Lydia Leister Farm - House or Barn (Meade's HQ) equiptment Fido had been by Lincoln’s

Fido had been by Lincoln’s side as the prairie lawyer rose from obscurity to the presidency

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This program contains newsreel and radio broadcasts that were recorded live during the 75th Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg

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Lydia Leister Farm - House or Barn (Meade's HQ) equiptment Fido had been by Lincoln’sThe widow Lydia Leister bought her small 9 acre Taneytown Road farm just south of Gettysburg in 1861. Her hard work quickly made the farm self sufficient. At the outbreak of the Battle of Gettysburg, July 1 3, 1863, commanding Union Army General George Gordon Meade commandeered the farm to serve as his headquarters due to its centrally located position. Following the Battle of Gettysburg Lydia returned home to find her small house damaged from