Civilians Caught in the Crossfire!

Confederates Take the Shriver House: Civilians Caught in the Crossfire!

During the battle, Confederate sharpshooters took over the Shrivers’ home to set up a sharpshooters nest in the attic to fire on Union troops. Learn first-hand what occurred during those three days of horror that terrified the citizens of Gettysburg and how the Shrivers’ home was used during and after the fighting.

• Hettie Shriver took her two girls, Sadie (7) and Mollie (5), and their 15-year-old neighbor, Tillie Pierce, to seek safety outside town only to find themselves deep within the battle lines – at the base of Little Round Top!
• Listen to Hettie Shriver and her neighbors discuss the threat of invasion.
• Watch as Confederate sharpshooters fire their muskets from the attic window.
• See beautifully furnished rooms of the house which were left in ruins by the invading forces.
• Learn how wounded soldiers struggled to survive in a make-shift hospital.
• Enjoy a refreshing root beer in Shriver’s Saloon at the end of the tour.
• Witness history where it actually happened on July 1, 2 & 3, 1863.
• Reservations are currently being accepted by phone.

  

  Ladies of Gettysburg

  

  Tea with neighbors

  

  Taking the Shriver House

  
  

  

  Sharpshooters in the Garret

  

  The Aftermath

  

  Treating the wounded

  
  

  

  Nursing the woiunded

  

  Enjoy a root beer in Shriver’s Saloon

  

  Medical demonstration in the garden

  
  

  

  Victorian-period games

  

  Young reenactors

  

  Children’s games in the garden