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Gettysburg Witness Trees Main Battlefield Witness Tree Map   "Please note: I am updating all the maps, adding newly discovered witness trees, and uploading numerous new then-and-now comparisons, all to make this website as comprehensive as possible!

"When this updating project is complete, you will find every photographically confirmed witness tree on the Gettysburg battlefield!

"Because I continue to identify new witness trees, please be aware that the numbers of the trees on this website do not necessarily match the numbers of the trees in my published witness tree field guides."  Gettysburg Witness Trees Shop

What is a Gettysburg Witness Tree? And Where To Look - Civil War Cycling  

Silent Witnesses

Witnessing History from a Tree’s Perspective: A recount of important Witness Trees in American History

# 13. Lincoln Witness Tree (north)

"President Lincoln would have passed tree #13 on his way to deliver his Gettysburg Address at the dedication of Soldiers’ National Cemetery on November 19, 1863. A plaque that commemorates that fact is mounted on a stone at the base of the tree."

National Park Service Discovers Bullets in Downed Witness Tree on Culp's Hill | Gettysburg Daily

Gettysburg Witness Trees . . .   

"are living trees that were alive during the Battle of Gettysburg, which took place from July 1-3, 1863. These trees are significant as they have "witnessed" the events of the battle. The United  States War Department tagged certain trees in the early 1900s that were believed to be witness trees, with some still retaining their tags today. Notably, these trees would have been seedlings at the time of the battle, as mature trees would not have survived to the present day. Examples of notable witness trees include the Sickles Oak and the Burnside Sycamore, which have historical significance related to the battle."'

 3D Tours - Gettysburg National Military Park (U.S. National Park Service)

Restoring the stone walls of Gettysburg | Gettysburg Daily