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April - July 2008
J.E.B. Stuart's Ride and the 145th Anniversary of the Battle of Hannover
Sheppard Farm, Westminster Road, between Hanover and Littlestown
Union Mills, MD
(717) 334-2828
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On July 2, 2008, Confederate re-enactors will set up camp in Union Mills, Md., as they did 145 years earlier. When they awake the next day, they will mount their horses and ride through the countryside, across the Mason-Dixon Line and onto a farm near Hanover, Pa. When the cavalry – led by Gen. J.E.B. Stuart – arrive, they will engage Union forces in a re-enactment of the Battle of Hanover on July 3, 2008.
This battle played a significant role in both the Battle of Gettysburg and the American Civil War. Without Stuart’s cavalry, Gen. Robert E. Lee’s army was left vulnerable in Gettysburg, just a day after the Battle of Hanover and Stuart nowhere in sight.
The public is invited to watch this rare cavalry re-enactment at the Sheppard Farm off Route 194, west of Hanover. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Land Conservancy of Adams County. Throughout the day, sutlers and living history activities will be held at the farm.
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