Summer “Walks Through History”-“Colonel Chapman Biddle’s Brigade on Seminary Ridge July 1”

LBG Larry Korczyk – “…the enemy whom we had hunted…were found, and we all felt that a decisive struggle was about to take place.” Follow in the footsteps of Colonel Chapman Biddle’s Brigade of the Third Division of the Union First Corps. The battle walk, two to three hours in length over approx. ½ mile of relatively level ground, will cover the unheralded and desperate stand of the brigade of New York and Pennsylvania soldiers on Seminary Ridge on the afternoon of 01 July 1863, where the brigade would suffer horrific losses. Meeting place: The tour will start at the gravel parking lot for the NPS on Country Club Road where we will first visit the site of the Harmon Farm and discuss the battle action and then to proceed to Seminary Ridge. Pre-registration recommended at the Association of Licensed Battlefield Guides website.