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Field Trip to Monterey Pass Battlefield on Sat June 8

After three days of battle at Gettysburg . . .

. . . both sides had taken substantial losses. Robert E. Lee’s 50,000 remaining troops of the Army of Northern Virginia needed to withdraw from 80,000 remaining Union troops in George Meade’s Army of the Potomac.  Where did they go?  Monterey Pass was the site of a battle that would determine whether Lee would be able to retreat and fight another day. 

On Saturday June 8 join the E Pa CWRT on a field trip to the site of this battle.
DETAILS:

Leave - Delta Hotel at 8:00am sharp
Tour - 10:30 + visit battlefield museum
Lunch at a local restaurant
Approx cost for tour $15-20 each + lunch cost

Battlefield website is https://montereypassbattlefield.org/
Contact Claire if you are interested in attending.

Earlier Event: June 4
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