In 1863, John and Caroline Rupp and their six children lived on Baltimore Street, not far from the base of Cemetery Hill in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. John operated a tannery and he his family largely lived a peaceful life. All was quiet on the home front until the Battle of Gettysburg broke out.
It was then that the Rupp family found themselves in the crosshairs of the Battle of Gettysburg. You see, the Rupp house was built on the dividing line between the warring parties. Which, at least to this author begs, the question, “what does one do when a battle breaks out and you find yourself caught in the crossfire?”
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