CIVIL War Union Gen. Meade's Headquarters Gettysburg Pa. Stereoview Photo 1863

  

MEADE'S HEADQUARTERS GETTYSBURG PA. IMAGE TAKEN IN THE DAYS IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG JULY 1-3, 1863 BY W.

TIPTON AS PART OF THE TYSON BROTHERS STUDEO THEN PUBLISHED ABOUT 1870 BY W. TIPTON AS THIS STEREOVIEW PHOTO AFTER HE BOUGHT THE TYSON BROTHERS STUDIO AND IMAGES IN 1866. Leister House in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, which served as the headquarters for Union General George Gordon Meade during. The Battle of Gettysburg in July 1863.

The house was owned by a widow named Lydia Leister, who was asked to. Leave her home during the battle.

Its location was central, situated slightly to the rear of the Union line. Along a major thoroughfare, making it an ideal base of communications. A pivotal meeting of Union generals was held in the house on the night of.

July 2, 1863, to decide on the next day's strategy. The property suffered significant damage during the battle, and Leister. Later filed a claim with the government for compensation. 1929 was a noted American photographer of the second half of the 19th century, most noted for his extensive early photography of the Gettysburg Battlefield and the borough of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. After the Battle of Gettysburg Tipton allegedly helped Mathew Brady with Tipton's portrait of Gettysburg casualty Jennie Wade and to photograph the battlefield.

DIMENSIONS: 3 3/8" x 6 7/8". SHARP FOCUS AND VERY GOOD CONTRAST. PHOTOGRAPHERS IMPRINT AND STEREOVIEWS TITLE ON THE FRONT MOUNT.

STEREO GEMS OF GETTYSBURG SCENERY. THIS IS NOT A COPY OR A REPRODUCTION.