Early's division burns rail cars and a bridge at Gettysburg
June 26, 1863, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
- Date
- June 26, 1863
- Where
- Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
- What happened
- Burned
- Event
- 71 of 174
Early occupied Gettysburg after brief skirmishes and demanded tribute but collected few supplies. His soldiers burned several railroad cars and a covered bridge and destroyed nearby rails and telegraph lines before leaving for York County the next morning.
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