Gettysburg, Pa. Leister House, Headquarters of Gen. George G. Meade on Cemetery Ridge

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Gettysburg, Pa. Headquarters of Gen. George G. Meade on Cemetery Ridge (Leister House)

Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, Civil War Photographs, LC-DIG-cwpb-0088

 

The photo is taken from the middle of Taneytown Road facing north. Damage to the fences and the house is plainly visible, as are three dead horses. (see closeup)
Today the house has been restored and is owned by the National Park Service.