Looking east at the eastern railroad cut through Seminary Ridge. Although the cut was here at the time of the battle, no rails had been laid. The town lies just beyond the cut, and General Lee's Headquarters Quality Inn Motel lies just to the right of the trees. A switch branching north to the facilities of Gettysburg's tourist railroad can be seen at the eastern edge of the cut. The four guns of the Salem, Virginia, Battery were in reserve on the north (left) bank of the cut on July 2nd and the two smoothbore Napoleons remained there during the barrage on the 3rd, but were not engaged.
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