Sachs Bridge collectible the 12th’s record is one

the 12th’s record is one of hard-fighting from the Seven Days’ Battles all the way to Appomattox

by Amy Murrell Taylor

S/L #26470

balloonist

One former Confederate co-founded the environmental and preservation advocacy group Sierra Club

Sachs Bridge collectible the 12th’s record is oneBuilt in 1854 Sachs Bridge is a 100 covered Town Truss Bridge that spans the width of Marsh Creek just to the southwest of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The bridge engineer, Ithiel Towns of Connecticut, created its lattice type criss cross wooden beam design for additional strength; thus the Town Truss architectural style. During and after the Battle of Gettysburg, July 1 3, 1863, Sachs Bridge was used by both the Army of the Potomac (Union) and the Army