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About The Doubleday Inn Bed and Breakfast “The Doubleday Inn has it all…a perfect location in a beautiful setting, an elegant vintage home,
Our beautifully landscaped gardens with extensive outdoor seating provide ample opportunity to relax and take in the panoramic Gettysburg Battlefield views. Guests enjoy the Inn's central air-conditioning during the hotter summer days as well as a uniquely framed fireplace in the common living room area during cold weather seasons. Especially popular is the excellent small library of books on the Battle of Gettysburg and other Civil War subjects.
The Doubleday Inn also enjoys the closest proximity to Gettysburg College. Each year we host many potential students and their parents as they explore the school. Once enrolled, they return to us again for Parents’ Weekend, Graduation Weekend and more! Our Inn is also a home away from home for many Gettysburg College Alumni who visit the school throughout the year. Is the Doubleday Inn a haunted Gettysburg Bed and Breakfast? We are asked this question time and again by our guests. We invite you to come learn for yourself, and we have many first and second hand accounts of mysterious happenings in our guest rooms that we are anxious to share with you. The Doubleday Inn is featured WE ARE VERY BICYCLE FRIENDLY! Guests are free to store their bikes in our climate controlled garage with 24 hour access. Begin your bicycle tour of the Battlefield right at our front door. Borrow our Gettysburg section of Kurt Detweiler’s “Bicycling Through Civil War History” and choose from moderate to challenging rides of varying length. Gettysburg and the surrounding area are a bicycler’s paradise! Bicycles are available for rental at Gettysburg Bicycle, located just 1.5 miles from the Inn. Rentals are $7/hour and $25/day. Reservations are suggested, please contact the bike shop directly for more information. We now have a Doubleday Blog, click here for all the latest news
Todd & Christine live on-site and strive to make your visit enjoyable and relaxing in every way. Guests are always impressed with the personalized service and attention to detail they receive at every visit. Here you will be treated like family, not like a customer. Adding to the homey atmosphere at The Doubleday Inn is the couple’s Golden Retriever, Molly. Molly spends most of her time in the owner’s quarters or in the backyard, where you’ll see her pursuing her favorite past-time, chasing her tennis ball. Molly is available upon request in the common areas or outside for those who need a doggie fix during their stay! We feel truly blessed to be the stewards of this wonderful Inn, and we strive to make your stay with us personalized, comfortable, and beyond your expectations in every way. The ground that the Doubleday Inn now occupies was part of the John Forney Farm at the time of the Battle of Gettysburg. Oak Oak Hill Battle Summary, July 1, 1863 Oak Ridge was the scene of vicious fighting on Wednesday July 1, 1863. This, the opening day of the momentous Battle of Gettysburg, along with the concurrent fall of Vicksburg, was the turning point of the American Civil War.
As fighting continued along the Cashtown Road, Confederate troops led by General Rodes of General Ewell’s Corps were marching from the northeast and soon occupied Oak Hill. General Doubleday ordered General Robinson to occupy Oak Ridge north of the Cashtown Road. Baxter’s brigade was stationed at the apex of the ridge, and on the ground now occupied by the Doubleday Inn. The time was about 1:30 P.M. Rodes ordered an immediate attack, but it was poorly coordinated. Iverson's and O'Neal's brigades were ordered to advance along Oak Ridge and attack the Union’s newly acquired position. Before Iverson’s men could advance, O’Neal’s brigade attacked prematurely and without his entire force. That left O'Neal in front alone and approaching Baxter who was positioned behind a stone wall. Baxter quickly repulsed O'Neal and inflicted over 40% casualties. Iverson now followed along the western slope of Oak Ridge. With O'Neal out of the way, Baxter was able to shift his complete attention to Iverson. Iverson's brigade marched blindly into Baxter's awaiting brigade with devastating results. The North Carolina troops were approaching the stone wall when the Union line rose up and fired at point blank range. Exposed and receiving enfilade fire, the Confederates found a shallow dip in the wheat field about 80 yards west of the stone wall. Dead and wounded fell instantly in a line of battle. General Rodes later mistook the scene as a regiment lying down to escape enemy fire. Nearly 70% of Iverson’s brigade became casualties in the area west of Oak Ridge now infamously known as “Iverson’s Pits”.
The stand that Buford made west of Gettysburg, and the fighting that ensued by the arriving armies on July 1st, were an attempt to preserve the high ground of Cemetery Hill southeast of town. The Confederates unquestionably were victorious on July 1, but the Union successfully protected the high ground of Cemetery Hill. They were concentrated there by the morning of July 2. General Lee ordered a flanking assault on July 2, and a frontal assault on July 3 (Pickett’s Charge), but was unable to dislodge the Union. After 3 days of intense fighting, 51,000 total casualties lay on the field, and the small town of Gettysburg would never be the same again.
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On selected evenings we feature a live question & answer session with our resident Civil War historian. Charles Kingston is a Gettysburg area native and has been a licensed battlefield guide for over 20 years. Charles brings the 
in “Ghosts of Gettysburg V” by Mark Nesbitt, one of the most popular authors of paranormal tales about the Battlefield. Each guest room contains a copy of this book so that you can become familiar with some of our history.
Ridge was the eastern boundary of his property, and in July 1863, it was part of Forney’s expansive apple orchard. This land and the original stone wall in front of the house were witness to vicious fighting during the First Day’s Battle, with heavy casualties realized on both sides. In the late 1800’s the land of the Forney farm was split into parcels, including the one on which the Inn sits today. 
The Battle of Gettysburg began in the morning of July 1, 1863 in the fields to the west and south of the ground now occupied by the Doubleday Inn. General Buford’s dismounted U.S. Cavalry slowed the eastern advance of General Heth’s Confederates until the Union First Corps could arrive on the field. 
General Paul's Brigade was then ordered to reinforce Baxter’s right at the Mummasburg Road. But within minutes the Confederates, led by General Ramseur, reappeared on Paul's front, and swept around in a more organized attack. Paul's men fought desperately and General Paul was severely wounded. By mid-afternoon the whole Federal line from Oak Ridge to McPherson Ridge gave way and the Union troops on Oak Ridge were ordered to retreat to the Seminary. The men followed the railroad cut toward Gettysburg with other troops and ran a gauntlet of Rebel fire before dashing into the towns streets. 
