High Water Mark Walking Tour

The green trail leads to the scene of the climax of Pickett's Charge, the decisive action widely known as the "High Water Mark of the Confederacy." Historic sites along the way include General Meade's headquarters, the Angle, the Copse of Trees, and the Brian Farm, where, as Maj. Edmund Rice, U.S.A., 19th Massachusetts Infantry, recalled, "Every foot of ground was occupied by men engaged in mortal combat...."

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania · United States