Watching Pickett's Charge from the Seminary Cupola
Life on the Civil War Research Trail
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Elisha Rice Reed, who served in the ranks of the Iron Brigade's 2nd Wisconsin Infantry, suffered wounds in both legs during the first day's fighting at Gettysburg. As a prisoner of war in the Seminary, he watched Pickett's Charge from the cupola of the distinctive brick building.
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