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This recently restored home of Mary Thompson in Gettysburg, Pa., was once a staging ground for General Robert E. Lee and his men before and during the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863, Thursday, Oct. 27, 2016. The 4-acre property had been privately owned ever since the Civil War’s bloodiest battle, sprouting a motel, restaurant and other modern structures that dismayed preservationists and history buffs.James Lighthizer, president of Civil War Trust, says it was “one of the most important unprotected historic buildings in America.” (AP Photo/Timothy Jacobsen)
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A guide from the Civil War Trust talks to a tour group participating in the Trust's June 30, 2016 Grand Review of the Armies: Tour & Pub Crawl, commemorating the victory parade route taken by Union Army soldiers in May 1865. On August 24, 2016, the Trust will lead a pub crawl tracing the route British soldiers took as they sacked the capital city during the war of 1812. Photo courtesy of Meg Martin of the Civil War Trust.
