Tour Routes

The West Tour	The East Tour
Prince of Peace Episcopal, St. Francis Xavier Roman Catholic, St. Paul's AME Zion & Christ Lutheran	Gettysburg Presbyterian, Trinity United Church of Christ, United Methodist, & Saint James Lutheran
The West Tour covers approximately six-tenths of a mile. This tour makes stops at the Prince of Peace Episcopal Church, St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, St. Paul's AME Zion Church, and Christ Lutheran Church. At each of these locations, factual presentations will be given regarding the role played by each church during the Battle of Gettysburg and its history in the community	The East Tour covers approximately one-half of a mile. The tour will make stops at the Gettysburg Presbyterian Church, Trinity United Church of Christ, The G.A.R. Building (United Methodist Church), and St. James Lutheran Church. At each of these locations, presentations will be given regarding the role played by each church during the Battle of Gettysburg and it's history in the community.
Prince of Peace Episcopal Church 20 West High Street 334-6463 Highlights: Church built as a symbol of national reconciliation; cornerstone placed by veterans on 25th anniversary of battle; more than 130 memorial stones and plaques in bell tower. *Saint Francis Xavier Roman Catholic Church* 22 West High Street 334-3919 Highlights: Used as a hospital for several hundredConfederate and Union soldiers; first-person impressions of Father Corby, Col. Huidekoper, Mother Norris, and Sallie Myers; bronze plaques and stained-glass windows depict historic events. St. Paul’s AME Zion Church 269 South Washington Street 334-9851 Highlights: Oldest African-American church; located on the site of the town’s first black resident; history of African-Americans in Gettysburg; the Underground Railroad; the Lincoln Cemetery. *Christ Lutheran Church* 30 Chambersburg Street 334-5212 Highlights: Used as a hospital; Chaplain Howell mortally wounded on the front steps; Mary McAllister and other women heroically nursed wounded soldiers; “Old Liz” used the belfry for refuge.	Gettysburg Presbyterian Church 208 Baltimore Street 334-1235 Highlights: Was a hospital for the Cavalry Corps of the Army of the Potomac; President Abraham Lincoln attended a service here while in town to dedicate the Soldiers’ National Cemetery; the Eisenhower family attended services here; the church filed claims for damage due to the battle that were never paid. Trinity United Church of Christ 60 East High Street 334-7266 Highlights: Used as a hospital by the Union Eleventh Corps; narrated accounts of the gruesome scene in and around the church by wounded soldiers, Army doctors, and local civilians. United Methodist Church 30 West High Street 334-3032 Highlights: First-person impressions provide a human perspective on the battle. Two young women and an older man, a member of the local militia, relate their experiences. The Methodist presentation will be held in the GAR building on Middle Street, the location of the Methodist Episcopal church in 1863. Saint James Lutheran Church 109 York Street 334-2012 Highlights: Used as a hospital; Civil War music and a costumed presentation will relate the story of St. James Church in the Civil War including the Jennie Wade Story.