Haupt's military trains carry the Gettysburg wounded
July 9, 1863, Hanover Junction, Pennsylvania.
- Date
- July 9, 1863
- Where
- Hanover Junction, Pennsylvania
- What happened
- Other
- Event
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Haupt's trains supplied the Union army in the campaign and carried thousands of wounded back on return trips. The Hanover Branch and Gettysburg railroads were under military control from July 9 to August 1, 1863, and carried 15,580 wounded men. Hanover Junction became a main route to hospitals in Baltimore, Harrisburg and York.
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