Gettysburg - General Lee's Headquarters Museum

General Lee's Headquarters Museum occupies the general's former headquarters from the summer of 1863. Since opening in 1922, the Lee Museum has displayed artifacts and relics found on the battlefield. It remains one of the oldest museums in Gettysburg. Lee chose this house not only because of this close proximity to the center of the Confederate line, but also because the house with its thick wall afforded the General some physical protection from artillery shells.