Gettysburg & the Eisenhower Farm

The Battle of Gettysburg was the turning point of the Civil War — the Union victory that ended General Robert E. Lee’s second and most ambitious invasion of the North. Often called the highwater mark of the rebellion, it was the war’s bloodiest battle and the inspiration for President Lincoln’s immortal Gettysburg Address. Eisenhower National Historic Site preserves the farm of General and 34th President Dwight D. Eis‐ enhower. Adjacent to the battlefield, it served the president and first lady as a weekend retreat and a meeting place for world leaders — a respite from Washington with a view of South Mountain, and a backdrop for efforts to ease Cold War tensions.

Lunch is at the historic Dobbin House Tavern.