General Meade's headquarters at Gettysburg

Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882 · July 1863

From "War Memories" catalog: This little house was the Headquarters of the Union army during that terrible battle. On the third day of the battle this house was in direct range of the fearful artillery fire rained by the Rebels on the Union lines just previous to Pickett's great charge. The horses of General Meade's aides were hitched to the fence and trees near the house. Sixteen of these horses were killed during the artillery fire. Dead bodies of horses are seen in the road and field near the house and under the trees.