best to offer care to the wounded.
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This historic bouse was the home of the single civilian casualty during the Battle of Gettysburg, Jennie Wade.
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The pregnant wife of the cemetery’s caretaker was said to have dug 105 graves singlehandedly following the battle.
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One of the final stops on the Underground Railroad, this tavern once witnessed a fugitive slave mother make an agonizing choice.
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