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Spangler Woods

Coordinates: 39°48′43″N 77°15′07″W / 39.812°N 77.252°W / 39.812; -77.252
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Spangler Woods
Geography
LocationGettysburg National Military Park, Pennsylvania, United States
Coordinates39°48′43″N 77°15′07″W / 39.812°N 77.252°W / 39.812; -77.252[1]

Spangler Woods is a Gettysburg Battlefield location used during the Battle of Gettysburg[2] and is near the Virginia Monument. On July 2, 1863, Garnett's Brigade bivouacked on the border of the woods.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Query Form For The United States And Its Territories". U.S. Board on Geographic Names. Retrieved 2011-06-06."McMillan Woods (1180785)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2011-06-06. Willoughby Run (1191496)
  2. ^ Cope, Emmor (1920), "Spangler Woods - Cast Iron Site ID Tablet] ([http://www.hscl.cr.nps.gov/insidenps/report.asp?PARK=GETT&RECORDNO=182 Spangler House)" (NPS.gov webpage), List of Classified Structures, p. 8, United States Department of War marker, retrieved 2011-06-06, 1 of 35 Site ID Tablets by War Dept's ... Designer ... Cope, E. B. ... Painted raised letter and border inscription tablet, 2'1"x1'8". Mounted on fluted post, 3' high. {{citation}}: External link in |title= and |work= (help)
  3. ^ "Garnett's Brigade Marker". Hmdb.org. 2008-09-30. Retrieved 2012-01-25.