Living History Weekend at Union Mills HomesteadUpdated: July 17, 2004 Troops of the Army of the Potomac’s Sixth Corps, most of which arrived too late to take part in the fighting at
Gettysburg, now have the unenviable task of escorting Confederate prisoners to the rail-head at Westminster, Maryland.
Progress is slow and supplies are late in arriving, due to the fighting shifting further west. As a result,
the column has stopped at Union Mills to obtain supplies from the surrounding countryside. Sniffing profits,
the regimental sutler, as well as local citizens have, come forth to do business with the army.
Meanwhile, the weary soldiers look forward to a few days of rest from marching in the burning July heat.
First Maine Cavalry and the Union Mills Homestead.
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